Connect
← Return to Walking without a hip joint
Discussion
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Apr 23 1:16pm | Replies (485)
Comment receiving replies
Hello @jbro. I am tagging a few members who have talked about having the girdlestone procedure here to come back and share their experiences with that surgery: @joeval and @geek_girl have both discussed this procedure and may be able to share a bit more about it.
@jbro, did your surgeon discuss this surgery with you as an alternative if the infection does indeed reach your joint?
Replies to "Hello @jbro. I am tagging a few members who have talked about having the girdlestone procedure..."
It should be noted that I am fully aware of the difference between revision surgery and the Girdlestone procedure. I am interested in knowing more about recovery from the Girdlestone procedure, and it’s effectiveness in eradicating infection, in the event revision surgery is not successful.
Connect
No. I am in the last week of my 6-week daily antibiotic IV through a PICC line, which is the protocol being used to hopefully prevent the infection that was in my incision from getting to the prosthesis. After the antibiotic treatment ends, the doctors want to evaluate me for 3 months. If the infection returns, they have already recommended revision surgery, although the statistical odds of eradicating the bacteria are significantly reduced.