Anyone had hip replacement surgery?



It used to be two weeks in hospital with a very slow rehab. Now it's almost a day case and they get you on your feet ASAP and out the door. Results are much better with swift mobilization.

Worth asking about having the procedure done with an anterior approach. It's a new technique and less muscle damage and quicker rehab. Not everyone does it but is getting more common from what I have seen
 
---Nemo--- said:
I've been putting it off for a year now but the time to act is approaching. What i want to know is how long is the recovery period? Any advice would be appreciated.
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I had my right hip replaced in August at Sunderland. Went in on Saturday and was out on the Tuesday have arthritis in both hips. I am quite young for hip replacement, I am 38

You are given the option to attend hip school, where they give you information on what the surgery consists of etc and what furniture is required, you need to invest in a old granny high chair!

A week before surgery you have your pre-op, you are given special mouthwash and shower gel to combat MRSA, they take swabs of your bollocks etc too to check for the bug

The day before surgery you have a home visit by a specialist who brings you specialist furniture for the toilet and a perching stool.

Ok the surgery...

I am not going to lie, prepare for two/three weeks of hell.

You are awake but slightly dozed up for the duration of the surgery, you can hear all the drilling/cutting/hammering etc

The day after surgery they get you up and have you walking with two sticks.

The day after that they have you walking with one stick and climbing stairs.

When the anasethic wears off after surgery prepare for the worst, the pain is unbearable.

You are laid flat in bed, with a block between your legs, trying to have a piss into a bottle is impossible, just let it flow!

Once you are up and about, it feels like you have been shagged up the arse!

As I said above, the first two/three weeks are rough as fuck. Prepare for sleepless nights, for 6 weeks you have to sleep on your back, I just couldn’t do it, impossible! Also, you can’t get comfortable, I was continually switching between my bed and high backed chair downstairs (which you need to invest in) did my head in!

I also had severe restless legs! Had to drink tonic water for that to ease the restlessness

I had 6 weeks off work, I was at home by myself most days, couldn’t wait to get back to work as I was depressed as fuck. No driving for 6 weeks either.

I am now a couple of months down the line and the hip feels fantastic, arthritic pain has totally gone, unfortunantley for me, I need the other hip doing too and my back is fucked so I am still in pain, daily.

My advice is to go for it, you won’t regret it, the pain is worth it.

If you need owt else, PM me, I also have x-rays of my new hip and pictures of my scar etc if you are interested.

Hope this helps
 
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houst69 said:
I had my right hip replaced in August at Sunderland. Went in on Saturday and was out on the Tuesday have arthritis in both hips. I am quite young for hip replacement, I am 38

You are given the option to attend hip school, where they give you information on what the surgery consists of etc and what furniture is required, you need to invest in a old granny high chair!

A week before surgery you have your pre-op, you are given special mouthwash and shower gel to combat MRSA, they take swabs of your bollocks etc too to check for the bug

The day before surgery you have a home visit by a specialist who brings you specialist furniture for the toilet and a perching stool.

Ok the surgery...

I am not going to lie, prepare for two/three weeks of hell.

You are awake but slightly dozed up for the duration of the surgery, you can hear all the drilling/cutting/hammering etc

The day after surgery they get you up and have you walking with two sticks.

The day after that they have you walking with one stick and climbing stairs.

When the anasethic wears off after surgery prepare for the worst, the pain is unbearable.

You are laid flat in bed, with a block between your legs, trying to have a piss into a bottle is impossible, just let it flow!

Once you are up and about, it feels like you have been shagged up the arse!

As I said above, the first two/three weeks are rough as fuck. Prepare for sleepless nights, for 6 weeks you have to sleep on your back, I just couldn’t do it, impossible! Also, you can’t get comfortable, I was continually switching between my bed and high backed chair downstairs (which you need to invest in) did my head in!

I also had severe restless legs! Had to drink tonic water for that to ease the restlessness

I had 6 weeks off work, I was at home by myself most days, couldn’t wait to get back to work as I was depressed as fuck. No driving for 6 weeks either.

I am now a couple of months down the line and the hip feels fantastic, arthritic pain has totally gone, unfortunantley for me, I need the other hip doing too and my back is fucked so I am still in pain, daily.

My advice is to go for it, you won’t regret it, the pain is worth it.

If you need owt else, PM me, I also have x-rays of my new hip and pictures of my scar etc if you are interested.

Hope this helps
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RichB said:
Worth asking about having the procedure done with an anterior approach. It's a new technique and less muscle damage and quicker rehab. Not everyone does it but is getting more common from what I have seen
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Other half is having anterior replacement on both in January (in one op !!!!)
Surgeon reckons he'll be up and about within 48 hours, fit to drive in 2 weeks and free of the crutches in a month !!!

