Pre appt. procedure require surgery report first before accepting me as patient.

Before I can get a dr appt for failed THR I had to send pre op & post op records first.

I had a THR done and then It failed in less than a year MOM THR..That part was concealed from me as I asked about the hip design before surgery.

Just reciently I wanted to make a appt with a orthopedic speciality clinic with drs that specialize in hip revision surgery.. Removing the parts completely then reinstalling a new hip. I was directed to a revision dept . I was told that in order to get a appt. I needed to send in copies of the pre op & post op surgery reports for the 2 docs at the hip clinic that only specialize in revision surgery can review them first before they can accept me as a patient.

I asked what if I were rejected due to my surgical reports silence went over the question...I then asked could they refer me to others who specialize in revision? Oh yes... I asked where are the office located... 70 away.

this hospital & clinic was only 20 minutes away vs 1&1/2 hours away if I am rejected,depending on if there are no serious traffic jams.

I'm sorry sending in my operation reports first before an appt is made in a recall THR situation just added more salt to the wound. I have read the op reports very clearly done electronically. Their r the typical reports filled out electronically before and after operations of this type even the signature of the surgeon is electronically generated.

Just one more hurdle I have had to jump since the recall of STRYKER is the manufacturer and ABGll is the design type.

It seems like once I told the hip clinic to set up an appt.  was for a STRYKER RECALL hip red flags went up. I was only told they may or may not accept my case once they have reviewed my op. Records.... One of the owners of this clinic  did replace my other hip before he retired. I thought I would be welcomed for a appt. No it's a recall no matter what these doctors have got it down to protect the clinic.. The appt clerk was very polite although I was ready to rip her a new one I was polite as the teeth marks left on my tongue  told a different story. I have lost count of all the hurdles so far.

The first clinic I went to took me as a patient with no prerequisites...I wanted another opinion in this case therefor the appt issue. Revision surgery has a higher risk of complications & rehab is months longer. I want a good surgeon & the opportunity to find one.

I have been trying to get help for the past two years most of my complaints have fallen on deaf ears. Gone thru with the tests required by the STRYKER MOM heavy metal blood tests...no one asked for those tests with the pre op or post op reports,  or X-rays showing displacement, pseudo tumors and nerve impingement for the appt. Review op records only?

I get it revision is a complicated surgery ... But they didn't ask for my recent X-rays or cat scans only the op reports and the serial # of the STRYKER HIP.

What does that say about our medical industry today!  

Patients health and better value of life is on hold . I am discouraged.. All

this constant hassle from one surgeon who left my state after the hip joint recall , who knowingly put a metal on metal pieces in the hip design in (it's been known since the 60's metal on metal in the THR design was bad.) Now I'm stuck trying to undo the mess with little corporation from the medical industry who caused this issue in the first place.My other hip is fine going on 15 years old.

 I am included in a class action law suit against STRYKER the manufacturer 

only. It's almost impossible to prove the surgeon knew that the metal pieces in the design would cause the hip to be recalled. AHH.. NO COMMENT....

This is painful & totally life changing. I cannot do much due to the pain.. Yet there really is no help or peace just disappointment after disappointment. 

After this last blow (operative reports before appt issue ) has left me depressed and defeated. Of course this law suit will not be settled for years... In my late 60's ,lawyers take 33&1/3. All I'm asking for is to bring back the quality of my life I had before the STRIKER HIP ABGll implant/RECALL.

This is so exhausting along with FIbrimyalgia I am not a happy camper.

So this is a delimna I need UR help with support and a solution u can suggest will be greatly appreciated.

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