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| Thread ID: 121425 | 2011-10-25 18:04:00 | Hip replacements | pctek (84) | PC World Chat |
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| 1239886 | 2011-10-25 22:54:00 | Not only the relief from pain but their whole lifestyle improves. As walking around is so much better your fitness and health also improve. Never known anyone to regret it. A neighbour just went through hip replacements. The transformation in her was amazing. For months she had refused heavy duty pain relief and couldn't sleep; her eyes were sunken and darkened. She was walking within three days of her operation, the pain had gone, and she looked twenty years younger. That should appeal to you, pctek? :D All the best. |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1239887 | 2011-10-26 00:00:00 | You guys have inspired me. I have been hobbling since around March this year. Had xrays but doesn't seem to be any osteophytes in joint so Doc thinks it is a bit of the joint lining come away. Pretty damn painful at times when it flares up. I shall ask to be investigated a bit more. Just under one year on the right side of 70 Ken |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1239888 | 2011-10-26 01:45:00 | Surgeon wants to do this to me. He said 3-5 days in hospital then I can walk on it. Anyone know what the after part is like? Possible to just come out and carry on as normal? Cause I'd have to. Home and work. SWMBO had a hip done in Jan. Your surgeon is correct, but "walk" is a bit of an exaggeration. Hobble more like, which progresses to a lurch, then normal gait about 8 weeks later. Two crutches for a few days, then one crutch, then a walking stick. At home: 1st day: to the letter box and back 2nd day: to the corner and back 3rd day: over to the park and back etc 2 weeks: around the block at normal walking pace, concentrating not to lurch etc Six months: ski-ing: no problem at all; tramping: OK, but develops a lurch after 5 hours or so, especially if downhill. |
TideMan (4279) | ||
| 1239889 | 2011-10-26 04:45:00 | Well for what it’s worth I’ve had three replacements done so I’ve go a bit of an idea. ;) My first was done in 1989 and is still fine. My second was done in 1992 and two of the three screws holding the socket sheared off and the socket tried to tip upside-down. This happened in 2009 so yet another was required, this time using a newish procedure where they use crushed up bones, (anybody’s bones) which inspires new bone growth to hold the socket. So looking at the big picture. Is it worth doing? Certainly, the pain relief is unbelievable and worn out hips never get better. When? As soon as possible because the ligaments, tendons etc loose their elasticity through prolonged lack of use. Sometimes this can be marginally recovered with prolonged physiotherapy but like a lot of things, the sooner you act, the better the result. So what’s the downside? Your general health has a lot to do with the success and recovery rate. The ability of the surgeon and his team has a huge bearing on the outcome. Do you have failures? Yep, I know two people who contracted infections and had to have the whole joint removed because antibiotics can’t get to the infection in the joint. Neither has gone back for a second shot and one is wheelchair bound and the other can walk with a shoe built up about 75mm. I’ve never been able to work out why where his hip should be doesn’t wind up under his armpit. What else? Well in my latest replacement my hip is just fine, but when I came out of the anaesthetic my knee was the size of a football. Turned out they have to put a fair bit of pressure on the knee and ankle when they dislocate the hip at the beginning of the procedure, so now I have a new beaut hip and buggered knee. :rolleyes: Anything else? Oh yes, you get the undivided attention of all the Customs Officers at every airport. :clap So overall, the chances of you being glad you did it are about 80% by my reckoning. :thumbs: |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1239890 | 2011-10-26 05:11:00 | Well for what it’s worth I’ve had three replacements done so I’ve go a bit of an idea. ;) Nothing like a bit of experience.:) |
mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 1239891 | 2011-10-26 05:50:00 | Hmmm. I take 8mg codeine. Not all the time. There has been a week where I took 60mg, but that was an exception. I can walk, just not terribly far. The issue is the after thing - I cannot have time off, and if the stairs are a problem, well, there's stairs I have to go up and down several times a day at work. I don't care if I have to hobble around them, I have a walking stick if necessary. But if it's as much hassle as their pamphlet said, and others have said - like not driving, not being at work or such, then no, it would have to wait. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1239892 | 2011-10-26 06:57:00 | Well firstly Pain Killers are not the answer. Often they cause or camouflage other problems. All going well you will be mobile with the aid of crutches in three days. The stairs are a real problem though and it’s not going up. It’s coming down. ;) You must remember that a fall could cause untold damage and have you out of action for a very long time. As a rough test of how bad your hip and associated parts are already, lie flat on your back on the floor and lift your good leg as high as it will go and get someone to record the height then do the same with your crook one. The experts work this out in degrees but as a rough guide if you can’t lift your crook leg above 450mm or above half the height of your good leg then it’s time for action before extensive physiotherapy enters the equation. (Remember the leg your not lifting must remain flat on the floor.) Finally, if you need to be helped off the floor after the test, or need to use your arms to pull yourself up then it’s time for action. Good Luck. :) |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1239893 | 2011-10-26 08:58:00 | Well pctek, I have known a number of people who have had hip replacements and they have all reported a huge improvement in their wellbeing after the op. In one case, a friend had been reporting enormous back problems and back pain for years - once she had the hip replacement done all of that went - there was nothing wrong with her back after all. Apparently the pain was from the way she had to walk to deal with the hip problems, and the stress it was causing her back. From what I understand, hip replacements are much easier in terms of rehab compared with knee replacements. Best wishes for your 'choosing time'. Sooner rather than later, judging by the change in my friends. | John H (8) | ||
| 1239894 | 2011-10-26 09:10:00 | It is amazing what medical science can do nowadays. After my open heart surgery, I felt like a younger woman. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find a younger woman feeling like an older man! |
KenESmith (6287) | ||
| 1239895 | 2011-10-26 22:27:00 | Stairs will be the least of your problems - driving was a bit of a bummer, as I relied an my missus - scared hell out of me. Bottom line, have it done - it gave me a new lease on life. | Peter H (220) | ||
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