David, I was just reading posts and came across yours. I to am from minnesota ,same area. Did you find a doctor to help you? and what kind of replacement did you have? I had surgery in nov but mine is a different story.Please let me know what youve decided. also I do have a question, what meds have you been on to help with pain. I hope everything goes well for you!!
Concerns about Hip Surgery
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I have been studying hip resurfacing. I am 47 years old and have been told it is time for a THP. (O/A) My primary care physician is the one who mentioned Hip Resurfacing, as she had her first THR at 47 and had considered going out of the country to have it done -7 or 8 years ago.
My ortho surgeon did not advise me to go that route (maybe because he or any of his partners currently perform the resurfacing).
I have continued to read and learn about the resurfacing option and am scheduled for a consultation at Washington University in St. Louis on July 24.
If I am not a canidate I will schedule the THR here in my hometown.
I am interested in hearing from anyone who has had the Resurfacing option done. It has just been approved by the FDA here in US as of May, however clinical research has been going on for years.
I am hoping for a quicker recovery with the less invasive surgery.
Pro's and Con's - I would love to hear them. The pain is unbearable despite pain medications and a horribly inactive lifestyle. One way or the other, I will regain my life through the advances of hip replacement surgeries. I am much too young to feel so painfully old.
My ortho surgeon did not advise me to go that route (maybe because he or any of his partners currently perform the resurfacing).
I have continued to read and learn about the resurfacing option and am scheduled for a consultation at Washington University in St. Louis on July 24.
If I am not a canidate I will schedule the THR here in my hometown.
I am interested in hearing from anyone who has had the Resurfacing option done. It has just been approved by the FDA here in US as of May, however clinical research has been going on for years.
I am hoping for a quicker recovery with the less invasive surgery.
Pro's and Con's - I would love to hear them. The pain is unbearable despite pain medications and a horribly inactive lifestyle. One way or the other, I will regain my life through the advances of hip replacement surgeries. I am much too young to feel so painfully old.
Greetings Kelly P. As a fellow THR (O/A) patient, with my first hip "fixed" In April and the second hip to be replaced in mid August, I too can relate to that unbearable pain. In most cases this very pain is gone as soon as you awake after the operation. All other discomfort diminishes with each p***ing day. Had there been other choices for the total eradication of those dibilitating hip agonies I am certain someone would have found them by now. Who knows, in the future they may install grease nipples at each hip in order to flood those drying bones with generous squirts of lubrication. Better still, someone may even find ways to stimulate the human liver into producing more of its own kind of colesterol and along with it the means of lubricating the human frame. Until then, I do hope you will be pain free soon. Annemarie
Kelli P:
You may have already discovered that hip resurfacing can be a volatile topic in hip circles, eliciting heated responses pro and con, from both surgeons and patients. As a recipient of bilateral THRs, I can vouch for the likely success of that tried-and-true procedure. Please be aware that the recovery and rehab from either of them will take some work and they are both major surgery. As time goes on and more surgeons perform resurfs in this country, we will gain some more longitudinal data telling us how resurfacing works in the long term.
All I can say is that THRs really do work and work well and I'm happy I had it done.
You may have already discovered that hip resurfacing can be a volatile topic in hip circles, eliciting heated responses pro and con, from both surgeons and patients. As a recipient of bilateral THRs, I can vouch for the likely success of that tried-and-true procedure. Please be aware that the recovery and rehab from either of them will take some work and they are both major surgery. As time goes on and more surgeons perform resurfs in this country, we will gain some more longitudinal data telling us how resurfacing works in the long term.
All I can say is that THRs really do work and work well and I'm happy I had it done.
Anna Marie and Kraft-
Thanks for your response. If the resurfacing is not an option for me I am immediately going to pursue the THR. I can hardly wait to feel better. I will know after my visit to Barnes on June 24. I am comforted and encouraged by your words. Best, Kelli P
Thanks for your response. If the resurfacing is not an option for me I am immediately going to pursue the THR. I can hardly wait to feel better. I will know after my visit to Barnes on June 24. I am comforted and encouraged by your words. Best, Kelli P
kelli,
i'm new to this board, and am reading some of the older posts. i, too, am 47 (in october) and facing this, after major back surgery (even more major than i acutally realized, luckily it went wonderfully!). i'd been off my feet for 2-1/2 years due to misdiagnosis. even w/ the hardware installed in my back, the only pain i awoke with was surgical. even my nurses were amazed at my recovery and light use of (self administered) morphine. we were blessed unseasonal warm, dry weather, and i was wrapping presents on the floor (surgery was oct 17, the day after my birthday), getting up stairs, STANDING to take a shower until the hot water ran out
.
