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Hip2020
Hip2020

Hi Everyone

I've been searching the net for these type of forums for a while!

I had childhood arthritis which has now left my hips damaged. Im 35 and my rotation has become very limited for the past 5 years. i am now struggling to wear socks/trousers, get in/out of the bath, car, walk more than 1/2 hour etc. im on naproxen and codiene which isnt helping much at all. my right hip has become shorter by approx 7mm due to the cartilage damage. the othopedics have left me to decide on the THR but with the mixed reviews i have had im extremely scared. theres no going back once its done.

can anyone relate or share similar experiances?

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  • michelle89100
    michelle89100 Hip2020

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    Hi,

    I am 42 and had my hip replacement 8 months ago. I had mine done due to hip impingement and like you, I definitely couldn't walk more than half an hour at a slow pace. I tried the hip injections, and everything including morphine, but nothing helped sufficiently to allow me to continue walking, or any sort of exercise. My recovery has been slow going, but I went out walking last week for 3-4 hours and it was brilliant to be able to do that. I have no regrets now (even though my knee got damaged during surgery and I have just had to have an MRI as its still not good 8 months on). I felt that I didn't have much to lose if it didn't work out well as I couldn't do anything I wanted to anyway.....but during recovery, when I thought the massive post operative limp I had would be permanent (it wasn't but took 5/6 months to resolve) I was worried! However, I am now very glad its done.

    • Hip2020
      Hip2020 michelle89100

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      Hi Michelle

      thank you so much for your response. great to hear you are doing well. wow 3/4 hours walk thats amazing. do you still have the limp?

      im soo scared of this whole thing!

    • michelle89100
      michelle89100 Hip2020

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      No, I don't limp now, and I didn't before surgery either, but after surgery I had a very bad limp and it took ages to go, but it has gone now 😃

      My hospital managed my post surgery pain very very well and I felt fine. Sleeping on my back was difficult for about 3 weeks until I discovered Sleepeeze from Boots Chemist and they, combined with my painkillers at night, and lots of pillows meant that sleep much improved from then on. I stopped needing regular painkillers in the day after a few weeks, but some people don't need their regular doses during the daytime for very long at all, but some need to take them for longer.

      Its easy for me to say now that I'm through it, but I'd say not to worry about the surgery, sooner its done, sooner you can recover and get on with life.

  • hope4cure
    hope4cure Hip2020

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    arthritis has deteriorated the hip joint. its what most of us have had, many different types of Arthritis. once the lining is worn it only gets worse. trust me i was a bit stubborn to have my first hip joint surgery in my 40's. had both hips eventually . the pain will go away after THR and life is so much easier. its important to have the surgery done before there is bone damage. the surgeon need good bone in order to give you a good outcome for many, many years to come.

    everyone is a bit taken back with the thought of surgery at the onset. the joint is diseased and will only continues to deteriorate. in 8-10 weeks after surgery you'll be wondering why you hesitated because THR is the best option for mobility and freedom from pain.

    good luck.

    • Hip2020
      Hip2020 hope4cure

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      Hi

      thank you for your positive feedback. ive been so confused with the muxed reviews! how ling has it been since you gad your hip done?

    • hope4cure
      hope4cure Hip2020

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      first hip was done 29 years ago and its still ticken...

      like most doctors will tell you, arthritis is a progressive disease. it continues to cause pain . get your life back, bite the bullet like thousands do every year and get thr over with. by next summer you'll be free of pain and doing all the things you love doing. noone who has had THR surgery has a better choice than to have a second chance at life, free of pain and regain mobility. thats what its all about.

    • Hip2020
      Hip2020 hope4cure

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      So your replacement has lasted 29 years? wow thats amazing news. have you been pain free since your replacement? any limps?

    • isaac55297
      isaac55297 hope4cure

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      Hi, thank you for this comment. I'm 51 and have been told I need thr but am too young. The first surgeon I saw in May said to wait as long as possible and to let it get more cartilage loss. It's quite bad (bone on bone) per MRI but this surgeon said it's not progressing rapidly. It doesn't feel right to me to wait for it to be worse and not have good bone there nor do I want to have an artificial joint fail, which sounds bad (the surgeon says the second operation doesn't do as well thus wanting me to wait). Did you get told any of this?

  • Fernlady
    Fernlady Hip2020

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    I was 46, bone on bone, no cartilage. I was back at work after 10 weeks, no pain at all & no limp. My op was 100% successful. I'm 4 years in now & I forget I've had it done!

    • Hip2020
      Hip2020 Fernlady

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      brilliant! I hope my end results are just as good.

  • hope4cure
    hope4cure Hip2020

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    sending you positive thoughts and good vibes for thr surgery . sending blessings your way for a pain free life and mobility to get your life back !

  • Gerard1975
    Gerard1975 Hip2020

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    hi missss. im 44 and have just had my hips replaced. it is tough going to be honest about it. had right hip done last october and left just 6 weeks ago. right hip recovery went good but since i got left hip done im getting back pain and left knee pain. im told this will settle down in time. i have heard all the stories of people being back in work after 6 or 8 weeks but not me. cant see it happening any time soon. i am glad that i got them done all the same.

  • paul170864
    paul170864 Hip2020

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    Hi

    I havent been on here for about 3 years as I have totally forgotten I have both hips THR. I noticed your post because you have similar causes to me. I had Perthes as a youngster and began to get severe hip pain in my forties. My hip replacements were complicated by the wierd shapes my pelvis had grown into to accommodate my deformed femurs and bone grafts were needed too. I had both hips done 8 weeks apart and worked hard to regain muscle around the joints (particularly my bum muscle which stubbornly wanted to hide away) As my muscles returned all pain and all memory of ever having hip pain has now gone. I cycle or outdoor swim everyday and can walk distances too. I can easily run but rarely do as I want to keep high impact things to a minimum to maximise the life of my lovely new hip joints.

    Please take the offer as soon as possible to get your hips done. There are horror stories on here but everyone I meet in real life has only good things to say about their outcome.

    Dont forget to work hard at keeping those muscles strong once you have had the op and you will be absolutely fine - Good luck

    Best wishes Paul

    • Hip2020
      Hip2020 paul170864

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      Hi Paul,

      Lovely to hear your positive feedback and great to hear how well you are doing. Thank you, i hope i can come on here one day soon to share my positive experience too 😃

    • anne49150
      anne49150 paul170864

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      Hi Paul, goodness but you had a lot of work done and just eight weeks between surgeries, that was something. well done on your recovery. I had revision hip surgeries about three years back - had my hips replaced originally 26 years back due to hip dysplasia at birth which wasn't picked up until I began walking. Anyway since my last surgeries I am still using crutches as I cant seem to get my glute muscles working. Unfortunately I need to have my left done again as the bone has knotted around the new graft. I am interested to hear what type of exercises you did to get your glute muscles moving. I have done numerous physio sessions and hydrotherapy pool. I am impressed with your progress and long may it continue.

    • anne49150
      anne49150

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      sorry, typo.....that should read 'bone has not knitted around graft ' haha

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