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Well this is very interesting, considering I have been a member of this forum for at least 5 months and have been looking for someone, like me who is living without a hip joint. I have found no one until just now. Everyone else is living with a spacer and awaiting a 2 stage or living without a hip until their staph infection is gone. February will be the one year mark of having no hip joint. My whole saga should be on this site somewhere. Maybe you could try to find it and contact me and then we can share some advice on how we're both getting around. That would be great. It's been a long day of pain and I can't sit in this chair anymore but please, do get back to me. I'm actually very excited to find someone without a hip like me. Robin
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My mom got her THR removed in jan 2019, the removal surgery wound took her months to heal with fluids oozing out the incsision all this time. She was able to walk with a walker until in feb 2020 she developed staph infection wound which has spread and hasn't healed until today. We may have to get her debridement surgery in a few days if the oozing doesnt reduces.
Can you contact me? My mom is without 2 hip joints
Hi robin. I am new to the site. My husband had his girdleston 4 months ago. He went back into hospital this week and they’ve found the staph infection in his femur, which followed a wash out. They’re now giving him a further 4 months with no hip in hope it will clear with antibiotics. Can I please ask, are you still living without a hip, or are you now infection free? I’m trying to get an insight into what the future looks like with the possibility of a permanent hip removal. Thanks
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