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Hip Infection Excellent recovery until it wasn't
Hello bonesmart peeps. It's been a while since I posted but I wanted to update so that people who come to this site in the future may benefit from the knowledge of my experience. So my last post was 2/14/19 when my bloodwork showed elevated CRP levels indicating that is was likely I had an...- 919THR
- Post #74
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Hip Infection Excellent recovery until it wasn't
Thanks for everyone's comments. Well I got bad news. Inflammatory markers/CRP levels are elevated again per my last bloodwork, so my surgeon believes its likely I have an infection again. He also thinks is likely the same infection as before, because that's usually how it works and the...- 919THR
- Post #67
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Hip Infection Excellent recovery until it wasn't
Hello @Mojo333. Funny you should ask for an update. Big day for me tomorrow. I get bloodwork results back tomorrow to determine if my inflammatory markers are up again or if they remain normal and I can schedule my next replacement surgery. I finished my 6 week picc line of antibiotics on...- 919THR
- Post #60
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Hip Infection Excellent recovery until it wasn't
Well I'm three weeks out from my revision surgery and I have good news. At the two week mark I had my staples taken out and the my surgeon noted that my surgical incision was completely shut and looked infection free. At the week three mark, just yesterday, the infectious disease doctors said my...- 919THR
- Post #54
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Hip Infection Excellent recovery until it wasn't
So my surgeon told me that it took three tries today get the spacer to stay in place. The first two attempts would not stay in place. So he had to use a more basic cement spacer versus a better articulating one like he had planned. Since I have so much dislocation risk in his opinion he is only...- 919THR
- Post #47
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Hip Infection Excellent recovery until it wasn't
Out of surgery today. Took six hours. Surgeon told my wife it took an hour (much longer than anticipated) just to get the cup of the implant dialodged. Wow!! :shocked:- 919THR
- Post #45
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Hip Infection Excellent recovery until it wasn't
Hello @Debru4. Thanks for asking. I go in to get my spacer installed this Thursday 12/6. They expect that I will be in the hospital for 3 to 4 days.- 919THR
- Post #37
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Hip Infection Excellent recovery until it wasn't
Well the aspiration was a week ago on Monday. OS called me last Wednesday and told me there was definitely "something" there and that growing out the culture would show them what it is. OS recommended I schedule and the hip revision surgeon in their practice, so based on all my reading on...- 919THR
- Post #28
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Hip Infection Excellent recovery until it wasn't
Also I had kind of an unusual occurrence at just over five weeks. I had a pretty large hematoma on my hip right at my incision point. About the size of a deck of cards. It formed about a week after my surgery but never seemed unhealthy when I visited my OS. It was not discolored, no oozing. OS...- 919THR
- Post #25
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Hip Infection Excellent recovery until it wasn't
My update. So at four weeks post surgery I had my big setback relative to my great recovery at I indicated in my initial post. Likely due to doing too much. Had a follow up with OS since I was taking quite long to start improving with extensive rest. Had an X-ray and that looked good. My OS...- 919THR
- Post #24
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Hip Infection Excellent recovery until it wasn't
Thanks for the input everyone. I will not be pushing through it. I am resting until my body can comfortably bear weight again. That's my biggest issue right now. The thing I'm struck by is I didn't "think" I was pushing it. I was taking a long term approach. But in hindsight I kept walking when...- 919THR
- Post #14
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Hip Infection Excellent recovery until it wasn't
@Debru4 My OS gave me a script for PT at my two week check up. I remember at that point thinking I was tired and I put off for a few days calling the PT. The doctor gave me the script for PT but didn't tell me I had to go, just acted as if it was part of the process. I think the bad thing that...- 919THR
- Post #13
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Hip Infection Excellent recovery until it wasn't
Thanks @Mojo333- 919THR
- Post #3
- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Hip Infection Excellent recovery until it wasn't
Hello fellow bonesmarties. I have been wearing out the search function of this site in my recovery so now it is time for me to finally post. The site has been a great resource of info in my recovery. I had a left anterior THR on 10/2/18 due to osteoarthritis. I'm a 46 year old male, 5'11"...- 919THR
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- Forum: Hip Surgery Recovery Area
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Knee pain prior to THR
I've had OA in my left hip for four years. LTHR scheduled for 10/2 /18. Both of my legs and knees have been giving me persistent medium grade pain for the last couple of months. My hip has deteriorated and I'm glad I have the surgery scheduled. In my case it's like that as my hip continues to...- 919THR
- Post #9
- Forum: Hip Surgery Pre-Op Area
