Both hips...?
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Wondering shy there are so many posts by people who have to have both hips replaced. Is this pre-exsting, or the result of the surgery on the first hip, creating aggravation to the other hip, which upto this point has not shown an sign of arthritis, as in my own case?
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maggie93798 susie74530
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Rocketman_SG6UK susie74530
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isabelle40781 susie74530
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Hailea susie74530
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I was born with a genetic problem with my hips. Mine could have escalated into arthritis at any time in my life. I was just lucky I lasted till I was 45 before it started causing me problems. I had arthritis in both hips one was worse than the other but as the worst one got worse the other soon caught up. My surgeon wouldn't do both at the same time.I had the left one done first. While waiting for myself to heal I had other issues while healing from the op but not connected with the op. So my surgeon has made me wait 8 months before getting me back in. While I was getting over the left hip being done. A few days after the right hip collapsed putting me in bed for 3 weeks in unbelievable pain. But it was still too early for my surgeon to do anything about it plus all the other issues I coped with didn't help. He could have done my right hip at 3 months if it were not for everything else that happened. So both hips affected from the beginning
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alice85142 susie74530
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In a bit of achy type pain last night and today does anyone think this is because I tried to give up my remaining crutch? I felt at 10 weeks I should be walking without these now.
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jordan26313 susie74530
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I'm just about to go in for #2. Both mine were 'diagnosed' with advanced arthritis and in need of replacement in my first appointment with an orthopaedic surgeon. I'm 47. I let the surgeon decide which one to do first, as they both felt the same to me.
Jordan
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Months after 1st hip. To be honest I can't wait to have it all behind me. When's ur op?
jordan26313 Gossip
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Surgery is tommorrow. A full 11 months after my first (that's how the waiting lists work where I am....). Looking very forward to it, especially since the first one left me with a bit of a leg length discrepancy!
Good luck to you too!
Jordan
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jordan26313 Gossip
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Best of luck with the strengthening exercises. I am a true believer in the power of physio and rehab. I've no doubt that if you keep up the strenghtening that you'll be the 5'9" bionic woman in January!
My surgery will be at about 3pm Pacific time tomorrow.
Thanks again for the best wishes!
Jordan
renee01952 jordan26313
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looking forward to your first post-op post !!!!!
big warm hug
renee
renee01952 susie74530
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I was devastated when I was told at follow up appointment post-op Right THR that left hip's cartilage has gone from very mild (x-ray taken October 2014) to almost bone-on-bone May 2015 -
When I asked: WHY ??? I was told that hips are the same age ... made me even more upset -
Of course I shared this here on and low and below: so many were going to have their 2nd THR - I was not alone and I was not a freak !!!!!
so there already were signs of OA ...
big hug
renee
ian97093 susie74530
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susie74530 ian97093
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But were you on morphine patches pre op.and if so for how long, and what were your pain levels, pre op?
Best,
Susie