New here, hello - bilateral surgery

henrrietta
henrrietta Member Posts: 4
edited 19. Feb 2025, 16:36 in Living with arthritis

Hi I have been diagnosed for severe degenerative OA and my NHS consultant has suggested a bilateral hip replacement. Both hips replaced at once. I have found very little information on this online, so would appreciated some real life experiences if anyone wants to share!

Henri x

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  • Ellen
    Ellen Moderator Posts: 1,898

    Hi @henrrietta Henri I see you have been advised to have a bilateral hip replacement at the same time.

    I Have done you a quick search for threads on the subject here:

    https://community.versusarthritis.org/search?domain=all_content&query=double%20hip%20replacement&scope=site&source=community

    This procedure is done much less frequently that single hip replacements or one following on some months later. Hopefully you'll get some replies.

    Best wishes

    Ellen.

  • henrrietta
    henrrietta Member Posts: 4

    Thanks Ellen, I am struggling to find anyone currently on the forum who has had this surgery; and most of the advice for pre and post op mobility is irrelevant (ie things like using your old hip first, then your new one). I am confused as to why I'd be offered such unusual surgery.

    There is very little info on this procedure in the US - I wondered if it came from there - but why is this surgeon offering it when there are barely any surgeons in the world who do it. I'm scared.

    Henri x

  • Trish9556
    Trish9556 Member Posts: 788

    hi @henrrietta

    If you click on thee magnifying glass aat the top left of your screen by your profile picture and type in bilateral hip replacement there are a number of posts on this that might be useful.

    Trish

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