Hi, I'm 82, six years ago I had what I was told would be life changing operation and it surely was. I had a right hip replacement, I had postoperative pain in the leg ankle and foot but was told it would pass with physiotherapy which I undertook for in hospital for two weeks.
Tha pain didn't go way but got worse, the replacement was fine but why the pain?
It turns out my sciatic nerve was damaged by a post operative condition called Pryformis Syndrome. To sum up, i have been on pain medication basically every since. I am also on an antidepressant medication as I can become quite depressed. I have been angry at the system that basically abandons you when things go wrong. I have a great GP and Pain Management specialist and had virtually every procedure available to no avail.
The side effects of opiods are bad in themselves. Going off them awful and there is no further pain relief. The government is clamping down on opiod prescription. I feel like I'm being painted into a corner.
