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Amis hip replacement
Hi everyone! I got my right hip replaced exactly 2 months ago, I´m 23 years and im currently in remission (JIA). My hip necrosed due to corticoids. I would like to know if anyone has gotten the amis method which is supposed to be less invasive and could tell me about their experience. So far for me it has been incredible,…
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Scared of Operation THR
Hi, I'm new to the forum and I'm posting because I'm feeling scared about upcoming hip surgery. Although I've had a right THR I'm facing my second Left one and I've been feeling scared and also silly for feeling like that. I know that going into surgery like this isn't helpful and wondered if anyone had tips or ideas to…
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Coming up short post hip replacement
Morning lovely people. I am now 3.5 weeks post op and I have been blessed with a fast recovery. I am walking without any aids and have been pain free for half of that time. I am very grateful for this but……. there is always a but! I have gained 4cms/1.5” in height and I am looking for advice on what to do for the best for…
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Full Rehab Journey After Birmingham Hip Resurfacing
This is a raw, personal account of the my rehab journey following a Birmingham Hip Resurfacing operation on May 23rd, 2024. Initially, I was going to do a weekly update but what scuppered that idea was when my consultant, brilliant that he is, told me two things while my legs were still numb from the anaesthetic. The first…
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The Journey to a New Hip | a diary, part 1
Hi Everyone, hope you're doing well in your respective worlds. I saw the recent VA post about creativity helping folk with OA and, well, am trying to do something useful for myself and anyone who may be going through a similar situation. Last Friday 23rd May, 2024 I underwent a Birmingham Hip Resurfacing op and am in the…
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Shiny New Hip Day 20 May 2024
Day Zero So here i am. It's almost midnight and so far i feel brilliant. Went down to theatre at 16.15 and back in my room at 18.50. Had my first spinal which was exciting. It took them several attempts to get it right but were very kind and patient. Said my arthritis didnt help get it in first time. Apparently this is…
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Your experience of hip replacement - posterior, anterior, lateral anterior
Hi everyone I hope you are keeping as well as possible. We have a little sunshine and warmth to look forward to for a couple of days and I hope that means many of you will have less severe symptoms. I have been very fortunate to be offered a hip replacement. I would really appreciate your insight on which procedure you’ve…
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Top Accessories After Hip Replacement - things I wish I’d known
Below is a bunch of things I’m finding incredibly useful following this month’s hip resurfacing op. Hopefully, this will help save someone a little time and give some piece of mind, knowing you’re home is ready for the big day. If you’d like to read more about my practical and emotional journey from diagnosis to actual op,…
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Rehab Journey Following Hip Resurfacing | The First 24 Hours & Going Home
This is the start of my rehab journey. To read about the difficult journey to accept the diagnosis and ask for a replacement hip, follow the link here: Charmaine leaves around 20:00 and the first thing I do once sensation returns to my legs is ask the nurse to help me move to the side of the bed so I can sit and pass water…
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Pre and Post Operative Care
I don't know if this could help anyone, but I thought I would add this post as a new discussion, in case someone else could benefit from it. Any operation is scary, especially if you fear that you will be unable to cope afterwards; hopefully, by knowing that there is help available, will alleviate that concern at least.…
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Hip operation is BMI dependent!
After many years of pain, failing mobility and Dr's telling me my hip x-rays were fine, I now have severe hip arthritis and have been told that it's so severe that they're on the verge of collapse!!! I was told that I would probably get my first op in 6 months [whereas I thought it could take years] but my BMI had to be…
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Struggling with a new diagnosis, pain, work, staying positive
Hi All, Hope today finds you well. I'm 54 and, until last July, was very active - running and yoga were my go-tos. Then, in a beat, it all stopped with a diagnosis of severe arthritis in the right hip. In March last year I became aware of a niggle, a pain I'd never had before when stretching after a run - deep in the groin…
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Hip replacement tips
I had my left hip replaced 11 days ago and got out of hospital after two nights. Thus far my recovery seems to be going well so I thought I’d share some tips which might help anyone waiting for a THR. I’m 69, reasonably healthy and not overweight. Until this year I used to enjoy regular eight mile walks but then…
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Applied for PIP for the first time awaiting an invite for an assessment and had to go in to hospital
Hi, i was wondering if anyone could advise me, my aunt who has rheumatoid arthritis, diagnosed in 2005 has been waiting 10 months for a operation on her hip replacement which is 7 years old, the replacement was coming apart so we decided towards the end of September to make an application for PIP, something we had no idea…
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Advice a year after hip replacement
Hi all, I'm looking for some advice. I had a THR op last June and have had intermittent nerve pain with some numbness in my thigh until the last few months when it became fairly constant with fewer periods of little or no pain. I had a check-up with the consultant who did the op in May and an x-ray which showed the joint…
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I cancelled my hip replacement
I want to shout it from the rooftops. After only one week of calm, gentle, yet very powerful, somatic exercises I'm walking pain free and have increased my hip flexibility by 45 degrees! I've climbed into my 4x4 by stepping into it, rather than pulling myself in backwards for the first time in over a year. I'm sitting…
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Am I wrong to want a hip replacement as soon as?
I’m 46 and I’m away on holiday. I suffer really badly with arthritis in my right hip, I feel such a hinderance to my young family and I just want to have this hip replacement privately (my auntie has offered to pay) I don’t want injections, I’m fed up of trying to exercise, I just want a permanent fix!
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Hip replacement
Morning, I’ve had both hips replaced last March/May and things are better - happy days :smile: but I’m an active 33 year old - swapped more impact exercise for less but my work is on my feet 8-9 hours a day and according to my watch I do on average 10,000 steps per day. I know a hip replacement can last between 10 to 20…
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A less than routine hip replacement
I thought I'd share my experience of what might be a less than routine hip replacement. In November 2007 I underwent a left hip replacement at the Wellington hospital near Lords cricket ground. The surgeon suggested that if my bone structure was strong enough, to opt for a resurfacing. The hip resurfacing was completed…
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Hip osteoarthritis and back pain
Hi all, For many years I've had occasional debilitating lower back pain usually triggered by me twisting or bending, eg a simple move like twisting to get something from the car back seat. Typically this would happen about once a year, be really painful for three days and take maybe four weeks to fully resolve helped by…
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Hello I’m new I think
hello I’m Anne. I have oa in both hips much worse on the left. GP says it’s mild but my pain isn’t. i might have posted once before but I can’t really remember
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First few weeks after hip replacement
Well I've finally had a total hip replacement 2 years 2 months after going on waiting list. Had it on Saturday, home on day 2. Feel like I've been run over, I know what's involved and expected pain but really aching. Taking cocodamol only for pain, constipation was grim after oxycodone in hospital but think I'm on top of…
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Hip replacement surgery
Hello, I have recently been diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my right hip and I am interested to hear about peoples experience of surgery. For example, waiting times, time to recover after surgery, success of the operation etc. I live in derby so I would be particularly interested in hearing from people who had the…
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Osto arthritis in hip
Good afternoon I'm new I would like advise if possible I need a new hip but my B M I is high need to loose weight I feel I've been left to cope alone no physio or coucilling I'm so down I'm only 57 x
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The okay hip hurts, replaced hip and knee is fine
Hi I had a right knee replacement 18 months ago and a right hip replaced 5 months ago. I am 53. The xray showed my left hip was fine, normal degeneration but since i have had the right hip done, i am getting pain from my left hip. I had it done by mako robot and its supposed to be precise and mean i am level. Is this…
