hip replacement

My husband had hip resurfacing in June 2008. Everything went great with the surgery and he progressed much faster than the doctor anticipated. On August 7, 2008 ( his third day back at work light duty) he was walking when his femur fractured, that evening he had a total hip replacement. He had more pain after the second surgery and muscle weakness, we were told it was because he had two surgeries in 7 weeks, Almost a year later he suffers from severe to mild pain even when sitting still. He has had blood tests, x rays, cortisone shots, and a bone scan. He can not tolerate celebrex, maybe because he is on warfin for a DVT he developed after his second surgery.

The doc said today maybe we should get a second opinion but he feels the only fix is another hip replacment, For now my husband is on Tramadol for the pain, hopefully he can still work. Any one who has a similiar experience?

[drrajgopal18]

Hi,
There could be some trauma to the nerves or compression of nerves during surgery which might be causing the pain . Please consult a neurologist along with the orthopaedic surgeon  to find out the cause . Hope this helps you . Take care and regards !