PAO right hip and chronic pain Posted: 12-18-07 05:17am
My wife has chronic pain associated from
what we would consider a "botched" PAO on
her right hip. She has difficulty walking
at times, and can not sit for any long
period of time. The original surgeon has
done nothing for her except give her 4
cortizone shots within a years time. Local
doctors say that there is something wrong,
but he disagrees, and thinks that it might
be in her head.....it's not. No one will
do anything to fix this, and she is in so
much pain that she crys herself to sleep
at night. She is now addicted to the pain
meds that she is on, and the local doctors
admit that they did this to her. She has
numbness down to her right foot. It still
grinds and pops, and there is little that
will relieve the pain. Now her left hip
is needing some type of surgery too. The
original doctor offered experimental
surgeries on the right hip, like removing
screws and cutting tendons on the bursa.
My wife and I are scared to
death......what can we do? PLEASE HELP
US!!! Trevor
"Diagnosis that has been suggested: PAO
was performed on the right hip, and the
left hip is going to need surgery as
well.
Current medical status: PAO performed in
Spetember 2006. Chronic pain still in the
right hip, and the doctor does not know
what's wrong. The left hip is in the same
condition, and my wife has been told that
she will need to undergo some type of
corrective surgery for that as well.
Current medical treatment: Methadone,
oxycotin, and soma. No pysical therapy
currently prescribed."
I'm sorry, but this question requires an
expert opinion from an orthopedist. I am
a general practitioner and am not
qualified to give you a precise response.
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