Been having severe hip\back\glute pain on the right side for the past several months. Got some relief off and on from my chiropractor but it kept getting worse. I mentioned to him that I'd been having some groin pain and he said uh, oh, sounds like the hip. So I got a bunch of xrays and don't have any cartilage in my right hip. We tried a cortisone shot but no real relief so my ortho and my rheumatologist both agree that I need a new hip. Its just a matter of when I choose to do it.
I can get around okay with a cane but any walking is painful as is sleeping. Getting in the truck also takes some doing. As some of you may know, my favorite thing is my volunteer "job" at the humane society walking dogs once a week. Can't do that much any more, although I still go and take them out for some fresh air.
I'd like to hear from anyone who has had a new hip or knows someone who has. I'll be getting more information from the surgeon, who says he does about 100 a year, but I like to hear from people who actually have gone through it. He uses a plastic and steel hip and socket, as opposed to ceramic, although we didn't really get into the specifics yet. He says he no longer will do hip resurfacings, since he finds the surgery to be actually more traumatic (seems hard to believe) and the recovery time longer and that the ultimate result is not as good. (We actually talked about how the metal to metal resurfacing could result in galling of the metal and potential of release of "stuff" into the body).
Thanks!
I can get around okay with a cane but any walking is painful as is sleeping. Getting in the truck also takes some doing. As some of you may know, my favorite thing is my volunteer "job" at the humane society walking dogs once a week. Can't do that much any more, although I still go and take them out for some fresh air.
I'd like to hear from anyone who has had a new hip or knows someone who has. I'll be getting more information from the surgeon, who says he does about 100 a year, but I like to hear from people who actually have gone through it. He uses a plastic and steel hip and socket, as opposed to ceramic, although we didn't really get into the specifics yet. He says he no longer will do hip resurfacings, since he finds the surgery to be actually more traumatic (seems hard to believe) and the recovery time longer and that the ultimate result is not as good. (We actually talked about how the metal to metal resurfacing could result in galling of the metal and potential of release of "stuff" into the body).
Thanks!
For the first 12-18 months, make sure to guard your movement going up and down stairs, running/walking over rough ground, etc. The hip joints are very strong and stable, but all it takes is one missed step to dislocate your hip - and you'll be back under the surgeon's knife. I still go on 10+ mile mountain hikes with my son's Boy Scout troop with no worries - but I've got a good pair of titanium hiking staffs that I take with me in case a tree root jumps up and hooks my foot. I also picked up one of