all was well until the weather turned cooler and WETTER. i began to complain about my "pelvic joint", and actually wound up seeing one of my doc's partners in march. loosing my newfound mobility, having to up pain meds, and the day to day stress of pool construction, i was blubbering and couldn't even speak. his patience was already shot that day. basically, i've been counting the days until i could be released for the THR.
now i'm scheduled for 9/29, have been ***ured this will be a walk in the park compared to the last one, i'm swimming best i can at least 1/4 mile at least 5 days a week (often more and further. i do have a lovely tan!).
i'm freaking.
have you done it yet? HOW DID IT GO? i've read so many on here that swear they can do anything, to which my doctor replied, yes, but are they following what the doctor has TOLD them? i'm most concerned about getting to the floor and back up, and of course, the fear of dislocation.
i haven't talked to anyone my age about it, so i'm really curious. i do have to say that one of the things that keeps me going is rudy galindo's story (the ice skater). for years the doctors have blamed my ice skating days for the bad knee. its obvious i've got serious joint problems. my skating days are long over (even the thought of trying to land on this leg sickens me).
anyway, sorry, but i'd really like to know how things went for you.
i'd be glad to exchange emails to discuss this.
i really hope you get this, and thanks for the patience!!
mendi
i'm new to this board, and am reading some of the older posts. i, too, am 47 (in october) and facing this, after major back surgery (even more major than i acutally realized, luckily it went wonderfully!). i'd been off my feet for 2-1/2 years due to misdiagnosis. even w/ the hardware installed in my back, the only pain i awoke with was surgical. even my nurses were amazed at my recovery and light use of (self administered) morphine. we were blessed unseasonal warm, dry weather, and i was wrapping presents on the floor (surgery was oct 17, the day after my birthday), getting up stairs, STANDING to take a shower until the hot water ran out
.all was well until the weather turned cooler and WETTER. i began to complain about my "pelvic joint", and actually wound up seeing one of my doc's partners in march. loosing my newfound mobility, having to up pain meds, and the day to day stress of pool construction, i was blubbering and couldn't even speak. his patience was already shot that day. basically, i've been counting the days until i could be released for the THR.
now i'm scheduled for 9/29, have been ***ured this will be a walk in the park compared to the last one, i'm swimming best i can at least 1/4 mile at least 5 days a week (often more and further. i do have a lovely tan!).
i'm freaking.
have you done it yet? HOW DID IT GO? i've read so many on here that swear they can do anything, to which my doctor replied, yes, but are they following what the doctor has TOLD them? i'm most concerned about getting to the floor and back up, and of course, the fear of dislocation.
i haven't talked to anyone my age about it, so i'm really curious. i do have to say that one of the things that keeps me going is rudy galindo's story (the ice skater). for years the doctors have blamed my ice skating days for the bad knee. its obvious i've got serious joint problems. my skating days are long over (even the thought of trying to land on this leg sickens me).
anyway, sorry, but i'd really like to know how things went for you.
i'd be glad to exchange emails to discuss this.
i really hope you get this, and thanks for the patience!!
mendi
Hi Jim , Thanks for the note and I would love to see some of your research. It's been a while since I visited this site so I hope you are still visiting it . I'm going to Mayo Hospital in March for a consult so I am getting close but I am still unsure of the technique and the type of prosthesis to use. Dave
Hi Hippain2, Thanks for your note. I have not had my surgery yet. I still experiment with glucosamine-chondroitin products but they do not seem to be helping any more so now I am taking Ibuprofin about every other --day 3 tabs....or aspirin and tylenol ....I don't like taking meds any more than I have to. What kind of surgery did you have? Hope you are doing well!! Dave
hi, everyone..
i wanted to say that even tho i wasn't really 100% happy w/ my doc's bedside matter, and a couple of troublesome things while in the hospital, i can now do all the things i was afraid of. i have to think, and move a little slower, but i get up and down from the floor with ease, i can either stand to shower, or take a sitdown bubble bath, shave my legs, tie my shoes, even pick things up off the floor. i can drive my firebird again, I CAN CARE FOR MY ANIMALS.
i probably do more than i am supposed to, but i am very careful, when i get tired, the joint seems to get a little "loose" but as long as i get up off my butt and do stuff, i do great.
