2nd hip replacement
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Hi all, just wanting anyone to give me any info at all I will be having my hip replacement replaced in 2 to 3 months time. It's lasted 13 years the plastic liner has worn away, after many tests over last few months the surgeon says it definitely need replacing. Question as I keep telling him I am not in pain, the pain I had before met first hip replacement was horrendous, I also had a limp. After the op I was pain free and no limp. This time it's different, yes it can ache and the odd slight bit of pain. Just wondering if I should hang on a bit as I am only 49. Has anyone had experience of this? Any comments will be helpful, thanks Tracy here in Morecambe.
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sarah1996 tracyhipLA3UK
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Hope all goes well for you
tracyhipLA3UK sarah1996
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sarah1996 tracyhipLA3UK
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tracyhipLA3UK sarah1996
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sarah1996 tracyhipLA3UK
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How did you feel before your op?
tracyhipLA3UK sarah1996
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Kate53CornUK tracyhipLA3UK
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If your plastic liner/cup has worn away will they just replace that?
I was told, that with care, I could preserve my hips for anything up to 25 years - at 53 I am going to treat them like royalty!
tracyhipLA3UK Kate53CornUK
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rose0000 tracyhipLA3UK
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This is my personal opinion and not a medical one, so there might be a good reason for replacing now, but if there isn't and the quality of your life is still very good and you are virtually pain free I would leave it well alone for as long as possible.Â
Good luck with whatever you decide to do x
rose0000
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Loral rose0000
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tracyhipLA3UK rose0000
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tracyhipLA3UK Loral
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Loral tracyhipLA3UK
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Rocketman_SG6UK tracyhipLA3UK
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Is that plastic debris, or bone debris (Heterotopic ossification where bone forms in the muscle) ?
see Heterotopic ossification in Wikipedia.
Graham
tracyhipLA3UK Rocketman_SG6UK
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its called osteolysis. You can see it onthe Xray. So Obviously this is another reason - the plastic liner has caused this.
Rocketman_SG6UK tracyhipLA3UK
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So many complications for this supposedly 'routine' procedure.
Bone in muscle, loss of bone, split femur, misplaced components, cut muscle, nerve damage, swelling, DVT, infections, ceramic breakage, parts wearing out - off the top of my head. Â Let alone the mental and physical hardships we and our partners endure.
Do keep posting here Tracy, it's only by listening to others like yourself that we learn so much and manage to help others coming along behind us on the THR roller-coaster.
Best wishes for a successful outcome for you
Graham
tracyhipLA3UK Rocketman_SG6UK
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