IS ANY ONE ABLE TO SHARE WITH ME ABOUT TOTAL HIP JOINT RELACMENTS? I HAVE HAD BOTH DONE, AND MY HIPS ARE AS PAINFUL AS EVER...BUT THE DOCTORS JUST LOOK AT THE REGULAR 2 YEARLY X RAY AND SAY..."IT GREAT" COME BACK IN 2 YEARS. DESPITE MEDICATION, FOR PAIN RELIEF, AND ANTI INFLAMITORY MED, PHYSIO,ECT ITS AWFUL,SOME DAYS I CANNOT BEAR WEIGHT FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINIUTES AND I MUST LIE DOW.
WHAT IS THE EXPECTED LIFE SPAN OF THESE, I AM 50 AND HAVE HAD THEM 7 YEARS BUT ITS NEVER BEEN GOOD.MY QUALITY OF LIFE NEVER IMPROVED, AND ITS CHRONIC NATURE IS TAKING ITS TOLL.
THE MORE I DO AS I SHOULD, LIKE PHYSIO, HYDRO,MASSAGE,MEDS, AND OTHER I JUST GET GREATER PAIN RATHER THAN LESS.THEY ARE INFORMED OF MY PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE I HAVE A GOOD LEVEL OF COMMUNICATION WITH THEM.
ANY ANSWERS APPRIECIATED.
2007-09-04 17:55:16 · 2 answers · asked by lillipilli 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
I am not a medical professional so all I can offer you are personal opinions & experiences. If I were you, I'd seriously consider consulting a second ortho surgeon for an opinion about the condition of your painful hip joints. I too have had both of my hips replaced in separate surgeries. They were very successful and I have complete mobility and no pain or limp. Have any of your doctors considered that it may be possible that a nerve was damaged during your surgeries? Whatever the problem turns out to be, you deserve more insight into whatever is causing it. Please consider a second opinion.
2007-09-05 14:10:22 · answer #1 · answered by Kraftee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Lillypilly. Sorry to hear about your suffering. It is definitely time for a 'second opinion'.
A friend and professional associate (we are both Chiropractors) recently had hip replacement surgery and it has not gone well at all. He is currently having the surgery redone by another (and hopefully better) surgeon.
My father had hip replacement several years ago. He had some improvement, but the surgery did not solve all of his hip pain issues.
Unfortunately, these 'miracle surgeries' tend to promise more than they can deliver. So, get a 2nd (even a 3rd) opinion. It might also be a good idea to get two or three opinions from competent Chiropractors. Many hip area pains can result from or be aggravated by referred pain from the pelvis, sacrum, lumbar spine and more. If biomechanical problems exist in these areas, no surgery will ever provide relief.
Best wishes and good luck.
2007-09-04 18:14:49 · answer #2 · answered by Doctor J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eat lost of ginger root (helps with joint relief and aids in digestion).
2007-09-04 18:00:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