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I see the consultant next week and am getting a little pain from my good hip ( it has the start of osteoarthritis )
Should i ask for a double hip replacement also is it more dangerous and will the recovery take a lot more time than the single THR.
Are surgeons willing to do the bi lateral replacements ?
any advice on this subject would be great
thanks
Billy
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johnteast Guest
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Hi Billy I am due for a THR next October but when I looked at my Xrays my other hip was getting near my bad one but much less painful. So I am also considering your question..
Regards
John
HLMUK johnteast
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Next October????? Good lord, where are you based? 8 month wait??!! Unbelievable grrrr
jacqui23456 HLMUK
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Ive waited 18monthd
HLMUK jacqui23456
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Hi Jacqui, where are you and without being rude, what age are you?
I had my docs appointment in mid June, xray next day, consultant 3 weeks later, op end September, not bad considering main holiday period in the UK. Feels a shame folk are waiting so long
Helen
robert88575 Guest
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Most surgeons don't do bilaterals ... There are some that do ... folks with some stamina! So if you want bilateral, you have to ask around.
Yes, the recovery is different .... but ... you have one recovery, which many people prefer ... rather than one surgery ... three month recovery and then another surgery ... and then recovery for the second hip as well as continuing recovery for the first,
I think the first weeks of bilateral are the most frustrating ... but I think people who have bilaterals don't regret it. Lots more surgeons do bilateral knee replacements ...
Some surgeons, even ones who do bilateral, won't operate on a second hip until you say the pain is severe.
Going the bilateral route takes some courage ... if my second hip had been really bad, I think I would have been interested in going bilateral, rather than one at a time. I think most folks prefer one at a time ... basically because ... they're terrified enough of surgery on one side ... and can't imagine surgery on both sides at the same time!
charles07267 Guest
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Billy,
I had a bilateral hip replacement last September. My consultant said that if he operated on my worst hip, I would be coming back to him in three months asking for him to operate on my other hip.
For me this has been successful. My main problem post op was not being able to sleep properly and this lasted for eight weeks but am ok now.
You have to have a positive outlook and keep exercising. I went to watch my first football match after four weeks, walked five miles after six weeks and ten miles after twelve weeks. Have just started pilates classes to improve my flexibility and rebuild core strength. I am 67 years old, by the way, and live in the UK.
Any further info you need , feel free to ask.
Charles
Guest charles07267
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Wow that seems similar to I put my x ray on a post there is the start of osteoarthritis which has gotten worse the x ray was taken 3 months ago but now i feel pain in that hip and the movement is more limited than it was a few months ago,
I am going to the Glasgow royal jubilee next week to meet the consultant and see what the options are
Not really sure how to go about it , Dont even know if the surgeon will do a bi lateral operation
I am 52 and pretty fit apart from my hips lol thats my opinion
jacqui23456 Guest
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No dont ask for double hip. You will not be able to do anything whatsoever. Bad enough with one.
My cousin had it and was nearly suicidal.
No good surgeon will reccommend it.
I am just about to get my 2nd next week 18months apart. They wdnt do both together as the 2nd one didnt need it then
johnteast Guest
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Hi all just to set the record straight. The reason I am waiting until next October is my own choice not NHS waiting lists.
John
elizabeth70228 Guest
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My surgeon refused when I asked him about it. I had my first hip replacement Nov 6th and when I went to see him for my review at 10 weeks post op, told him my other hip was holding me back as it has been increasing in pain, so he pencilled me in there and then for March 14th but it was brought forward to the 6th, four months on from my first one.
I was so bad, I went off sick from work 2 months before my first op, returned last week, so will not be receiving statutory sick pay for my next lot of sickness. I have had to make a claim for Universal Credit. I am on my own with two young teens and found it very challenging in the first few weeks post op, I don't think I would of managed at all well having both hips done at once. So there are pros and cons to it all. I'm 51 by the way and before my troubles began, was quite active. If I didn't have the responsibility for the boys and could concentrate on myself, bilateral hip replacement would of been preferable for me.
Guest elizabeth70228
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I have read a lot about it and the post op is suppose to be very hard . it would be good to know things like how long before you can get out of bed , and what else is involved. Can't really find anything on the internet about it . since I am in Scotland it is difficult too find this information for some reason
charles07267 Guest
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I was out of bed and walking the day after the bilateral operation, walking down the corridor on day three, managed the stairs on day four and back home the morning of day five.
Charles
ptolemy Guest
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I was out of bed the following morning with crutches. I then had to show I could climb stairs before I left hospital. My sister looked after me for a week when I got home and took me out for lunch the first day I was home. Not sure that was a good idea as you get pretty tired. It was nice to get out though.