Re-surfacing operation

happyhopper

I was diagnosed with moderate OA and had a hip re-surfacing operation last year. Unfortunately, the surgeon has not inserted the implant accurately and I am now faced with a complicated total hip replacement revision operation ith bone grafts and 3 months none weight bearing. Has anyone had a similar experience and give me tips for my next operation? Happy hopper

dreamdaisy

Hi, I cannot help but I wanted to say welcome. There are quite a few OAers around here, so I hope one comes along soon with some background info for you. One of our group, mjking, recently sent in a list of useful things to think about before a hip op, I believe it's at the top of the main LWA screen, so you might find some useful tips there. I wish you well, DD (who has psoriatic arthritis, PA)

dorcas

Hi 'happy hopper' nice to meet you.

I've no knowledge of hip procedures but there are sure to be peeps along in a minute who can chat this through with you.

It sounds like you've had quite a rough time of it with the failed re-surface :roll: so I hope the next op is successful.

just wanted to say Hi and welcome to the forum.

Irisx

speedalong

Hi Happy hopper,
what a nightmare situation.

My first THR was done 13 years ago - it was a more complex than a standard THR as I had congenitial hip dyslaxia and had had previous surgeries on the hip. The surgeon struggled to insert the shaft of the femur implant as my bone marrow had turned to bone which he likened to ivory!! He had to chisel away to insert it and it was very close to one edge of the femur instead of dead in the middle. He reinforced it with bone grafts. I was non-weightbearing for 3 months too, then gradually was able to increase the weight I could bear. I lost a lot of blood and had blood transfusions.

My hip is now painfree (aches a bit when tired.)

My main advice is fight for physio, I didn't have follow up physio and developed a bad gait following the op. 13 years on and I had an op on the other hip - and physio - which has helped to correct my bad habits! My leg is fine for walking on but I do have muscle weakness and I've since been told earlier intervention would have made this weakness less marked.

Also - hire a mobility scooter!! So that you are less restricted and reliant on others. I had one this time round and wish I had done this last time - it made such a difference.

And of course refer to Mike's thread for general ortho surgery rehab hints.

Keep us updated. Do you have a date? How do you mobilise now?

Speedy

happyhopper

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dreamdaisy

Tell us something new andyproctor! We want to help! DD

happyhopper

[Hello Speedy
Sorry I didn't reply early. I am new to the forum and unsure hat to do. Do I have to go through all my details again to put in my profile? I also notice that on some replies the question is repeated, to avoid this do you have to delete the original text?
Thanks for your tip of having a scooter. We live in the country and have a gravel drive so the scooter might struggle. A couple of the wildlife trust and RSPB reserves I have been to have scooters so I have tried them out.
Mike's tips are good, mike also went to an excellent team of surgeons in Birmingham who have very few problems. I am now with one of them.
I am still wanting to know exactly hat went wrong as if it is just the offset position of the leg this could be corrected with a 20 min op. I suspect not!
Do have a look at the hipresurfacingsite and surfacehippy websites re resurfacings. If I had seen this before my op I would have had no problems.

dreamdaisy

To reply I click on the reply to topic button on the bottom left under the message board, then type the reply and submit. I have no idea how you do the quote thing whcih can be so annoying when people only reply with the quote! DD

speedalong

H i Happyhopper,

no problem. You can add any details you want to on your profile, I do sometimes look at people's profile to clarify things ... until you correspond with or read someone's posts regularly, it takes a bit of time to learn about their story.

I think people sometimes quote the message they are responding to especially if a thread has become long and unweildy or gone off at a
tangent! Otherwise no need - it just make the thread even longer and you have to scroll down to the relevant bit ....

Re the scooter - I first used them at various nature parks etc I think it would be worth contacting a few manufactures or asking at a disability shop - before ruling one out ... the bigger models are more robust - I drove my hire scooter along some dreadful potholed and uneven pavements - it was a bit of a bone shaker - I quickly learnt the benefits of a decent cushion on top of the scooter seat as mine did not have any suspension!

Mike's tips are good .. I wonder how he is doing. Like you I would want to know more about what went wrong - hopefully you will find out more from your new consultant. I have visited the sites you mention - might take a further peep to see if I have missed anything ...

Keep posting,

SPeedy