Not really related to VA per sei but for anyt hat care.
Wednesday the pain in my hip/thigh/knee reached new highs, which was confusing being 6 weeks post op and just being cleared to drive etc. Hip doctor said previous Thursday everythign was looking good and the tightness/muscle spasm where "normal". Well the pain was horrible and didn't go away with 2x hydrocodone, so the wife took me to the ER, thank god she did. I had been bleeding into my thigh for quit some time and it cause "compartment syndrome" the ER doc found the issue quick but no doctors around that could both do the Angiogram to stop the bleeding AND drain/release the muscle. So after 6 hours I was whisked 30 miles away to Baptist, the called in a cardio team and an ortho team, the angiogram found/repaired a small vein by the original hip replacement incision then the ortho team Cut me from the top of my hip to my knee and split the ITB, draining approx. 2.5 litres of blood from my now grey/suffocating muscles.
Finally released tonight muscles/nerves seemed to have recovered and not alot of drainage, but on a bright note I am fairly certain that 30 more staples and back on higher narcotic pain pills, they will be extending my con leave.
Wednesday the pain in my hip/thigh/knee reached new highs, which was confusing being 6 weeks post op and just being cleared to drive etc. Hip doctor said previous Thursday everythign was looking good and the tightness/muscle spasm where "normal". Well the pain was horrible and didn't go away with 2x hydrocodone, so the wife took me to the ER, thank god she did. I had been bleeding into my thigh for quit some time and it cause "compartment syndrome" the ER doc found the issue quick but no doctors around that could both do the Angiogram to stop the bleeding AND drain/release the muscle. So after 6 hours I was whisked 30 miles away to Baptist, the called in a cardio team and an ortho team, the angiogram found/repaired a small vein by the original hip replacement incision then the ortho team Cut me from the top of my hip to my knee and split the ITB, draining approx. 2.5 litres of blood from my now grey/suffocating muscles.
Finally released tonight muscles/nerves seemed to have recovered and not alot of drainage, but on a bright note I am fairly certain that 30 more staples and back on higher narcotic pain pills, they will be extending my con leave.