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What kind of mobility can I expect with an antibiotic spacer in my hip
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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.
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Hi Jbro . Unfortunately in answer to your question the answer was no! I had to wait 9 weeks to get the MRI and result then the aspiration was done the next day! I then had to go 12 weeks to get his funding for the operation. The NHS is in crisis over here. I tried to go privatley to speed the process but the services were too fragmented. My consultant wanted all my care under the same roof. Even he was very frustrated at the time it took. The prosthesis came out in June this is when the spacer was fitted. It was a tough 4 months but I think reading all the above threads I had it easier than most as I could 50% weight bear and a good physio. It was only replaced at end of October. I'm still ploughing through the antibiotics. I feel confident it will be ok as it feels very good, the other hip never did. Good luck I hope you don't need the surgery. It sounds like they got on top of your infection very quickly. So hopefully you will be ok.
Lin