Tanya Davidson
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 Posted: 05/16/07 - 10:30 Post subject: buttock pain post hip replacement |
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I had a total hip replacement a year and a half ago. Initially I seemed to be doing quite
well into my recovery....hoping to get back to an active lifestyle. About
3 months into my recovery something horrible happened and I have been
quite disabled and in pain ever since.
I am 44 years old and had hip displasia as an infant. The left hip did not form
correctly and as a result my left leg was 3/4 inch shorter and I had very
limited external hip rotation.
My surgeon lengthened my leg, so that now my legs are the same length and I also now have normal external hip rotation.
I was beginning to train quite heavily 3 months into my recovery, hoping to
get back to some competitive cycling. During this time I noticed some pain in
the area of my ischial tuberosity as well as some numbness in my heal
and outer toes.
I went back to teaching full time at the 3 month mark and began to
experience increasingly severe pain mostly in the left buttock. It was, and still is a burning,
numbing, aching pain that gets progressively worse with standing, walking or any other physical activity.
Since then, I have only been able to work part time, and sometimes the pain
gets so severe I have to take time off.
The doctors here are stumped. X-rays are text book perfect. I have had
nerve conduction studies, tried massage therapy, active release therapy, acupuncture, physiotherapy, a Botox injection into the piriformis muscle,
and a cortisone injection into the ischial tuberosity area where the pain seems
to radiate from, MRI and ultra sound imaging show no notable abnormalities.
The pain seems to radiate from the area of the ischial tuberosity. There is
actually a palpable mobile mass in the area. When I sit on a hard surface it
moves and is quite uncomfortable. The pain can radiate there and/or move to
other areas around my left buttock and to the outside of my leg where the incision is.
The chronic pain is driving me crazy. At the moment, I have had another flair
up. It is painful to stand, walk and sit. Any physical
activity seems to worsen the symptoms. Heat and rest are the only treatment
options that seem to give me some relief, and healing. However it takes so
very long and the pain never seems to go away.
If you have any insight, please let me know. I am at the end of my rope.
Thanks so much,
Tanya |
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