Hip replacement folks?

[Mayberry59]

Anyone have a total hip replacement? I've had bone on bone in my hip for the last 4-5 years. I finally had enough of the discomfort and not sleeping well. Got it scheduled a couple months ago and had the surgery this morning. Checked in at 0630 and home by noon. So far everything is going well, don't need the walker. Curious to see how it feels tomorrow. Anyone else have one done? How was your recovery?

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[Ura-Ki]

Anyone have a total hip replacement? I've had bone on bone in my hip for the last 4-5 years. I finally had enough of the discomfort and not sleeping well. Got it scheduled a couple months ago and had the surgery this morning. Checked in at 0630 and home by noon. So far everything is going well, don't need the walker. Curious to see how it feels tomorrow. Anyone else have one done? How was your recovery?

Had my left hip done several years ago, i'm still pretty young at 55, but still, it was the millage and former career that did me in!
Recovery went pretty well, all things considered, pain was manageable, and total down time was about three months with no complications! Scar healed up nicely, lots of Vitamin E and scar ointment twice daily and you can hardly tell! I feel SO much better having had it done, just kind of odd being my age and needing this already, Oh well!

 

[Mayberry59]

Had my left hip done several years ago, i'm still pretty young at 55, but still, it was the millage and former career that did me in!
Recovery went pretty well, all things considered, pain was manageable, and total down time was about three months with no complications! Scar healed up nicely, lots of Vitamin E and scar ointment twice daily and you can hardly tell! I feel SO much better having had it done, just kind of odd being my age and needing this already, Oh well!

I'm almost 66. Mine was an anterior approach, supposedly has almost no restrictions. I start pt on Monday for 4-6 weeks, hoping for 4.

 

[Capn Jack]

Mine was a head-on car wreck that among other things, got my right foot, ankle, knee and hip, and busted the femur at both ends. Over the years the total hip socket and ball was the last thing replaced. They lengthened the femur by 3/4 " to match the other one, and there went my back problems. I walked out on the second day after the hip replacement. At 5 years they said just forget it ever happened.

If you haven't seen one of those hip devices, it looks like one of the old "Spike " lawn sprinklers.

 

[L84Cabo]

I'm 59. Been having hip issues for the last year. Was pretty sure I knew what was up but was managing it. Until things got worse. Went and got X-rays a couple of months ago. I'm bone on bone in both hips and warming up to have them both done...I guess.

We're playing the insurance game at the moment...going to physical therapy three times to say we tried what we could. It's such a Eff'ing racket. Appt #3 is next week. Pain is getting worse. Can't imagine living like this for years.

Good luck in the recovery and keep us posted. I'm reading everything I can on hip replacements.

Getting old sucks balls.

 

[WAYNO]

Anyone have a total hip replacement? I've had bone on bone in my hip for the last 4-5 years. I finally had enough of the discomfort and not sleeping well. Got it scheduled a couple months ago and had the surgery this morning. Checked in at 0630 and home by noon. So far everything is going well, don't need the walker. Curious to see how it feels tomorrow. Anyone else have one done? How was your recovery?

I've had a lot of joint surgeries, including a knee replacement. They were all tough. Simultaneously, I knew of folks having hip replacements and they did quite well, with recovery much shorter than my knee and shoulder surgeries.
Good luck with all this and keep us posted.

 

[Stomper]

 

[Tlock]

How was your recovery time stomper? I hear those addadicktome surgeries are pretty tuff recovery.....especially when they come with the complications you had, its tuff when the cant find what they are working on.

 

[Stomper]

How was your recovery time stomper? I hear those addadicktome surgeries are pretty tuff recovery.....especially when they come with the complications you had, its tuff when the cant find what they are working on.

They had to invent DD batteries, just for me.

 

[ktgee]

My opinion is don't delay hip replacement too long. I've known some friends who use a cane and are limping in pain, delayed surgery for several years. They wasted several years thinking that it would get better with physical therapy and chiropractic services. Life is short, get it fixed and enjoy life.

 

[User 1234]

My opinion is don't delay hip replacement too long. I've known some friends who use a cane and are limping in pain, delayed surgery for several years. They wasted several years thinking that it would get better with physical therapy and chiropractic services. Life is short, get it fixed and enjoy life.

I fully support this approach. Due to playing GI Joe I ended up with my first total hip replacement in my 30's and my second shortly after that. Bone on bone. I hope that your recovery goes smoothly.

 

[Mayberry59]

I'm 59. Been having hip issues for the last year. Was pretty sure I knew what was up but was managing it. Until things got worse. Went and got X-rays a couple of months ago. I'm bone on bone in both hips and warming up to have them both done...I guess.

We're playing the insurance game at the moment...going to physical therapy three times to say we tried what we could. It's such a Eff'ing racket. Appt #3 is next week. Pain is getting worse. Can't imagine living like this for years.

Good luck in the recovery and keep us posted. I'm reading everything I can on hip replacements.

Getting old sucks balls.

