Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Muscles? What muscles?
I was getting dressed yesterday morning and was beyond shocked at what has become of my leg. Since children I have given up on the gym but I have always been muscular. I think atrophy would be too "light" of a word to use. My muscles have disappeared and been replaced with fat..... Or maybe jello. It's only been 3 weeks but my legs are un-identifiable to me. Will they ever return????
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Yeah, I have a 'chicken leg' too, but it looks even worse as the other leg bulks up with having to do all the work! My rehab physio starts in earnest Jan 8th, we'll see how it goes. I'm actually in more pain at week 4 than I was 2 weeks ago, not sure why, but is all in the damaged muslces, not the rebuilt joint which feels fairly OK. Odd. Best regards, Neil
Neil- I don't remember this ever w my scopes, but then again with my first 3, at the same point that I am now, I was getting ready to return to work. What type of procedure did u have done? I hope we get our legs back soon :-)
hi Susie - I had a scope, debridement, pieces of cartilage and a fragment of bone removed, cartilage re-attached to the pelvis, all keyhole. Done by Mr Mohammed at Wrightington Hospital in the UK, a centre of excellence for hip surgery in our NHS. There was a lot of internal damage, but they are pleased with the outcome, should avoid a subsequent replacement. I'm 60 degrees flexion for 6 weeks, no weight bearing for 4 weeks and partial for 4 MONTHS!!!! Feeling better this evening after a sore three days.
Should have said my op was Nov 27th, and I'm a 53 yr old male, 190 pounds, 5'10''.
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