A Quiz, A Survey and a Trochanteric Bursitis!

by Pamela
(Hip Replacement and Recovery)

News

There's been very little happening in the hip replacement world perhaps because of the upcoming festivities. Lots of stories about the DePuy recall but really just the same ol', same ol'.

Billy Joel

Billy (the Piano Man) Joel is recovering from a successful bilateral hip job and Zsa Zsa Gabor has survived yet another serious health scare following her recent hip replacement. She is one strong lady!

The Quiz and the Survey

If you've got a few minutes to spare could you help me out?

1. The first favour is for those of you who have already had a hip replacement. If that's you then please take my very short survey. I've almost reached 100 respondents and would really like to get 120 in all. The survey looks how you felt about the timing of your surgery both before you had it and now.

2. I'm also trying to put together a hip replacement quiz - the first draft is now online. I'd be grateful for your feedback and suggestions for other questions. The quiz is open to everyone.

Bursitis

On a personal note my surgeon suggested I saw a physiotherapist for some help with the pain I'm experiencing in my operated hip. He thought I had a trochanteric bursitis. The physio diagnosed a shortening of my ITB which puts pressure on the bursa - which is painful.

In the picture the yellow bit is the bursa - a fluid filled sac that stops the ITB (the red strap like bit) from rubbing to hard on the greater trochanter (the bony bit).

I've now had two sessions with the physio and been doing exercises at home to stretch the ITB and its working. I have to say though that the hands on treatment from Mo (the physio) is more painful that the problem itself. Still, no grumbles.

I hope you are keeping well and warm (its freezing cold here)

Best wishes to you

Pamela

Hip Replacement and Recovery

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A Quiz, A Survey and a Trochanteric Bursitis!

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Dec 11, 2010

Bursitis
by: Zoë

The first inkling I had of hip trouble was bursitis - I didn't know that was what it was, as the pain was everywhere else in my leg, right down to my foot sometimes, except the hip. I was advised by my GP to go to an osteopath. I now think that the bursitis was a precursor of arthritis as it never went away completely after treatment, and I had it treated twice more in the next three years. When it recurred yet again a couple of years after that, I revisited my GP who diagnosed arthritis.

The most effective treatment was ultrasound - although painful while it was being done, the pain was completely localised and stopped as soon as the machine was turned off, and it really helped. Massage was extremely painful when done by the osteopath, and by the last time I went, it was taking me several days to recover from it.

The bursitis was extremely unpleasant - it was worst when I'd been walking a lot and then sat in a bus or coach for a long journey home. Pain radiated down the front of my thighs and was almost more than I could bear. Sometimes the pain went down the back of my legs, sometimes it was in my shins and the top of my foot.

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