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[Montymum]

WOW! thanks heaps Guys for the prompt replies.
My fears to have the Surgery is due to the horrendous situation I found myself in after having THJR on my left hip, my Femoral, Sciatic and Obturator nerves were damaged which has caused my leg to be paralysed, this is a permanent 'injury' hence my absolute fear to have my right one done.
The stem-cell therapy sounds interesting, I wonder where I would go to investigate that?
Yes I do have bone on bone, very very painful.

 

[Butterfly]

OMG, that is just horrible. Did you have the anterior or posterior approach? Do you know why that happened? How did they make such a botch of it? You're in my prayers.

Peace and love.

 

[Poppet]

As I mentioned the stem cell therapy is very much in the early stages and there are not many surgeons doing it. You have to be assessed as the right candidate for it. I know of a couple of surgeons doing it in Sydney, but not sure if it is available in NZ..

If your hip is already bone on bone I doubt it would be a candidate for it.. Google it for NZ

 

[Josephine]

Hi there Montysmum - thought you'd be back eventually! I can fully understand your reluctance to run the risk again but it truly is a rare condition. I think you'd be best to find another surgeon who's done lots of hip replacements and takes your previous experience seriously.

BTW, what approach did you have last time? You can see the range here THR approaches or incisions.

 

[Runaround Sue]

Montymum I have read through your entire history here at Bonesmart. You certainly have had a lot of bad luck thrown your way. It seemed from your original thread that you were going to have that other hip replaced 2 years ago. How have you been? Has your femoral nerve damage improved any?

I had surgery to my left upper arm/shoulder Feb 2909 and was left with nerve damage but no where near as severe as your femoral nerve damage. I still have use of the arm though it is weaker and I have shocks/stings/burning/tearing/hot/swelling sensations daily and occasional scar pain. I cannot compare my pangs with your femoral nerve damage or fathom how awful it is for you.

 

[Montymum]

Hello Josephine, yes I'm back! My left hip was done using the Lateral, 27.5cm long scar I have down the left leg. I know its quite rare to have this complication (fortunately) BUT I am just soooo reluctant.
There is not a hell of a lot of choice in New Zealand for Orthopedic Doctors and unfortunately I don't have the money to go overseas to get it done.

 

[octopus]

Hi Montymum, where abouts in NZ are you? I had a fantastic surgeon, who does both private and public. I can pass on his name if you want. I found him more than happy to spend time answering my questions and my surgery is so far a success, the three month X-rays show no movement at all (I am now five months). I feel for you, having had such awful complications last time. Maybe you should see a surgeon or two and hear what they have to say, and see how you feel about them and their experience, and their understanding of your situation. Thinking of you.

 

[Montymum]

Hi Octopus, I've sent you a message in a personal message. Please keep the info 'personal' Maybe you could tell me where you are in New Zealand, and your experience of the earthquakes.

 

[Montymum]

Hi Diodan
Sorry for the late reply. No the femoral/sciatic nerve damage has not improved in anyway. It has caused complications in other parts of my body due to having to use walking aids all the time.
How horrid for you to have nerve damage to your arm, I think that could be worse than using the use of a leg. Will yours improve?

 

[octopus]

Hi Montymum, what's your next step?

 

[Montymum]

Hi Octopus, I don't know what my next step is going to be. I might look into the stem-cell treatment, it won't hurt looking into it.

 

[Poppet]

Montymum, so sorry your experience has been so bad.. Remember though that two surgeries are never the same. I will have to have hip #2 done at some stage so I feel your concern. For me it is the reverse, I had a good outcome, so will I have as good an outcome second time around... Sigh!

Keep us updated, hope the info from octopus helps

 

[Montymum]

Hi Poppet getting 'support' from anyone is helpful, I get a lot from reading the bonesmart people posts, just makes me feel someone is interested, silly I know but that is just the way it is.

 

[bottomshollow]

Montymum. It isn't silly 'cause we are interested and we do care. We are here to help in any way we can: answering questions and concerns; supporting and encouraging you from start to finish; giving you a place to vent, whine, complain if you need to; sharing experiences with one another; and having fun and some laughs along the way along with getting to know you.

Take care and keep us posted. We care.

 

[octopus]

Hi Octopus, I don't know what my next step is going to be. I might look into the stem-cell treatment, it won't hurt looking into it.

It certainly won't hurt, it's good to explore all options, even if nothing comes of it, you will still have learnt something and will not be left wondering 'what if?' Let us know what you find out. Thinking of you.

 

[Montymum]

Boy OH Boy we have been having so many Earthquakes, some really big ones, due to the 'stuffed' leg and the arthritic hip I can't do the 'Turtle'.
All good though, a few new cracks in the building, crockery and ornaments broken but no injuries.

 

[octopus]

Hi Montymum, hope you are getting on ok with all the earthquakes, and it's not too frightening. I was in Wellington three weeks ago when the big ones first started, thankfully leaving Sunday evening, 20 mins before the 6.5.

Poppet has started a thread in the social room re the earthquakes, have you seen it?

 

[Montymum]

Hi Octopus
Thanks, I have posted something in that thread. Earthquakes certainly are interesting.

 

[MaggieElsie]

Hi Montymum,
I have read through all your previous posts and really feel for you - what an awful ongoing ordeal. My story is totally different as it has been so good, so far - three weeks ago I had both my hips replaced and am already walking without crutches and no pain for the first time in many years.

Like you, I live in Aotearoa but unlike you, I had an excellent orthopaedic surgeon and was prompted to reply to you, remembering two random conversations with complete strangers prior to my surgery. Both told me how they had relatives who came to the area where I had the surgery, specifically to see my orthopaedic surgeon. Both told horror stories of their loved ones pain and suffering and how my surgeon had worked with them and eventually helped them to regain their lives where everyone else had failed over many long years. Their stories reminded me a bit of yours. At the time, the stories of successful outcomes gave me even more confidence in my surgeon - and I had already researched and selected him and made the effort to travel out of area to have him do the surgery.

So this is a longwinded way of saying that there are excellent orthopaedic surgeons in NZ and that many of us travel to ensure we have a surgeon we trust. My surgeon may not be able to help with your previous problem, but you should be able to have high confidence in his ability to do the surgery to replace the other hip, should you choose that. I am not sure how to share the information about the surgeon and his location, should you want that - but you probably know how to go about it. Even if you don't want that information, I just wanted to let you know that I really feel for you and your situation and encourage you to maybe try to trust one of the great surgeons we do have in Aotearoa because there are many of us with excellent results. Thinking of you.

 

[Montymum]

Hi MaggieElsie, thanks a lot for your very informative message. I'm very interested in finding out who the surgeon is. I think you can send a private message (I think it is called), I'm not sure how BUT think it is by clicking the Quote in PM button at the end of your entry. Give it a go and we'll see.
I'm really really pleased for you both hips worked out and you are getting around without crutches and pain-free, that is WONDERFUL!!!!!!!

Kind Regards