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What is Hip replacement surgery really like?
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Jun 17 11:31am | Replies (54)Comment receiving replies
THR i was like a miracle for me. I had pain with every step and was bone on bone. Find a great surgeon who does the anterior approach if they think that will work for you. They can do it and spare nerves and muscles making recovery shorter. I started out with forearm crutches, in 8 days Iwas on a cane. In 3 days I was in PT. The first week the pain from surgery is not great but can be managed with ice and the pain meds. If my other hip ever starts bothering me, I would have it replaced as soon as they would allow it! Good luck to you!
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@sandrac
I went one step further and went with the primary inventor of the Superpath method of minimally invasive hip replacement for my arthritic left hip. This was four years ago (I am here because six months ago the same surgeon replaced my right knee).
I had zero post surgery pain (ditto for the knee). The only problem I encountered was the common problem of not being able to pull up my socks. A couple of PT sessions took care of that. My surgeon chose to go with an uncemented replacement so he had me be a couch potato for the first five weeks because "the one thing I can't do is make bones grow". I don't notice any difference between my titanium left hip and my natural right hip and I also don't notice much difference between my oxidized zirconium right knee and my bony left knee.
Replacing arthritic joints has been a miracle for me as well. I returned to playing golf 27 days after my recent knee replacement and I now "play" golf three times a week.
@sandrac have you experienced any pain or numbness in your thigh after the anterior procedure? I was told that that is a common problem with the anterior.
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@sandrac
Thanks for the info. Hope to hear from more of you so I can better prepare as well as decide if I want to have the surgery. I had a tkr 4 years ago that led to 5 more surgeries. A nightmare for 3 years straight. That is why I'm so afraid to open this can if worms.