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Walking without a hip joint

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@cmarsh

This has been a great forum to connect with others who have gone through Girdlestone Procedure and now have no hip joint. I had Girdlestone 3 years ago today. For anyone interested, there is a new forum on Facebook started by a friend I met online who also has Girdlestone. It's called "Girdlestone Procedure Outcomes". We are there to support each other, if you would like to join. If this type of post is not allowed on here, please remove.

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dilys | @dilys | Mar 20 1:24am

Not experienced with forums like this but have just joined and I would love advice. I'm 62 with MS but also have failed half hip replacement. Osteoporosis and have been told I would dislocate a new hip constantly so might need a Girdlestone. My question is will I be able to continue to live on my own as I am widowed with no family? They are going to have to break my hip to get the original implant out so it's going to be a long recovery but how bad will the pain be in future? Hope somebody responds to this as I am very worried. Not American. Live in Britain.

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