Hi Folks
I don’t know where to start, really, so I think the best thing to do is just throw out all the facts. This post serves two purposes – one informative, two, if anyone can offer some advice. I’ve searched the search engine but not much came up – I think two people but not like my case.
There is an infection brewing in my hip and no one can figure out where it came from or what exactly it could be – maybe cellulitis, a form of MRSA, Erysipelas, no concrete diagnosis. I am scheduled for surgery this Friday to go in, survey the damage and wash out my hip. At the time of symptoms, I was 4 months out from RBHR.
As of two weeks ago, while in PT, I noticed redness developing around my incision area. The PT confirmed that she felt a little swelling at the site. That was enough for me to cancel all future visits, gave it a day to possibly calm down and watched it closely. By Wednesday the redness grew encircling the scar area and I immediately went to my Primary Care Physician. In the meantime, I put a call into my surgeon. My Primary did not like what he saw and blood work was started – everything was off either way up or down – especially my platelets – high, WBC slightly elevated, hemoglobin and hematocrit low, few other things off. He put me on antibiotics right away and set me up to see a hematologist the next day. At the same time, I sent pictures to my surgeon/PA for evaluation. I was scheduled to get into the office the following week. Once with my surgeon, he evaluated the redness around scar, it was tender but not painful, there was swelling. But, I have no pain in the joint, ROM good, no restrictions, no fever, no fatigue, I feel good – normal, but all indicators were suggesting something else. He set up an MRI – and for hip resurfacing it’s a special MRI called a Mavric imaging – done at only two hospitals – HSS, NYC, and somewhere in California. More blood work confirmed high Sedimentation Rate and C - reactive protein. Iron Serum and Saturation also very low.
MRI was done late Friday afternoon, results back early Monday morning – they must have put a rush on it. Fluid was seen around the tissues and pretty close to my hip. They won’t know extent of damage until he goes in. Dr. Su, my surgeon, my Primary, Hematologist and I are perplexed due to lack of symptoms and pain. Source of origin is unknown. I have not been sick, no infections. I did have a setback in December but they were muscles/soft tissue issues that I was working through with PT.
The incision area is irritating but everything else feels normal. I feel I am walking fine with no pain. I like my new hip! This makes no sense to me and undoubtedly I am upset.
How can everything be so off yet I feel so fine! I suppose all will be explained on Friday! Any insight would be appreciated, however, couldn’t find anything close to this on the site!
Thanks everyone for any help you can offer or for just listening...
Keepmovin
Topic: Unknown Infection, surgery necessary, can my hip be saved? (Read 10639 times)
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