HI, everyone--I had surgery on February 3rd on my right hip. All went well, was in the hospital (Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC) for about 4 days. Did well with 2 crutches, then one crutch then a cane for a bit and was walking after about a month. I did have in-house physical therapy about a week after surgery. I am not sure how much experience the PT had with hip resurfacing patients and I was doing a lot of strengthening exercises along with stretching. I then started going to a PT in my neighborhood, and again, do not think that PT had much experience with hip resurfacing either. I started feeling worse and then went to a PT who my doctor uses, but at that point I think the "damage" was done. He also said that I had probably been doing too much strengthening instead of just stretching at the early stages of PT. Bottom line is that I may have developed tendinitis of the hip flexor muscle. I stopped going to PT completely after speaking with Dr. Su because I always felt worse after PT. I also started taking arthrotec, a very effective anti-inflammatory, which seems to help, but I'm not sure if it just "masks" the pain or if it is actually healing the problem. The pain is in the front groin area and hurts going from a sitting position to standing and I also can't put my full weight on the leg without some pain. After I walk it off, I feel better, but it's always there. It isn't terrible, but I just thought I'd be more pain free by now. Dr. Su isn't too concerned, but am I too optimistic about being pain free at 3 and half months?
Any similar experiences out there?
Thanks in advance for any help....