Muscle pain

Bones, joints and muscles
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Hi everyone ❤️

I’m getting close to time to go back to work....  had my second hip replaced on may 1 st .... do t actually feel ready to go back yet to ,y job as a staff nurse but I’m on half pay and am struggling to pay my bills😕😖😒

im wondering if anyone is having the same problems as I’m having with my muscles.....

this last week I’ve been in a lot of pain.   The physio measured my legs last week and said that my actual leg lengths are he same but when she measures me from my bellybutton my left leg is 2 cm shorter because my muscles that were cut during surgery are still very weak... and when I look at myself in the mirror I am definitely wonky but I was wonky before my second hip was replaced...

she gave me some exercises to do and also recommended Pilates to me and I have joined a class that I am enjoying 

last Friday I fell badly and hurt my right knee but I managed to get up from the pavement and carry on..

I have fallen regularly for the last 5 years or so as my balance is terrible.....

my back muscles are always painful and I need regular massage but since this last fall I have been in increased muscle pain to the point today where my back and neck, shoulders and hips are agony 

every step is painful and even my calves are in tight spasm and as I’m writing this they feel nervy and restless 😬 

Im sooo worried about not coping at work.  My manager had promised me a job off the floor so to speak but that seems to have gone by the wayside and I’m very worried that I’m worse pain and muscle spasm than I was before my first replacement twelve months ago.... phased return will be over 4 weeks but I just can’t see me doing 9 hours a day on these new hips with this amount of all over muscle pain 

wish id never had them done....

im 51 years old next week and can’t see how I’ll get to 55 to retire with my pension intact 

sorry for negative vibe vibe but it’s how I’m feeling 

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Hi Lynne. Maybe yr pain is not to do with yr hips. Perhaps yr back is out of alignment. Have you had that checked? What causes you to fall so often? Balance? What's up with yr balance?  

Cheer up. This must be fixable. 

D

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Hi There

I am due to back to work next week also,i had my hip revision done 12 wks ago, i have to go back as i have no money ,sick pay does not go very far,mine is also a standing job,i am still on pain killers.

Yesterday the PT gave me exercises to carry on with i have aslo done alot of walking.

I also have a 2 cm length difference so i have bought a wedge to put in my shoe this has made a big difference you can buy them on line 1 pr was £9.99.

A positive mind will help you through, keep up with the exercises they really help alot.

You can only do what you are able to do,they will know that at your work,good luck be strong you can do it.

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Hi Lynne, Do you have an occupational health dept where you work? They should be able to advise and support you on your return. Might be worth seeing a chiropractor too to have a look at your alignment. 

Good luck 

Ann

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Hi lynne,

Have you seen someone about your balance, had your ears checked. You are far too young to keep falling over. As someone else has said, it could be your back but first I would sort out the falling that would worry me.

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Hi Lynne,

You've got my sympathy, you nurses are the salt of the earth and do a lot of miles per day on the wards and so you will need to be fully ready before going back to work.

Youve got a few issues going on at the same time but hopefully you can resolve them with time.

I know it's worrying about losing your job but if you have to retire earlier than you want because of pain then

you will get some sort of sickness compensation so should not be too badly poorer in the long run.

Secondly, your hip muscles on the operated leg are all stretched and when you walk it appears that your hip will sag when you walk. All hippies get it and I likened to it sponginess of the hip. At the three to six months this will become less and less until you wont feel any give in the hip.  And, I was the same as you, my leg lengths were perfectly matched but I was convinced for a few months that my operated leg was shorter. At the 5 month point my leg was perfect in all respects and I forgot that it had a new hip as it felt so natural.

The bottom line is that if you think you are not ready, see your doctor or occupational help and ask for more time to recover. It's in your long term interest to heal your hip the best you can so ask for more time now and take some of the worry away.