how old are we?

2nd attempt to send.. 74 isn't old. Try 2nd opinion.

If you re in pain,bone on bone or restricted

movement you should move up the waiting list.

I hesitated to join this site because I thought I

was too old..we need more confidence as we age.

I was being treated for stenosis in my back originally,

I had spinal injections  but they didn't help. I was given many pain killers

and anti inflammatories and one day I fainted. I had damaged my liver

with the pain killers. So I had the pain, but I daren't take pills.

then I couldn't put weight on my leg after physio. Eventually,

I saw an orthopedic consultant and found out I was bone on bone.

my left hip op was April 2014, my right 5th Oct. we all seem

to have been on a journey, don't we?

I have been treated for my back since 2007, herniated discs, degenerative discs, finally saw a different back Dr., he sent me to the hip Dr., bone to bone surgery was in May.

Hi local how is your back now I had mostly really bad back pain but knew all along my hip was bad too put off having hip down had op in May hip a lot better but unfortunately not much relief from back pain . Seeing physio for that now she has given me exercises to strengthen my core pelvic tilts mostly. I have never had it x rayed or scanned she there's probably degenerative changes but doesn't had slipped disc symptoms. Wondering how you got diagnosis on your back and if anything helped with it in particular

Hi, I had an MRI of the spine in 2007, had epidural shots, PT, and nothing really worked. I try not to twist, bend or lift much. I had another MRI in 2015, the back Dr. said my back is bad but doesn't see anything to fuse yet. I have problems with L1 L2 L3 and L4. I probably will be going back to the Neuro, I think it is a pinched nerve from the herniations causing most of my pain. I take Motrin and Tramadol as needed.

Congrats on walking holding nothing. We have really come a long way.

My low back still aches and hurts, but nothing like the pain I had in my groin. So glad my hip problem was taken care of.

 

tell us how you re progressing. The ups and downs

of recovery..

hi Karen,

crazy isn't it? This age thing..too young, too old..

but bone on bone, at the moment, means an operation.

hips cost well over 25 years. Maybe we should start a new thread

HOW OLD IS

Eventually it will be stem cell therapy.

meant to say they last for over 25years.

meant to say How old is your hip? Should be  

thread. Sorry for errors.

I agree! I think if your quality of life is greatly diminished due to pain and immobility, and the patient.is WILLING to go through major surgery, then they should allow it. I suffered needlessly for well over 2 years.

I believe stem cell will be the way of bone and cartilage regeneration. They are already doing some of it, but it's terribly expensive and insurance wont cover it because it's still in the experimental stages. I don't know if our gereration will be able to take advantage, because we'll all be made of titanium parts! :-)

Sings - "We are titanium" - I like the thought of all us 'reasonably older people' with bionic skeletons.

I have a weird sense of humour and over a few glasses of wine with some friends I have decided that when I am cremated I want me bionic bit sculpted into something.

Haha! "We are titanium" That's great. I have a weird sense of humor too and I think that's an awesome idea! The titanium sculpture would be a great conversation piece. You're hilarious!

One titanium resurfaced hip and one ceramic n metal THR. ...!

Mic

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I too have weird sense of humor and so so appreciate it in other people. Have thought about my cremation and what they will do with a knee and  a hip when they are left over.love the "bionic skeletons"

Mic,

I have left titanum hip with a ceramic ball.