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DiscussionNecessity of hip revision surgery?
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@tsheba123 it’s possible I didn’t deal with the point of your question and only answered the hospital. Stay and not the context. If you had surgery 10 weeks ago, you should be asking these questions to the surgeon. You had the surgery with and you shouldn’t be waiting months for a visit you have a problem that requires an intervention. A serious intervention. If you wait a couple months and then you would wait a couple months for another surgery then you’re going to have an additional problem one of a healed dislocation. Fractures heal, but they need to be wired quickly so they can heal in the correct position. From what you wrote it sounds like you’re gonna have an improper healing. I’d call back and find out what the consequences of waiting. On top of that it sounds like you’re gonna be in a lot of pain and unable to get back to exercising and proper healing and strength so when you do go for revision surgery, you’re gonna be in a weekend and compromise state. My surgeon at Ucsd is fantastic however, my screws moved and they had to take me in right away to do a more major surgery which I suppose you could call a revision on the first. I think the Hope was that I was strong enough to withstand the second surgery, which was not going to be needed. From all the tests, my bones were supposed to be stronger than they were. When they opened me up, they found the truth. So I would investigate immediately the consequence of waiting or returning and scheduling the revision as they may be suggesting. Only if you have issues with the surgeon, should you at this point check around for a different doctor, would be my suggestion good luck!