THR Dislocation after 10th Dec 2012 surgery
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Hi Sissy46,
Our new little pup who we are going to call Dora arrives the end of Feb. I am so excited as our old dog died just before I had the accident so we decided not to get a new one before I was able to walk.I will post pictures. She is a minature bull terrier. How is your new hip going? Hopefully very well.
Our new little pup who we are going to call Dora arrives the end of Feb. I am so excited as our old dog died just before I had the accident so we decided not to get a new one before I was able to walk.I will post pictures. She is a minature bull terrier. How is your new hip going? Hopefully very well.
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Suhay, glad that you are doing pretty good and have a new addition, Dora to your home. I
Hi All,Just to update you on my progress. Today I returned to surgeon for 6 week check He was very happy with my progress
and told me that I could walk around the house without crutches or walker. When out to still use one crutch as my muscles have not been used for 12months due to being in the wheelchair. All in all he is very happy, I am very happy and my life can begin again.
Just to update on my review THR with repair of femur. Seven days ago my hip dislocated. It was quite traumatic and I did not seem to do anything wrong to make this happen.In the end I put it down to doing something and it must have been my fault. I got to hospital and the surgeon put it back in and I went home the next morning. Six days later it was out again, and this time I have been so careful that I know for sure I done nothing to cause it.
Now I feel paranoid. Frightened to sit, stand, lie down or move any part of my body. I am going to the surgeon today for him to explain what he is going to do as I do not want another dislocation.
Last time I waited 3 hours for the ambulance to come.
Now I feel paranoid. Frightened to sit, stand, lie down or move any part of my body. I am going to the surgeon today for him to explain what he is going to do as I do not want another dislocation.
Last time I waited 3 hours for the ambulance to come.
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suhay1....I'm so sorry to hear you had a dislocation. Please know that this is not your fault!!! It is important for you to talk with your surgeon, though, so I'm thankful that you have an appointment soon. Please let us know what he has to say.
I merged your latest thread with your other recovery thread. We do like to keep all updates, questions and concerns in a single thread. It makes it much easier to go back and review what has happened when someone does have a problem. Please post here from now on. Each time you post, it will bring the thread to the front of the index list, so it should receive the same attention as if you started a new one. And, if you decide you'd like a different thread title at some point, just post what you want and we'll get it changed for you.
Hang in there.....hopefully you can get some answers soon from the surgeon.
I merged your latest thread with your other recovery thread. We do like to keep all updates, questions and concerns in a single thread. It makes it much easier to go back and review what has happened when someone does have a problem. Please post here from now on. Each time you post, it will bring the thread to the front of the index list, so it should receive the same attention as if you started a new one. And, if you decide you'd like a different thread title at some point, just post what you want and we'll get it changed for you.
Hang in there.....hopefully you can get some answers soon from the surgeon.
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3 hours for an ambulance????? Why???? That is horrible. What kind of pain were you in??? I would like to know also how you knew??? I guess I need to research dislocation. I am so sorry you have had such a hard time. Please keep us posted as to what your OS says happened!
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suhay1.. I too am sorry this is happening to you, I can only imagine the fear and frustration you must be feeling. Do keep us posted on the result of your appointment with the OS.
Also, would you be a dear and pop your surgery date in your signature, I have provided the link for the 'how to' .. Thanks heaps
https://bonesmart.org/forum/threads/how-to-create-a-signature.14728/
Also, would you be a dear and pop your surgery date in your signature, I have provided the link for the 'how to' .. Thanks heaps
https://bonesmart.org/forum/threads/how-to-create-a-signature.14728/
Hi everyne, I am now going in on Monday to have a bigger ball, a collar??? it is something to stop the dislocations around the cup and the surgeon will have to repair the damage to the muscles and ligaments that the dislocations caused.
If you get a dislocation you will know. It is horrible pain and your leg immediately goes about 3" shorter. My hip dislocated to the back sometimes evidently they dislocate to the front. I could feel my hip in my behind.
I am keeping my fingers crossed that the hip does not dislocate before then.
The 3 hr wait for the ambulance is because it was night and so many people call for headaches, sore fingers or the like that the ambulance has to attend and that puts cases that are genuine waiting. I will keep you informed of my progress
If you get a dislocation you will know. It is horrible pain and your leg immediately goes about 3" shorter. My hip dislocated to the back sometimes evidently they dislocate to the front. I could feel my hip in my behind.
I am keeping my fingers crossed that the hip does not dislocate before then.
The 3 hr wait for the ambulance is because it was night and so many people call for headaches, sore fingers or the like that the ambulance has to attend and that puts cases that are genuine waiting. I will keep you informed of my progress
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My word! I certainly hope you don't have another dislocation! I'm so sorry you are going through this and more surgery to boot! 
Would you like to talk to other people who are having March surgeries? Here is their thread:
https://bonesmart.org/forum/threads/march-musketeers-2013-are-you-having-hip-surgery-in-march.17518/
I understand if that's not what you need though.
Would you like to talk to other people who are having March surgeries? Here is their thread:
https://bonesmart.org/forum/threads/march-musketeers-2013-are-you-having-hip-surgery-in-march.17518/
I understand if that's not what you need though.
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Wow suhay you really have had a rough go of things. It sounded like things had finally taken the right turn in January after the previous year. It is crazy to think that just a month later you dislocated. Hopefully Jo can shed some light on how and why it happens, as I thought that after the first six weeks the muscles would have formed the new pseudo capsule around the joint.
I'm sending you all kinds of comfort and prayers to get you through and past Monday. Good luck with it all.
I'm sending you all kinds of comfort and prayers to get you through and past Monday. Good luck with it all.
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SO SO sorry to hear this!!!! My God, I hope things will get better for you. From experience, I can tell you that a larger size diameter head/ball will help you. It's much more anatomical. I have one in, and while I haven't tried to move past the recommended ranges, I have heard plenty that you can resume normal movements eventually. Wishing you the best of luck!!
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