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Walking without a hip joint

Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Nov 16 8:18am | Replies (515)

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@cheryl99

It was my right hip and yes I can drive. My right shoes have a lift that helps even out my legs which also helps with the driving. I do not require any other adaptations to my car to drive. Scrubbing floors is a challenge. Can’t really get down on the floor and getting the edges like I should. But I can use a mop but I have to admit when I do the vacuuming and scrubbing my left leg pays a price. It will ache from overuse since I am compensating for the right leg. If you haven’t gotten a lift on your shoe to compensate I recommend you do so. This helps prevent back problems because of the shorter leg and helps with your overall walking.

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cheryl99,
Again, I really appreciate your time in sharing your knowledge. I am still being evaluated (for another 2-1/2 months) to determine whether my prosthetic hip joint needs to be removed. It all depends on whether they caught the infection in time with debridement surgery and subsequent 6-weeks of daily antibiotic infusions.
Your testimony about living without one hip has been very comforting to me as someone who dreads the thought of possible infections in the future. I wish you the very best, jbro