This is at a specialist orthopaedic hospital in Ireland, privately (health insurance will pay) tho
 
---Nemo--- said:
My beef is i elected to have it done in Wigan, it's a world class centre of excellence. The reality is they keep knocking me back. The GP refers me to Westmoreland general and hey presto. I can have it done now.
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that happened to me with my knee. too young, your not taking pain killers so not bad enough. suffered for years. started to affect the other knee and both hips. they were basing decisions on xray taken years ago.
insisted on new xray. referred immediately and consultant agreed new knee needed. just waiting for date of op now
 
houst69 said:
I had my right hip replaced in August at Sunderland. Went in on Saturday and was out on the Tuesday have arthritis in both hips. I am quite young for hip replacement, I am 38

You are given the option to attend hip school, where they give you information on what the surgery consists of etc and what furniture is required, you need to invest in a old granny high chair!

A week before surgery you have your pre-op, you are given special mouthwash and shower gel to combat MRSA, they take swabs of your bollocks etc too to check for the bug

The day before surgery you have a home visit by a specialist who brings you specialist furniture for the toilet and a perching stool.

Ok the surgery...

I am not going to lie, prepare for two/three weeks of hell.

You are awake but slightly dozed up for the duration of the surgery, you can hear all the drilling/cutting/hammering etc

The day after surgery they get you up and have you walking with two sticks.

The day after that they have you walking with one stick and climbing stairs.

When the anasethic wears off after surgery prepare for the worst, the pain is unbearable.

You are laid flat in bed, with a block between your legs, trying to have a piss into a bottle is impossible, just let it flow!

Once you are up and about, it feels like you have been shagged up the arse!

As I said above, the first two/three weeks are rough as fuck. Prepare for sleepless nights, for 6 weeks you have to sleep on your back, I just couldn’t do it, impossible! Also, you can’t get comfortable, I was continually switching between my bed and high backed chair downstairs (which you need to invest in) did my head in!

I also had severe restless legs! Had to drink tonic water for that to ease the restlessness

I had 6 weeks off work, I was at home by myself most days, couldn’t wait to get back to work as I was depressed as fuck. No driving for 6 weeks either.

I am now a couple of months down the line and the hip feels fantastic, arthritic pain has totally gone, unfortunantley for me, I need the other hip doing too and my back is fucked so I am still in pain, daily.

My advice is to go for it, you won’t regret it, the pain is worth it.

If you need owt else, PM me, I also have x-rays of my new hip and pictures of my scar etc if you are interested.

Hope this helps
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Thanks mate, much appreciated. The "sleeping on your back" would be a problem for me too. I'm off to France early March. Given the wait time and then recovery I think I'll hang fire until I get back.

soapster said:
that happened to me with my knee. too young, your not taking pain killers so not bad enough. suffered for years. started to affect the other knee and both hips. they were basing decisions on xray taken years ago.
insisted on new xray. referred immediately and consultant agreed new knee needed. just waiting for date of op now
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I couldn't help but feel they were working a bit of a scam like. Locals, paying customers and pro footballers only. :)
 
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---Nemo--- said:
Thanks mate, much appreciated. The "sleeping on your back" would be a problem for me too. I'm off to France early March. Given the wait time and then recovery I think I'll hang fire until I get back.



I couldn't help but feel they were working a bit of a scam like. Locals, paying customers and pro footballers only. :)
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when I was going through the system 8 years ago, the physio told me operating waiting time was right down due to lack of operations being done. the spire had wrote to the hospital asking if they were unhappy with the service as they had received no referrals. it was just the screening service just knocked everyone back
 
---Nemo--- said:
I've been putting it off for a year now but the time to act is approaching. What i want to know is how long is the recovery period? Any advice would be appreciated.
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The missus (no) had both of hers done 2 years ago and never looked back. Instant relief from the pain of the previous years.

She was on her feet 1 hour after the operation both times and wishes she'd had it done years ago, she was back at work in 4-6 weeks both times.

No more hip pain but a few post op aches, but nothing a few tablets didn't sort, nothing to write home about really.

She does bootcamp classes now 5 times a week, so they obviously work fine!
 
a1970man said:
The missus (no) had both of hers done 2 years ago and never looked back. Instant relief from the pain of the previous years.

She was on her feet 1 hour after the operation both times and wishes she'd had it done years ago, she was back at work in 4-6 weeks both times.

No more hip pain but a few post op aches, but nothing a few tablets didn't sort, nothing to write home about really.

She does bootcamp classes now 5 times a week, so they obviously work fine!
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Sounds good mate. On that time frame I could maybe get it done before I go to France. Having said that I'm a canny age now which must have an impact on the recovery time.
 

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