boricuaterp
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Hello all,
7/16 is the date for my total hip replacement surgery. I had a closed reduction/internal fixation emergency surgery on my right hip of a displaced femoral neck fracture on 4/5, after falling of my bicycle and tumbling down a hill off a bike trail the day before (4/4).
After 6 weeks of non weight-bearing on my right leg, I went for a follow-up with the surgeon that performed the surgery. I told him that I had been experiencing pain in my groin and in front of my thigh when I performed straight leg raises during PT sessions. He looked at an X-ray of my hip taken the day of the follow-up, and he said that ‘it is not looking like it was healing’ but he wasn’t too specific. He wanted me to come back to his office after 5 weeks. In the meantime, he allowed me to do toe-touching weight bearing on the right leg.
I went ahead and got a second opinion from a hip/knee specialist on 6/16. He was very straightforward in his diagnosis, which turned out to be nonunion, along with osteonecrosis of the femoral head, and some degree of osteoarthritis. He suggested removal of the pins and doing hip pinning surgery again (but he didn’t give me a good prognosis for that procedure) and total hip arthroplasty. I chose the surgery route. The new surgeon will do a direct anterior approach hip arthroplasty after removing the screws that are in there right now. He said the surgery will only last 45 minutes, which came as a surprise (pleasant) for me.
I was 100% mobile prior to the accident, with no known comorbidities. I am overweight, but not obese. I’ve managed to lose almost 30 pounds since the accident by doing portion control, eating more fatty fish (mackerel, sardines) and fruits.
I feel anxious about the surgery, especially after doing some research about it, and seeing all the complications that I could run into (dislocation, infection, etc.). If you have any suggestions in dealing with anxiety prior to surgery, please send them my way!
I am very happy to find this community, where people share their experiences with these procedures. I wish good luck to everyone having surgery in the near future!
7/16 is the date for my total hip replacement surgery. I had a closed reduction/internal fixation emergency surgery on my right hip of a displaced femoral neck fracture on 4/5, after falling of my bicycle and tumbling down a hill off a bike trail the day before (4/4).
After 6 weeks of non weight-bearing on my right leg, I went for a follow-up with the surgeon that performed the surgery. I told him that I had been experiencing pain in my groin and in front of my thigh when I performed straight leg raises during PT sessions. He looked at an X-ray of my hip taken the day of the follow-up, and he said that ‘it is not looking like it was healing’ but he wasn’t too specific. He wanted me to come back to his office after 5 weeks. In the meantime, he allowed me to do toe-touching weight bearing on the right leg.
I went ahead and got a second opinion from a hip/knee specialist on 6/16. He was very straightforward in his diagnosis, which turned out to be nonunion, along with osteonecrosis of the femoral head, and some degree of osteoarthritis. He suggested removal of the pins and doing hip pinning surgery again (but he didn’t give me a good prognosis for that procedure) and total hip arthroplasty. I chose the surgery route. The new surgeon will do a direct anterior approach hip arthroplasty after removing the screws that are in there right now. He said the surgery will only last 45 minutes, which came as a surprise (pleasant) for me.
I was 100% mobile prior to the accident, with no known comorbidities. I am overweight, but not obese. I’ve managed to lose almost 30 pounds since the accident by doing portion control, eating more fatty fish (mackerel, sardines) and fruits.
I feel anxious about the surgery, especially after doing some research about it, and seeing all the complications that I could run into (dislocation, infection, etc.). If you have any suggestions in dealing with anxiety prior to surgery, please send them my way!
I am very happy to find this community, where people share their experiences with these procedures. I wish good luck to everyone having surgery in the near future!