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My op was cancelled :(

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sarah22500
sarah22500

I sat in the pre-op ward yesterday from 7am to 5pm when the surgeon came through and told me my op had had to be cancelled. I went into a sort of shock. Apparently a scrub nurse had dropped the last remaining sterilised pack of instruments on the theatre floor - I was last to go in - and there were no more. The surgeon was so apologetic. It wasn't his fault but I felt like going out shopping the next morning for a voodoo doll. He said he could do a cemented hip (?) but he never liked to do that kind of op for anyone under 80.

This morning his secretary phoned to ask if I could go in a week on Saturday and I'd be first on the list. I'm reasonably happy again now and trying to not hold my breath....

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  • steven07363
    steven07363 sarah22500

    Posted

    Hi Sarah m,

    Mom sorry you had to go though that ordeal.  But, cheer up- your surgery will come very soon.

    Regards,

    Steven

  • christine59470
    christine59470 sarah22500

    Posted

    Hi Sarah I feel for you I went in at 6-30 and had to wait until 2-30 and that was bad enough I don’t think I would have had the courage to go back again if they had cancelled mine but on the good side your be 1st in so no waiting hope everything goes a head as planned I’m sure it won’t be cancelled again good luck to you I’m sure it will be fine
  • lisa31002
    lisa31002 sarah22500

    Posted

    I'm getting upset even thinking about it - so upsetting. It nearly happened to me, I sat in pre-operative from 7am to 4pm and was sure they were going to cancel. When the nurse came in I was ready to burst into tears but she said let's get you ready and off we went ! Good luck for Saturday !! 💐👣

  • april264
    april264 sarah22500

    Posted

    Not sure if mine was cemented or uncemented. Posterior approach. How would you know?
    • sarah22500
      sarah22500 april264

      Posted

      I don't know either April.....I don't know what the difference is. Mine is also to be the posterior approach. Perhaps someone on here will know.

    • christine78455
      christine78455 april264

      Posted

      April, you would only know if the surgeon told you or if you asked. Usually in younger patients they do uncemented as they can be difficult to get out if you have to have a revision. However mine was partiallly cemented and I am 61. The surgeon I used is very experienced and does a lot of research and said it should last my lifetime. Mine was posterior too. 
    • RichardKen
      RichardKen christine78455

      Posted

      Dear Christine

      My understanding is that the older you are the longer it takes for the bone to grow into the prosthesis which is why the cemented approach is favoured for older patients and those with poor quality bones.

      With an uncemented stem the prosthesis is more vulnerable until the bones has grown into it so obviously more at risk in the early months compared to a stem that has been cemented in position.

      I understand that it is no more difficult to remove a cemented stem than an uncemented one. With my recent revision as the stem was considered to be well fixed all that was needed was for the ball to be tapped off the stem and a replacement to be put back on so very straight forward.

      The only difficult aspect was that after my original prostheses was installed the makers increased the diameter of the top of the stem which meant that replacement balls did not fit so an adapter was needed for the size difference! My surgeon had a technician from the company standing by with a kit of parts during the surgery in case there was a hitch!

      Of course the poly cup and metal cage had to be replaced and from the x rays I can see that it is fixed with two screws, and although I do not know I would have expected cement to be used as the component is more surface fitted than is the stem.

      Cheers Richard

    • RichardKen
      RichardKen

      Posted

      I should have made it clear that soon after my original surgery the makers increased the stem diameter of their stems at the top where the ball fits on what is known as a Morse taper and used the expedient of an adapter to deal with revisions.

      Just for the record both the primary and the revision were carried out using the posterior approach.

      Cheers Richard

  • judith12644
    judith12644 sarah22500

    Posted

    Oh Sarah I feel for you, how disappointing, when you’re all geared up for it. Thank goodness it’s been rescheduled and you don’t have to wait too long. All the best, Judith 
  • jacq23288
    jacq23288 sarah22500

    Posted

    Hi Sarah I am dreading this happening to me. Good Luck with your op glad you didn’t have to wait long.

    Big Hugs 

    Jacq x

    • sarah22500
      sarah22500 jacq23288

      Posted

      I can imagine what you must be feeling Jacq! I never went in thinking I'd get that sort of news. You just don't know do you. Even though his secretary told me I'm first on his list I'm not entirely confident I will be but trying to stay positive.

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