Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 Jo, you are NOT alone in this one I subluxed/ dislocated my hip watching TV back in January 2003 and I was sitting up in a chair watching TV with my feet/legsup on a footstool and I moved my Right leg about 10cm's and bang out it went and I slid onto the floor screaming and lay there, i wouldn't let Owen touch me and managed (SOMEHOW) to slither on my back flat on the floor up the hall etc into my bedroom and to slide into bed without bending or moving much (it took me over an hour) I should have called an ambulance but was VERY stubborn and was truly new to all of this and then was told that I had also got some of the fascia and stuff stuck in the socket as was put on bed rest for 2 months (I was naughty and didn't do strict bed rest (well with Owen not home during the day and no nurses or cleaners or cooks etc I had to get up) and it took me AGES to recover and MANY Osteopath treatments to get it beter (still plays up but NOTHING like what it was) I did end up in the ER a few weeks later when the pain got so bad I was so sick from it and then started these HUGE myoclonic jerks through my entire leg from the hip (Can you say OUCH). Sorry to hear you too are going through this as I know first hand how PAINFUL it can be, try to lie flat and still for a couple of days to let it rest and see the ER or a doc if the pain gets to bad or you get concerned. Sharon xx > Being something of a daredevil and liking to live life on the edge I > have discovered a brand new dangerous and extreme sport to > participate in - extreme TV watching! Yep, you've guessed it yours > truly has only gone and damaged another body part whilst merely > sitting in front of a television.... > > There I was happily laid on my bed, viewing University Challenge and > realising how incredibly thick I am, when I realised my knee was > hurting in a really strange way. I had my right leg slightly bent up > and angled inwards a little in a pretty usual " lounging in bed " > position, but when I looked at my knee the ligament at the back of > my knee was incredibly tight and at a funny angle. Feeling a bit > concerned I tried to move my leg only to be greeted with a > resistance and a severe stab of pain in my hip area. Somehow from > just sitting on the bed watching TV my hip had slowly slipped right > out of socket and was now stubbornly objecting to the idea of > returning " home " ! > > I couldn't believe it. If I have bee doing something active or silly > I wouldn't have minded, but sitting on a bed is usually a pretty > safe pastime....not any more it seems! It was horribly painful, but > with help from both parents providing push, pull and rotational > traction we finally managed to get it to crack back in position - > accompanied by some impressive squeals that I'm sure the neighbours > will be gossiping about today! Sleep was very hard to come by > afterwards and I am still very sore now. So I'm carefully propped up > on my sofa, drugged up on pain meds and wondering whether I dare try > watching TV again without a bubble wrap suit, crash helmet and > safety belt.... > > Anyway, I just wanted to warn all my fellow daredevils out there > about this new thrill seeking activity - attempt at your own risk! > Take care and know I'm thinking of you and sending lots of good > wishes. > > Love and hugs....Jo > xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 Jo, you are NOT alone in this one I subluxed/ dislocated my hip watching TV back in January 2003 and I was sitting up in a chair watching TV with my feet/legsup on a footstool and I moved my Right leg about 10cm's and bang out it went and I slid onto the floor screaming and lay there, i wouldn't let Owen touch me and managed (SOMEHOW) to slither on my back flat on the floor up the hall etc into my bedroom and to slide into bed without bending or moving much (it took me over an hour) I should have called an ambulance but was VERY stubborn and was truly new to all of this and then was told that I had also got some of the fascia and stuff stuck in the socket as was put on bed rest for 2 months (I was naughty and didn't do strict bed rest (well with Owen not home during the day and no nurses or cleaners or cooks etc I had to get up) and it took me AGES to recover and MANY Osteopath treatments to get it beter (still plays up but NOTHING like what it was) I did end up in the ER a few weeks later when the pain got so bad I was so sick from it and then started these HUGE myoclonic jerks through my entire leg from the hip (Can you say OUCH). Sorry to hear you too are going through this as I know first hand how PAINFUL it can be, try to lie flat and still for a couple of days to let it rest and see the ER or a doc if the pain gets to bad or you get concerned. Sharon xx > Being something of a daredevil and liking to live life on the edge I > have discovered a brand new dangerous and extreme sport to > participate in - extreme TV watching! Yep, you've guessed it yours > truly has only gone and damaged another body part whilst merely > sitting in front of a television.... > > There I was happily laid on my bed, viewing University Challenge and > realising how incredibly thick I am, when I realised my knee was > hurting in a really strange way. I had my right leg slightly bent up > and angled inwards a little in a pretty usual " lounging in bed " > position, but when I looked at my knee the ligament at the back of > my knee was incredibly tight and at a funny angle. Feeling a bit > concerned I tried to move my leg only to be greeted with a > resistance and a severe stab of pain in my hip area. Somehow from > just sitting on the bed watching TV my hip had slowly slipped right > out of socket and was now stubbornly objecting to the idea of > returning " home " ! > > I couldn't believe it. If I have bee doing something active or silly > I wouldn't have minded, but sitting on a bed is usually a pretty > safe pastime....not any more it seems! It was horribly painful, but > with help from both parents providing push, pull and rotational > traction we finally managed to get it to crack back in position - > accompanied by some impressive squeals that I'm sure the neighbours > will be gossiping about today! Sleep was very hard to come by > afterwards and I am still very sore now. So I'm carefully propped up > on my sofa, drugged up on pain meds and wondering whether I dare try > watching TV again without a bubble wrap suit, crash helmet and > safety belt.... > > Anyway, I just wanted to warn all my fellow daredevils out there > about this new thrill seeking activity - attempt at your own risk! > Take care and know I'm thinking of you and sending lots of good > wishes. > > Love and hugs....Jo > xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 Oh, Jo -- familiar to me. For instance, when a rib slipped out, audibly, in church Christmas Eve...and, too, my hips that can choose the most, well, sedate times to decide to part ways...I'm sorry you're becoming familiar with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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