I agree getting old can suck but it beats the alternative. Guess I was lucky cause I didn't have to do pt before it was approved. I had several injections over the past few years. Both the guided and the regular steroid shots. The guided ones worked well the first 4 or 5 times, was almost pain free for 5 or 6 months. Shots started losing effectiveness and I was tired of constant pain & limping around. Have medicare & tricare for life.

 

[Mayberry59]

I've had a lot of joint surgeries, including a knee replacement. They were all tough. Simultaneously, I knew of folks having hip replacements and they did quite well, with recovery much shorter than my knee and shoulder surgeries.
Good luck with all this and keep us posted.

The joint replacement class we went to said hips were the easiest, then knees and shoulders were the worst. Hoping this is it for awhile

 

[gmerkt]

Not me, but Mrs. Merkt. I was the caregiver.

Checked in at 0630 and home by noon. So far everything is going well, don't need the walker. Curious to see how it feels tomorrow.

No more loafing around in hospital beds for a week as when I was a kid. They want to kick you out ASAP. One of the anesthetics they gave Mrs. Merkt was a long-lasting "pain blocker." She felt great the first 24 hours post surgery, the second day she fell apart. By that time, the hospital was in the rear view mirror and it was all on me.

knees and shoulders were the worst.

Mrs. Merkt has had shoulder surgery as well. Bad as the first week post surgery were re. the hip replacement, shoulder surgery was worse. But at least she was ambulatory and could get to the potty by herself okay.

So far long term, the her hip surgery has been successful. One of our daughters required hip replacement at age 36 due to athletic involvements. Women's roller derby where she was a star blocker but has later had to pay dearly for her fame. Hers hasn't gone as well; it's going to require a re-do because something wasn't done right the first time around or has gone bad since. It's not clear to me which.

My worst nightmare as caregiver: Hairdressing. I don't have the patience for do-overs and the detail involved in doing ladies' hair.

Re. hospital stays. Yeah, yeah, I know, "modern medicine" makes longer stays unnecessary. And also makes your Medicare Part A nearly worthless, because that's the "Hospital Coverage." I suppose in earlier times the medical profession was able to pad their bill by the device of compelling people to longer hospital stays. These days, they find ways to bilk you without having to give up care in hospital to do it.

Re. physical therapy for people needing joint replacements. I haven't yet figured out if the profession is sincere about expected results of that, or if it's just a delaying tactic which deflects some patients away. In any case, my view is, once the imaging reveals defective joints, just advance to surgery and forget the PT.

 

[Capn Jack]

Don't know what degree of truth is in this, but story is, a guy sued his Doctor over his hip replacement.

He said the plastic socket they used was ruining his sex life as it squeaked and made his wife giggle.

 

[Southpaw]

Mrs. Southpaw has had both of hers done in the last two years. The first she suffered with the pain for years hoping it would heal but rheumatoid arthritis doesn't go away. She felt so great with full mobility after the first she didn't hesitate to do the other that was getting bad the next year. Same day in and out, titanium and ceramic hip I believe and healed up fine. As others have said, she was pissed she suffered in pain for all those years.

 

[Stomper]

Don't know what degree of truth is in this, but story is, a guy sued his Doctor over his hip replacement.

He said the plastic socket they used was ruining his sex life as it squeaked and made his wife giggle.

If'n I had been that MD's lawyer, I would have accused him of the gerbil that was squeaking and counter-sued him!


If that gerbil fit, you must acquit!

 

[ktgee]

Re. physical therapy for people needing joint replacements. I haven't yet figured out if the profession is sincere about expected results of that, or if it's just a delaying tactic which deflects some patients away. In any case, my view is, once the imaging reveals defective joints, just advance to surgery and forget the PT.

I agree with you on PT, and I might add chiropractor also for people needing joint replacement. These are for a hopeful alternative to getting better and avoiding surgery. They don't work. It was a waste of time and money. However, insurance paid part of it. Each time, PT would give me a printout of exercises to do at home. I can print it out myself on the internet.

After chiropractor visits, my hip would feel worse. I did that for 6 months, and eventually, I said screw this and got my hip replacement. The best decision I made. I should have done it way sooner.

 

[WasteLand]

Good friend had double hip replacement and feels 20 years younger. He's 57 and actively kickboxing with them.

 

[gmerkt]

After chiropractor visits, my hip would feel worse. I did that for 6 months, and eventually, I said screw this and got my hip replacement. The best decision I made. I should have done it way sooner.

With all due respect to the chiropractic profession, I don't know what good their treatment would do for a patient with bone / joint disease. I suppose some patients hold out against surgery for as long as they can and this is a mechanism for that.

There are some structures in the human body that go bad and you can kind of ignore the problem or learn to accept the pain. Like in the hands or feet. But major supporting members such as knees, hips, and shoulders, problems with those can be major impediments to normal life.

I had a problem with a vertebra in my neck which resulted in a cervical fusion. I can't imagine what my life would be like if I hadn't submitted to that surgery back in 2005.