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Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Mar 10 3:38pm | Replies (102)
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@deborah47

I'd like to know if I don't have my "crushed" left hip replacement (which does create very painful left leg down to the foot), what are the alternatives? The reason I ask is I was all prepared for surgery when at the last minute my primary dr called about the chest xray he rec'd. I once had Valley Fever a scar on the lung which he knows about. I think I may have a 2nd scarring due to RSV Virus from November 2021 he didn't treat, which kept me in bed for a month.
I breathe fine - just no deep deep breaths. What are my alternatives if he doesn't want me to go ahead now with the surgery? I'm 78. Left hip is all crumbled like little stones they said, simply nothing there and right hip which hasn't been problematic is bone on bone. Left leg hurts a lot especially when in bed at night.

Thanks for advice,
Deborah78

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Mar 2 10:05pm

Hell, and welcome to Mayo Connect. We don't give medical advice here, but I can talk a little about possible alternatives to fully-anesthetized surgery (I'm assuming you are thinking he will be wary of doing surgery?)
Several years ago, I had a serious lung infection that compromised my lungs, and I needed my gall bladder removed. The surgeon consulted with my pulmonologist and they determined that with extra caution, I could have the operation - but they did it in a hospital instead of a same-day surgery center.
More recently, I needed clearance from my cardiologist before the orthopedic surgeon would operate on my shoulder. After several discussions of options, we decided to go ahead - all went well again.
What are they proposing to do with the crumbled hip?

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