My thigh was tight and the scar area was hard in the beginning and now 4 months later my scar is sunk in and dented. It looks dented and feels dented. It also is still sore when I touch it. When I put my hand in my pants pocket I feel the big dented scar. Anyone else have this issue?
Mine feels dented and sore when I have been doing a lot of walking could try putting cream on it xx
Loral, mine is about 8" long, I had stitches, not staples and after one year it is dented,but maybe because at 62 things that would have bothered me when I was younger are no longer an issue, I really don't care about my scar, just happy to
have my life back again...when you think of the scars of others and their surgeries, i.e. open heart, etc. it puts them in perspective, I think
Mine was glued shut, and I'm not that young, and no one would ever see it, it is up by the bikini line 3 inch scar on the front. I was just wondering if that means something has moved inside or is this normal. I'm happy to have the groin pain gone for sure, and to walk normal is wonderful.
Mine is always dented and still sore, it's only been 4 months the sorness will probably go away eventually.
Hi Loral!
I'm almost 6 months out and my hip is still dented. I asked my doc about this and he said that it could be due to the redistribution of fat and the muscles. I still can't really lie on that side yet either. It just doesn't feel comfortable.
dear loral,
Ah .... the scar (s) - first THR March 16, 2015, second THR September 10, 2015 -
definitely there - posterior long scar with 25 staples - right, first hip, more on side and new left one more on bum - I feel them both - the old one still bother me - stabs and lumpy and sore upon touching it -
the new one is just fresh and staples were just removed - definitely more present ...
Apparently due to redistribution (I love that expression) of muscles and tendons, they might have lumped together and can be massaged -
Have you watched this surgery on Youtube? amazing what our body needs to do to repair all the trauma done ....
so, it is normal - uncomfortable at times but normal - as long as it is not swollen and you have no fever ...
a couple of months ago photo;s were posted here of our scars ....
tender loving care -
warm hug
renee
Thanks Renee, about a month after surgery I had put Mederma on the scar every night for 2 months. The scar is a thin line on upper thigh, quite flat. I just try not to touch it because it is still sore. Hopefully the soreness goes away.
I don't sleep on that side, never slept on that side, so that's a good thing. I mostly sleep on my back. I think that's what is missing fat. I guess I'll wait and see. Thanks
Hello, I am 6 months just over & my scar feels exactly the same. I still cant paint or cut my own toenails. Still feel sore . I am a carer as well and have a lot on my shoulders. regards Amanda
Hi Renee,
hope you are well,
could you please tell me who posted the scar pic's and how i can find them? many thanks,
Lynne x
I had a THR 4 months ago and have a huge dent in my hip with a swollen area below it. Fat distribution issues mean that the surgeon or resident didn't pay close enough attention to putting things back correctly. Usually a surgical resident is opening and closing for orthopedic surgeons especially in teaching hospitals. They are less experienced than your surgeon. I have had a lot of pain from soft tissue damage and tight IT band. Also had a period of time with trochanteric bursitis. This is either due to damage from restractors during surgery or pulling things together too tightly with the wound closure. This is not guessing. I am a RN. I have seen many hip scars and mine is more disfigured than any I've seen. When you pick a surgeon with. 38 years experience you think you're getting someone with lots of experience but he only does the crucial parts of the surgical procedure. And then sometimes he doesn't even do that. A little discouraged and I hope that within the year after surgery I can walk without a limp and have less pain. My leg is longer and it's very difficult to walk any distnace as e I balance causes pain in the hip and low back. .I'm not taking pain med but just dealing with the discomfort. Patients should pay more attention to asking exactly who will performing the surgery on them.
Sounds like you have had a very difficult time, Free Spirit. So sorry about your surgical area being misshapen, and your pain/limping. Hope you will heal fully soon! The leg length discrepancy can be very difficult to deal with, I've heard.
I am 7 months post-op and still have a limp and pain in hip/thigh. It seems to be getting a little better, finally. Have been having different scans done and just got a different orthopedist to give me his diagnosis and treatment plan. Will know more when tests are done and results are in. I am SO tired of not being fully mobile and having the pain on the sides of my thigh, around my hip, in my butt and down my thigh. I know that hip replacement surgery can result in damage to soft tissue, and I think i got that in spades, as did you.
Best of luck!
It's impossible to get ortho surgeons to admit that the end result wasn't great. Mine copped an attitude when I told hi that I felt like I had a leg length difference. He was very disrespectful and said intimidating things and I am now in the process of filing a complaint with PT care advocate and she will help me to find a new dr. for my hip replacement. Last thing any patient should have to deal with is being disrespected by someone that you put so much trust in. He just needs to man up and measure my leg and give me the proper insert I need to walk right. They are so afraid of litigation. I told him that was not my intention. I just want to walk pain free.
Are you in USA? I'm 9 months today and my scar looks just like it
did when I posted this question 5 months ago. I am going to askmy surgeon in May why my scar is still dented and sore. I also
have numbness on the left side of my hip. And yes I was at a
teaching hospital... ugh
So true, Free spirit, we deserve respect. It is because my hip replacement surgeon refused to go all the way to try to get a firm diagnosis for what ails me 7 months post-op that I have sought out a different doctor. I don't care if what happened is a result of surgery, as I expect that pulling aside the tissues to get at the hip joint will almost certainly cause some damage. I just want to know exactly what the damage is and what can best be done to fix it, whether that be rest, specific exercises, surgery, or whatever. I don't want vague pronouncements that "something is weak in there" and that I "should do PT to strengthen it" or I should have "a steroid injection in that general area" or that I should have an oral steroid.
My new doctor is doing his best to get me that exact diagnosis, and I am ridiculously grateful for that effort.
You have to demand respect from OS. They are just a different breed. I'm not saying that all are arrogant but a lot of them don't even like you to ask any questions. I find it interesting that prior to surgery he was kind and allowed me to ask whatever questions I had. Once they have finished their job they could care less whether they see you again.
Hello Free Spirit, I am ( Amanda) ,& I had my right hip replaced last march. So just a few weeks short of one year. I have a disabled Hubby too , with mobility problems, & to be honest I too have got other issues, with my knees & other hip, with OA , but I am too scared to have another op, as it was they wanted to do a spinal injection, & on the day of the op, I was given nothing to calm my wretched nerves, I remember I walked down to to the op suite in my dressing gown, then I completley had the biggest MELTDOWN . There was no way a spinal was ever going to happen. I had my op in the woking Nuffield. Even now I have a dented leg, & it still aches, I am not sporty but have had several jacuzzis as I suffer from tension. I also have to help my poorly hubby with his mobility as hes Blind, so my recovery really has not been good. Where are you based? In the uik? If so I would love to talk with you. Regards Amanda
3" scar??? You sure came out lucky. I'm 9 weeks post op and mine is a hot mess. It's healing ok, it just looks horrible. Did you have the anterior approach or not? I looked up incisions and scars before my surgery. All they showed was really pretty, straight, neat incicions. I was sort of shocked when I saw mine. For example: Who on earth has a scar that can be hidden by these bathing suit bottoms? Seriously, this is what I got when I Googled THR scars.
YES! It's been 5 months since my left hip replacement and I now have (all of a sudden) a dent in the middle of my scar....it is (just as you said) sore and warm when I feel it. I've been told to massage it (but it is hard).....not much after care from P.T....just more and more excercise handouts I can easily get on the Internet......I have been doing them and go to the gym regularly...on the bike and treadmill....