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Total hip replacement on both sides

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joanne87171
joanne87171

Hi there ,

I have seen the surgeon and he has told me i need a total hip replacement on both sides.

He told me i would be a urgent high priority case and i have filled out my pre op questionaire.

I wondered if anyone else could tell me what happens now or if anyone else had the same thing.

Thank you

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  • barbara66703
    barbara66703 joanne87171

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    I had hip replacement on both sided but i would not do both at the same time. not unusual for both hips with osteo or other reasons.

    Just for clarification.. are you saying your surgeon is doing both hips at the same time ........ or your approved for one hip replacement now and the other hip also needs THR later?

  • Hipx2
    Hipx2 joanne87171

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    Not sure how things go in UK, but I had bilateral hip replacement and if you are deemed a good candidate, I say jump on it.

    One surgery experience, one recovery period... One happy double hippy here!

    • barbara66703
      barbara66703 Hipx2

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      jumping on it is not of any value.

      every patient is different . exercising time to research THR procedure and healing accessment and learning the importance of understanding the procedure is far more valuable than jumping into any surgery.

      plz do one hip at a time. my surgeon had repeatedly expressed , if not absolutely necessary then one hip at a time is appropriate.

  • vickie1976
    vickie1976 joanne87171

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    ive had both done as had hip dysplasia and got to point it had to be done.

    however I had one done 2019 and next was scheduled for March 2020 but covid hit.

    I wouldn't recommend both at same time. you need to split the ops up to give you some recovery time imo.

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