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A second THR anyone?

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shirley17649
shirley17649

How many people found that their other hip deteriorated after having the first one done?

Does anyone know the statistics? I have looked online but it is hard to unravel. Lots of info about bilateral THR and something about having one done within three months of the other.

I am just keeping "ahead of the game"  becaue this is how my first hip started off.

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  • Hailea
    Hailea shirley17649

    Posted

    Hi shirley

    i was unlucky . By the time I got to see my surgeon 4 years after my GP put me forward for pain investigation both my hips were bad I didn't even have to go back to my GP for referral it showed up on the first X Ray. I would say you should count yourself very lucky if you get away with just having one hip done. 

    • shirley17649
      shirley17649 Hailea

      Posted

      Ye s Hailea I started my symptoms in Winter 2011 and went to GP just before christmas. She fobbed me off with "Hip bursitis" and I believed her because I went in feeling scared of a hip op.

      I can already feel the same twinges starting in hip number two. I think I should maybe see my new GP (left the old practice because of overcrowding) and start the long process all over again. I it takes another four years for the NHS to act then I will be on this website until 2020!

    • Hailea
      Hailea shirley17649

      Posted

      Shirley

      why not get in touch with your surgeon. Ask if you could go in for an X Ray to see what is going on with your other hip because you are getting pain with it. He might say yes because it is so close to having your first hip done. He may also want to keep an eye on it and might be able to get you in quicker if it turns out to be the start of arthritis. It's worth a try 

    • shirley17649
      shirley17649 Hailea

      Posted

      I agree with you Hailea, but I can't go back so soon after my 6week check-up when he looked at the new x-ray they did the day after my op.

      I asked him if the good hip showed any signs of wear and he said no, none at all.

      I have a feeling that our bodies know more than the x-ray machine can show. We have a kind of early warning system in our bodies I think. But most of the time we ignore the alarm bells and just carry on.

      Maybe I am just worrying for nothing. Time will tell.

      Thanks,

      Shirley

  • Rocketman_SG6UK
    Rocketman_SG6UK shirley17649

    Posted

    Shirley

    It is very hard for a non-medically trained person tomake sense of the published statistics isn't it.

    I have been trying to find instances of my post-operative problem - a mis-placed ceramic acetabular insert - without much success, other than some cases back in 2007.

    Regards

    Graham

    • shirley17649
      shirley17649 Rocketman_SG6UK

      Posted

      Thanks Graham

      There ought to be a website for non-medical people who are literate but non=scientific. I am a good reader but there is a lot of woffle and bragging to cut through before you reach the facts.

      If I see anything about acetabular inserts being misplaced I will message you.

    • Rocketman_SG6UK
      Rocketman_SG6UK shirley17649

      Posted

      Thanks Shirley.

      To be honest, I think this is the most useful website I have ever come across - so many people offering help and supportin whatever way they know.

      Graham

    • cathie38426
      cathie38426 Rocketman_SG6UK

      Posted

      Maybe your wife is right about a second opinion. Talk it over with her

      especially as it is so unusual and there is no information on the

      internet

      regards Cathie

  • Kikeena
    Kikeena shirley17649

    Posted

    I don't know Shirley. But in my review Xray for this hip my physio told me I have 2mm lot 1/16th of an inch eft on my other hip. And the other knee is no better.

    I suspect many on this site have multiple joint issues.

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