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Has anyone had a hip replacement and then 9 months later have to do it again. It seems like my stem is loose in the leg and my leg (right) is about 1/2 shorter. I have been in thigh and knee pain ever since the surgery. I go back in next week for the replacement. I was wondering what could have caused this, bad implant or just how these type of things go sometimes.
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lindylollypops kenandr
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good luck,
kenandr lindylollypops
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kaleani75551 kenandr
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Tech78 kenandr
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The first snapped and the second came loose, I was advised on both occasions I was 'unlucky' and despite me thinking there is something more too it you have to concentrate on the operation in hand. I just made sure I stuck to the rules and didn't push myself, just because it feels ok doesn't mean it is.
The good news is that the third one has given me two legs the same length!
I wish you luck with your revision.
hope4cure Tech78
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Be good & do o all UR exercises as u can and u will build up strength.. If u ever have any issues call UR dr. I am not a dr. I can only speak from 3 THR Everone is different. Remember it takes time for the bones to heal ... By exercising u are providing much needed oxygen and blood supply to the areas for better proper & healing...
My last hip is recalled... STRYKER MANUFACTURER AGBll..PLZ see online for all explainations, will help u understand how important it is ti be sure u r healing correctly.
A 3 time THR...my story is to share my experiences.
hugs, peace & healing prayers sent UR way!
Holofernes kenandr
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ask to see your X-ray. Get a second opinion from a different trust. It seems to me that the ratio of successes to failures is a bit skewed in favour of more failures than successes.
i would rather stick pins in my eyes than go through a revision. Have you watched a video of the procedure.
Unlucky or badly done? What is success rate of your surgeon. Did you see yr before and after X-ray? Are you taking any painkiller.? Being still on painkillers after 8months I realise that there is no perfect outcome. Is there anyone out there without any pain or complication!
Paulus1949 Holofernes
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I am 17wks post THR and only started seeing any benefits in the last few weeks,almost convincing myself something was amiss,it's still not 100%,but better than before the op..
I do have a few friends who were pain free straight after their op and were walking without aids after 16wks.
After following all the posts on here over the months it oes appear however that THR can be hit and miss..
It is a much more technical op than the general public think,and as with an y procedures things can and do go wrong.
I now need my other hip replacing,but after the pain of the past 17wks I will wait until I literally cannot walk.
Wishing everybody still suffering a speedy recovery.
Jodi-France Paulus1949
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I don't have any research to back me up on this so I could be wrong. But the pain we have, which forces us into the surgery it's an inflamation type of bone pain I think.
kaleani75551 Paulus1949
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ros007 Jodi-France
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In some cases you can get loss of bone - I nearly ended up with a bone graft on the socket but fortunately the loss of bone hadn't gone too far but I may well need one if I have to have a revision.
There is a window of opportunity where the arthritis is bad enough to justify the riisks but the muscle and bone problems haven't gone too far. If you need the other hip done then you need it doing before the poor gait caused by the 'pending' hip has damaged the replaced one so again there is a window and 3-6 months seems typical for most surgeons.
Good luck. I'm having my knee done in a few weeks so it will be back to the crutches & painkillers for me as well so I have some idea of what you are facing.
Paulus1949 ros007
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Before my recent THR I suffered with an arthritic hip for at least 15yrs if not longer,but being reasonably fit t I could manage ok..However in the last 18 months the pain became so bad I could only walk a few hundred yards without having to stop and rest,so I was forced into my replacement..
As you point out I think my recovery has taken far longer than it should because of bones grating together,than if I'd had the op years ago..
However now being 65 my new hip should in theory last my lifetime.
Strange how now my replacement hip is improving my other hip is starting to give real trouble.
Going against all logic I keep hoping I will wake up one morning and the pain is gone ha...,but see a replacement happening early next year if not sooner.
hope4cure Holofernes
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Be good & do o all UR exercises as u can and u will build up strength.. If u ever have any issues call UR dr. I am not a dr. I can only speak from 3 THR Everone is different. Remember it takes time for the bones to heal ... By exercising u are providing much needed oxygen and blood supply to the areas for better proper & healing...
A 3 time THR...my story is to share my experiences.
hugs, peace & healing prayers sent UR way!
ros007 Paulus1949
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However, providing you realise that every op is different, you will have a lot of experience to bring to your second hip replacement when it comes.
Good luck
Paulus1949 ros007
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Well you could argue that after the long recovery this time,there's only one way to go next time and that's up!
A friend of mines first op went so well that he was worried the second one could only be worse,but in fact that went as well as the first.
He did the right thing in choosing his surgeon very carefully,in fact it was the same guy one who did Alex Fergusons..one of the top surgeons in the UK.
But he did , have private health care though..
does anybody if you can actually choose your surgeon with the NHS??
ros007 Paulus1949
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In principle you should be able to do the same in England but if you want to go out of area you might have to do a bit of persuasion. Talk to the most sypathetic GP in your practice. Good luck.
Paulus1949 Jodi-France
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Im a slow learner so will probably repeat the mistake of waiting too long for my next op...ah well.
ros007 Paulus1949
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I suspect I will need the other hip and possibly the other knee done as well, eventually, but with any luck they'll hang on for another year or two.
Paulus1949 ros007
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Hopefully by early next year the pain,lack of sleep and mild depression of the first 12wks of my first hip op will be a distant memory and I will go under the knife again.
As I keep telling myself the next one could be relatively pain free as it has been for quite a few friends of mine.
georgina1957 Paulus1949
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Barty51 Paulus1949
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I don't know if I'm over doing the exercise but I'm working hard to get my muscles toned to hold the new joint in place, but it's rare I don't have any pain or discomfort and still need to take co-codamols regularly! I can't help but wonder if there is a problem, I still feel similar pain in my groin that I felt prior to the op!
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