I went to see my Dr 4 months earlier than my scheduled 2 year follow up because: 1) last May I began having left buttock pain - it was painful to rotate my leg to get out of bed and lasted for weeks but did finally resolve
2) in June I had a "soft" fall while hiking - slipped on gravel and landed on my butt and 3) began feeling and seeing a bulge in my right buttocks. So I wanted to get checked out. By the time of my appt, my pain was resolved but the buldge is quite noticeable, both by site and to the touch. The fellow who saw me first said it is not unusual to feel or see the hardware. My Dr barely commented on it until I pressed him. He just referred to the xrays saying everything was in place, I hadn't pulled the iliac screw out, etc. I still wonder why I have this buldge now but didn't for the first 18 months post op? It seems something must have shifted but the xray does look the same as before. I am a little aggravated as I feel my concerns were given little consideration after weeks of worry, a roundtrip flight and 2 nights in a hotel!
Does anyone else out there with a long fusion feel the iliac screw?
2) in June I had a "soft" fall while hiking - slipped on gravel and landed on my butt and 3) began feeling and seeing a bulge in my right buttocks. So I wanted to get checked out. By the time of my appt, my pain was resolved but the buldge is quite noticeable, both by site and to the touch. The fellow who saw me first said it is not unusual to feel or see the hardware. My Dr barely commented on it until I pressed him. He just referred to the xrays saying everything was in place, I hadn't pulled the iliac screw out, etc. I still wonder why I have this buldge now but didn't for the first 18 months post op? It seems something must have shifted but the xray does look the same as before. I am a little aggravated as I feel my concerns were given little consideration after weeks of worry, a roundtrip flight and 2 nights in a hotel!
Does anyone else out there with a long fusion feel the iliac screw?
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