Comments on: Michael’s BHR disaster – life in tatters – when will it stop! https://earlsview.com/2012/03/03/michaels-bhr-disaster-life-in-tatters-when-will-it-stop/ News and Views Sun, 08 Dec 2013 03:44:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: earlstevens58 https://earlsview.com/2012/03/03/michaels-bhr-disaster-life-in-tatters-when-will-it-stop/#comment-25002 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:27:34 +0000 https://earlsview.com/?p=6474#comment-25002 Hi Marianna

You have had a dreadful time and of course S&N will just say tough shit.

6 weeks after a major operation to revise the hip is not long. It took me a good 5 months to start to function normally. I had nerve damage too and so it about 7 months to walk properly.

What country are you in and what pain killers are you on. I was on strong ones for nearly 4 months.

There is a lot of damage that has to heal plus there is scar tissue from all your operations.

Don’t despair. It is early days and I suggest you discuss your pain meds with your GP. Your surgeon has nothing to add by suggesting it is in your head. Low pain threshold. I’d love to see how he handled it if it was him personally. Might be a bit more sympathetic then!!!!

Earl

]]> By: Marianna Nolan https://earlsview.com/2012/03/03/michaels-bhr-disaster-life-in-tatters-when-will-it-stop/#comment-25001 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:41:14 +0000 https://earlsview.com/?p=6474#comment-25001 Hi, my name is Marianna I am 55 years old, I had a Birmingham Hip Replacement/Smith & Nephew in 2009 (51 years old) in my left hip, all went well for about 1 3/4 years until I started needing cortisone injections which as time passed I was receiving more and more regularly, for what I was told was an inflamed Bursa, this continued up till early December 2012. My specialist recommended that my Bursa be removed because he said that it was likely to be the problem causing my pain. Prior to having the Bursa removed the bottom part of my original incision approx. 125mm started to discolour and go a dark grey colour and started getting extremely painful. Then he recommended removing the Bursa as he thought this was the problem. When he operated he found that the BHR was causing metalosis (the levels of metal did not show high levels in the blood test)and causing the disolouration of a grey colour inside which had to be cleaned out thoroughly, and organised another time for the new Metal on Poly Hip Replacement, which was to follow in 2 months time after the Bursa was removed.
Since this new hip replacement things have not gone well, 6 weeks after the operation I am in a lot of pain still, and still having to use my crutches and have no quality of life whatsoever. I am very limited in what I can do, the Doctor says that my problem is that I have a very low pain threshold. I have given natural birth to 4 children, and this pain that I am suffering now, without strong medication its getting up there, and if you have pain that continues just about all the time you feel so debilitated, it gets you feeling really down, because it never stops, it keeps going, wakes me at night, I have poor sleep, continued pain killers. So life seems miserable and depressing. If anyone has got any information about what recourse we can take could you please contact me. Thanks Marianna

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