Left hybrid THR

I had a similar surprise when I saw my consultant following referral by the GP. I had constant pain and locking in y right hip but I was told I needed both doing and he asked me which one I wanted doing first. I opted for the one which was causing the pain.

It may be that you need both doing and he thinks you'll benefit most from the "wrong" one done first. Ask for an explanation -after all they're the ones paid to know.

What ever happens, good luck!

I would call his secretary. Need to make sure he does the correct one.

Make sure they are doing the right one.  In my pre-op, the surgeon made me tell him which ine to confirm he was doing theright one, then proceeded to use a marker pen to indicate the correct leg with a large arrow.

I went for an MRI on left hip and she was going to do right, contact them and point out that they have the wrong side and see what reasons they give if any for a change in hip replacement in other hip.

Better to query it now than on the day when there doing pre op checks, not sure what difference it would make, would they need to cancel to order a new prosthetic hip, no idea but wouldn't be great on the day to have it cancelled.

Gosh make sure you check.  If your question is what is a hybrid hip I'm sure it's where one of the components is cemented in (the socket bit usually I thing) and the other non cemented.  

Sarah, it sounds a mistake by your surgeon's office, and I think you had better contact him right away to get this straightened out.

I googled "hybrid THR" and it said "The hybrid total hip replacement combines a cemented femoral component with a cementless acetabular component." So that has nothing to do with which side, just his method of placing the implants.