i was so horribly scared, especially after the back surgery 10 months prior to my thp, but i'm really happy. i have a good ways to go, but last year, it was a wheelchair to do anything. NOW i've walked around costco!!
they are telling my my poor old knee won't last the year, but i'm NOT going to do more surgery so quickly.
my son is getting married in march. all i wanted was to not detract from their happy day with my "owies".
i may even dance!
love and luck to all, thanks for the help..
mendi
i wanted to say that even tho i wasn't really 100% happy w/ my doc's bedside matter, and a couple of troublesome things while in the hospital, i can now do all the things i was afraid of. i have to think, and move a little slower, but i get up and down from the floor with ease, i can either stand to shower, or take a sitdown bubble bath, shave my legs, tie my shoes, even pick things up off the floor. i can drive my firebird again, I CAN CARE FOR MY ANIMALS.
i probably do more than i am supposed to, but i am very careful, when i get tired, the joint seems to get a little "loose" but as long as i get up off my butt and do stuff, i do great.
i was so horribly scared, especially after the back surgery 10 months prior to my thp, but i'm really happy. i have a good ways to go, but last year, it was a wheelchair to do anything. NOW i've walked around costco!!
they are telling my my poor old knee won't last the year, but i'm NOT going to do more surgery so quickly.
my son is getting married in march. all i wanted was to not detract from their happy day with my "owies".
i may even dance!
love and luck to all, thanks for the help..
mendi
David,
I had total hip replacement due to an accident and didn't have the time to worry about who is the best surgeon for this type of surgery. I had one week from the accident to the surgery. My surgeon (who was unknown to me until the surgery date) gave me a booklet containing all info I need to know about hip replacement.
I am now 3 months from my surgery and already walking, of course still with a limp (without crutches), and is still attending physiotherapy and hydrotherapy.
After my surgery, since I did not have a chance to read up, I started borrowing books from the library about this type of surgery and searching the internet, to make me more aware of what's happening to me and whether they are normal. It is a must to follow the do's and don'ts and you will sson be on your path to your quality life.
Your recovery will be entirely up to your outlook in life and will power. I plan to return to work on the 24th of this month on reduced hours and return full time in February.
List down your concerns and do not hesitate to talk to your specialist about them ( I did not get this chance), so that you are worry-free when you go through the operation.
You also need good family and friends who will provide you with tender loving care and keep your spirits up. And don't forget....Prayers has healing powers.
Good Luck to you.
Lolly
I had total hip replacement due to an accident and didn't have the time to worry about who is the best surgeon for this type of surgery. I had one week from the accident to the surgery. My surgeon (who was unknown to me until the surgery date) gave me a booklet containing all info I need to know about hip replacement.
I am now 3 months from my surgery and already walking, of course still with a limp (without crutches), and is still attending physiotherapy and hydrotherapy.
After my surgery, since I did not have a chance to read up, I started borrowing books from the library about this type of surgery and searching the internet, to make me more aware of what's happening to me and whether they are normal. It is a must to follow the do's and don'ts and you will sson be on your path to your quality life.
Your recovery will be entirely up to your outlook in life and will power. I plan to return to work on the 24th of this month on reduced hours and return full time in February.
List down your concerns and do not hesitate to talk to your specialist about them ( I did not get this chance), so that you are worry-free when you go through the operation.
You also need good family and friends who will provide you with tender loving care and keep your spirits up. And don't forget....Prayers has healing powers.
Good Luck to you.
Lolly
I did a lot of online research about materials and methods, and discussed them with my surgeon at length. He's supposed to be one of the best in California and I have total faith in him. His opinion of the minimal procedures is not high. He asked me if I'd like him to be able to see what he is doing...good point. Studies show more failures with minimal, even though the process is only a few years old.
The material of choice in the scientific community today (a bit ahead of ceramic) seems to be the highly cross-linked polyethyline that is erradiated to reduce (virtually eliminate) ion particle reaction. Also, with this material they can put in a larger ball which is much more stable and believed to last longer. They are using this on me because I am (relatively) young for the procedure at 55 and plan to get active again.
My advice is to read as much as you can. Check out the links on WebMD. It's a good place to start.
Judy
The material of choice in the scientific community today (a bit ahead of ceramic) seems to be the highly cross-linked polyethyline that is erradiated to reduce (virtually eliminate) ion particle reaction. Also, with this material they can put in a larger ball which is much more stable and believed to last longer. They are using this on me because I am (relatively) young for the procedure at 55 and plan to get active again.
My advice is to read as much as you can. Check out the links on WebMD. It's a good place to start.
Judy
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