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tracey247
tracey247

can anyone shed some light please had a hip replacememnt 6 days ago and im in excrutiating pain since leaving theatre. My surgeon came round the following morning and told me i had sustained a fracture ( this is now disclosed as two fractures one each side of the socket) and will require further surgery in 4 days time ....has anyone else suffered this complication and if so what was your recovery like 

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  • veronica58657
    veronica58657 tracey247

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    poor you Tracey, so sorry, I've not heard of this before, unless your bones are brittle.  Good luck with your surgery in 4 days time, hope you have sufficient painkillers.

    veronica

    • tracey247
      tracey247 veronica58657

      Posted

      thanks , yes im on oramorph tramadol and paracetamol which seems to be working though the total bedrest is making things difficult getting stiff and sore from lying too long in one position
    • tracey247
      tracey247

      Posted

      oh and no previous evidence of brittle bones thats why im concerned sad
  • briskwalk
    briskwalk tracey247

    Posted

    Dear Tracey,

    please keep in touch, tell us how the surgery went. Has your surgeon explained why this has happened?

    Best of luck, I'll be thinking of you

    • tracey247
      tracey247 briskwalk

      Posted

      no he hasnt , but i have insisted that i speak to the actual consultant before my op ( btw have been told it will be the consultat operating on wednesday
  • veronica58657
    veronica58657 tracey247

    Posted

    Young then! I'm 61 and on the waiting list. Ask the surgeon why this happened and if you feel you can't, find someone. Really assertive to sit with you and ask on your behalf.
    • tracey247
      tracey247 veronica58657

      Posted

      good luck with your surgery hope it will be before long i will ask when i see him ive googled fracture complications and they all seem to focus on the femur i havent found any that mention the pelvis so i just want to know how long this will set me back ( im already stiffening up an muscles are deterioratig being stuck in bed for 10 days )
  • marilyn_92910
    marilyn_92910 tracey247

    Posted

    Are you still in hospital if you are have they got you on one of those beds that vibrate to stop bed sores
    • tracey247
      tracey247 marilyn_92910

      Posted

      yes still in hospital and no just on the inlating stockings to stop dvt
  • angela21010
    angela21010 tracey247

    Posted

    Hi Tracey, sorry that this has happened to you.

    I had my second hip done on weds and they broke my femur, luckily surgeon was able to repair it during operation. Yes it does give me more pain than the first one!

    They habe told me to use crutches for 6 weeks then it should be fine.

    Hopefully if they can fix yours you should be about the same, they are very good at fixing bones these days.

    Good luck with your operation. Sending you a hug.

  • Hailea
    Hailea tracey247

    Posted

    Hi Tracey

    I am so sorry this has happened to you. I hope that they can sort you out. Make sure you write down any questions you want to ask before you meet your consultant. That will help with some of the bordom. Make sure when you talk to your consultant you make it very clear you want to know why this has happened. You do have a legal right to see your notes so you could even ask while you are there to see them so you can make sure they tell you the truth and not try to hide any mistakes on there part.

    • tracey247
      tracey247 Hailea

      Posted

      yes thanks fr the suggestion,  i have begun making a list of questions already but seems silly in retrospect as im sure they explained most of them before the op 
  • Sredni393
    Sredni393 tracey247

    Posted

    this is tragic terrible and negligent. What does he mean? You fractured yourself while anesthetized.... HE fractured you. Please assert yourself and ask him how HE Managed to break your pelvis in two places. Realise you have to have him on side if he's operating on. you, but are you sure you want him doing it if he's accident prone. Perhaps you would get better resolution if you spoke to the PALS office. Tell them you are appointing a solicitor. To break the pelvis once is disastrous, but twice, must constitute negligence.

    we will never know what goes on in theatre UNTIL THEY INSTALL CCTV. Surgeons can get away with......... your situation is unthinkable. How absolutely helpless you must feel. with all those complications growing exponentially. Get after him to and get sfriend/family to obtain copy of your notes

    This

    • dot60135
      dot60135 Sredni393

      Posted

      I am not saying the consultant is not "responsible" but, from a medical (retired) point of view, there are many small boned in the pelvis and it is possible Tracy has underlyning conditions that pre-dispose to fractures. Pubic ramus fractures are excrutiating. xx
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