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Have avascular necrosis of the hip bilateral. Very painful. Under orthopedic surgeon. Awaiting MRI Results. There is a connection with SLE Lupus and long term steriods too, that causes avascular necrosis.
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Trying to walk is definitely not wrong. It’s encouraged! If you are not crossing your midline (ex. Crossing your legs when sitting), and obeying your restrictions ( no bending over 90 degrees, no crossing the midline, etc) You should be fine. Are we talking continued pain? It might be from all the trauma that side has experienced. If possible, after your walks try icing for 20 min on and off for 1 hour totaling 2 ice times.
If you are experiencing limping, etc. you badger the death out of that orthopedic guy. There should be no reason for it, excepting possible poor bloodflow to your muscles to help it heal. I’m afraid that’s just going to require more time. We tend to heal rather slowly compared to others. After surgery, it takes me a good 2-3 months longer to heal past what the surgeon says, and then I usually get post-op infections.
Hang in there. We support you!
Yes, I have it in my hip, shoulder and knee. My hip and shoulder have been replaced. My knee is holding up, but I don't go out without a knee brace. The surgeries made a huge difference, but I won't sugar coat, for me not 100% better. More like 90%. I will take it over the daily pain I experienced.
I will keep you in my prayers.
I had to have my left hip replace from AN of the hip a little over 3 years ago. The pain was awful. I tried therapy and just about everything else first. The surgery went well. I have some ,what I call, catches, in my hip every now and again, Other than that just the typical aches and pains. Positive vibes coming your way
They may have been trained at different schools. Possibly one would like to take a more conservative approach as he thinks you would do better with this, or that is all your insurance will pay for. The other one may feel that the end result would be the replacement anyway, so why not go for it? If they are a younger doctor they tend to be open to the more “brave” approaches to things. Like I said, it’s mostly about where they trained, did their residencies, and who they interned with that makes a difference.
@A MyLupusTeam Member,
From a personal perspective, I think that the doctors have to get to the root cause of your new pain. Sorry to hear that you aren't getting a straight answer. I pray that you eventually will. Blessings!
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