Anyone else had THR after failed hip repair?

You sound like a good candidate for THR. As long as you stay in good shape with good muscle tone and tendon strength. It will be over with before you know it.

I have had THR and each one is different. Be sure to remember when your ready that is is important for the surgeon to have healthy bone and tissue for the best out come for THR patients.so don't wait till your in so much pain your in a wheel chair. Keep in mind that necrosis of the tissue and Spurs on the femor bone can cause complications .

sure it will take psio and working with a positive outlook to get thru THR. We are lucky to have THR as a option. It has brought many back from severe pain to a better quality of life and a future to look foreword to!

I wish you well and hope to hear from you soon with any decision you have been thru a lot. 

Make it a goal when you feel comfortable to set a date.

H4C

 

I don't think anybody's doing kick boxing in two weeks, two months would be pushing it. I know a guy who had both hips replaced as a result of years of full contact karate. I'm at day 31 RTHR, walking without crutches now and getting stronger daily. Sounds like you've been through a lot without any positive results. The recovery from hip replacement is a better alternative than living with pain. Takes some time, but I've been through two knee replacement and the hip is easier. Sooner you start the sooner you'll be pain free. Dave

hi al,  warm welcome to this wonderful hippies forum where we share our personal stories and experiences - I am so sorry that you are in this situation and understand your apprehension to have another surgery .... there might not be an alternative, Al - it will get worse -no pain medicatin will help anymore or the cortisone shots, as you already know - Your mother-in-law probably is trying to play it down a bit, and who knows, she might have recovered brilliantly ... remember also that people come to this forum when they have a concern or question ...  this is not what you want to hear, is it ...  did your surgeon tell you why the repair failed? would he be the on doing the hip replacement?maybe you can get a 2nd opinion ? I am sure that there are members who had THR after failed hip repair and hopefully they will come forward - please let us know what is going on okay --- you are not alone  big warm hugrenee  

Hi..... i had a a hip arthroscopy July 2015 to repair a labral tear. I was really happy withe the recovery and operation. I was up walking without aid in a few days. My surgeon informed me though that i had grade 3 osteoarthritis and may need a thp at some point. I didnt expect this as i was only 40 at the time and just had groin pain! Anyway by christmas the groin pain had come back and was far worse and on occasion by leg would just give way..

I saw my surgeon agaoin who sent me for xray and an mri which confirmed the femoral joint had detiorated a lot and their was little if any cartilage left. My surgeon sent me home with all the info around thp and said he would put me on the waiting list if that is what i decided. The next day I phoned up and asked to be put on the waiting list. (Jan 2016). I had my thp surgery last tuesday, 23rd August and its now Sunday. The first few days were very hard and i questioned what id done but today i feel lots better. Im on crutches/sticks but the swelling around my thigh and the aching pain has eased off. This is a completely different ball game to labral tear repair and much longer recovery but long term im hoping it was the right choice.

Hi Al,

I had a repair (debridement and osteotomy) for hip impingement. I had a torn and largely disintegrated labrum (sort of repaired with two anchors) and extensive synovitis, and the socket was shaved back and ball of femur chiselled back to form a more normal shape. It was pretty epic and extremely painful. That was june 2015, in april this year I had it replaced. Like you it seemed to be going well then it just got mega painful. I had cortisone injections, which helped a bit. In terms of pain/ recovery, in my case the thr has been a walk in the park compared to the debridement. That is not to say it will be the same for you and I am still a long way off full recovery, which I am certain has been made worse/harder by the original repair. The thr has defo sorted the post op debridement problems. Good luck and feel free to ask any more questions.

Unfortunately yes. I broke my hip in a cycling accident at the beginning of April. I had a vertical fracture in my left Femur, leaving the ball separated. The surgeon reattached it with 3 titanium bolts, with hope of the bone fusing back together.

Even though the repair was completed only nine hours after the accident and me following the non use if the leg for six weeks, followed by six weeks of touch bearing only. The bone did not fuse.

I had a CT scan at the end of July to check progress and the straight of the Femur was beginning to callous over and the ball was starting to collapse.

Like you I was in a lot of pain, with a cocktail of painkillers and other medication to counter side effects. My quality if life was much reduced and I was unable to do many things that I would do normally.

I am now two weeks post full hip replacement. With an uncemented ceramic hip. The op was done just two weeks after the decision was made.

My quality of life is already improved. Pain control is just paracetamol, I do get occasional pains the full length of my thigh, but that is after prolonged exercise. I am down to a single crutch for the majority if the time.

The hip replacement wasn't the original choice of my consultant as I am only 38. Sadly this has added to the problem. With four months of limited use, I have lost a lot of muscle mass in my left leg. The bone of my pelvis has reduced on my left side and will take time to get back to strength.

I can fully appreciate the pain and discomfort you are in. Given the option I would have had the hip replacement sooner. The operation was much more scary in my head than the actual event. Plus, I am now on the road to recovery, maybe not as quick as I would like. But, it is preferable to suffering the pain I was in before the operation.

I want to thank everyone for taking the time to reply to my thread. I see I'm not alone. After reading, it appears that the pain and recovery of THR lies somewhere between a simple labral tear with anchor repair and a synovectomy/microfracture. 

I believe now my stepmother was exagerating :-)  I suppose she was trying to make a point that I should have skipped directly to hip replacement (which I was trying to avoid) and not bothered with the repair.

The contrast MRIs showed a simple tear. I guess the surgeon had no idea of the extent of damage, or he may not have taken me on. A simple 45 minute repair turned into several hours. A certain percentage of repairs fail.  

Mentally, I as of yet cannot deal with another surgery. I am also terrified that I will go through all of this again and still be in pain. It took 5 years before I was diagnosed (most of my pain was in pelvis and groin.. so they were thinking hernia, kidneys, etc.) and I'm just tired. I'm a bit shell shocked.

My arthritis doctor said the worst thing I can do is stay still - so I am in the pool walking/swimming for a half hour to an hour every day to keep my hip from freezing up.

 

I wanted to go to Colorado and try the new strains of THC because I don't want to be so reliant on opiates, but my pain doctor warned me that if THC shows up in my urine test, I'll be blacklisted. So opiates it is.

I am going to read through the posts on this site, and get a better idea of what a THR entails.  

Thanks again for taking the time,

Regards,

Al