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What kind of mobility can I expect with an antibiotic spacer in my hip
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Hi Jbro. My debridement was Nov 2017 with 6 weeks of oral antibiotics. However within 2 weeks of stopping I was very flulike with all the red flags for prosthesis infection. The only option for me in the UK was 2 stage hip replacement with the antibiotic spacer. I had this in June ( things move slowly with the nhs) I beleave this is gold standard treatment. Don't think I would have been happy with girdlestone surely that's last resort. Seen my consultant today all is going well and can start weight bearing in 2 weeks. We have also been given the go ahead to book a holiday, very much needed. I hope your debridement is successful and you don't have to go down this path. If you do it's just a case of putting your life on hold and getting through it. Good luck.
Lin
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lindane,
If you don’t mind me asking, what were your flu-like symptoms in late 2017? Elevated numbers from blood draws, fever, night sweats, swelling, redness, increased pain? If you had increased pain, how would you have described it at that time? Thank you, jbro
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When you had flulike symptoms 2 weeks after stopping your 6 week antibiotics, did they immediately aspirate the hip joint to confirm the infection, and type? Then, did you have surgery right away to remove the prosthesis and have it replaced with a temporary cement spacer, which was subsequently replaced with a new prosthesis in June? If yes, how challenging was the recovery with the spacer?
Thank you for your time. I’m trying to get my mind around what may be ahead.