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Infection with hip spacer and incision not healed after 1 year.
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Thanks for your reply! It just so happens, after I wrote this post I had to take him to emergency. Turns out he too has had an ongoing infection and was septic. He is having emergency surgery today to try to either debride the site or replace the spacer. The did say that they wouldn't know if they could do this or if as in your case the bone has deteriorated to the point they won't be able to replace. |Just a waiting game now to see what happens!
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I'm so sorry to read this about your husband and it's still hard to believe some surgeons deny there is infection when often times there is! I'm 72 and had infection of a 17 year old hip replacement 3 years ago that resulted in sepsis and loss of my joint (Girdlestone) I'm doing ok with no real pain and get around with a walker or crutches. If you are on Facebook, a group was started this spring called "Gird;estone Procedure Outcomes" and there are 67 members last time I was on the site from all over the world. If your husband's surgery is not successful and he ends up with no hip joint (Girdlestone, named after a Dr Girdlestone who performed the first one) feel free to join the group. There is lots of info on there if you read comments of others. Some of us do much better than others with it, I personally had excellent care post op, continue to exercise daily and consider myself one of the lucky ones! Wishing your husband the best! Cindy