Hi my name is heather I had two hip relplacements on left hip after the second one I got an infection and had to have another opperation to clean out the wind and it was packed with antibiotics when I went home after that operation I fell and shattered my pelvis on left side they took out the hardware and placed a spacer and the plan was to remove the spacer and put hardware back but be for that the Dr took fluid from my hip and said there is bacteria there no infection but he said that he couldn't put hardware back and completely took out the spacer which has left me with no hip joint at all on left side. I was walking somewhat because after everything my left side was still my stronger side. But last week I got sick and was in bed for a few days. Saturday I tyres to get up and had lost a lot of strength in my left leg and my arms. It scares me because I can hardly get up now I have had 7 surgeries on right leg also so that is not strong eather

Hi, I’ve had multiple surgeries on my hip. 3 debridements since August. I have 2 infections in hip. A wound draining but almost closed. I’ve been told Hip hardware has to come out. Not able to put new hip in. I had to go see a plastics surgeon to see even if hip could be taken out due to a “flap” needing to be made for closure. That part of the Surgery is very brutal! 18 inches off my back to build flap. I am waiting to see if Mayo hospital could possibly help. Im going to start palliative care. This pain is unbearable! All my life consists of us Doctors!!! No quality of life! I’ve had 26 operations on my body. Mainly due to complications from car accident at age of 12. I’m now 49. Every time I have surgery, I develop a 2nd condition and on and on it goes! My body looks like a road map! I’ve been told no possibility of a new hip put in due to not enough bone to work with. I’ve been told that I would barely be able to walk. I have other damage to back, knees... I’m done with surgeries. No cement spacer. Now I have to watch for Sepsis.

I'm newly living without a hip after 8 hip surgeries to to infections in my hip ,it was replaced 4 times and in between had wound debreadments and antibiotic washes ,I was with an open wound with a wound vac on since may 2020 and covid in the middle of the 7 surgeries done in 2020 and the 1st replacement was 2019. I had to go from Ashville n.c. to be treated as the dr just gave up on me. Duke removed my hip and are hoping to put it back in when the infection is completely gone the removal was feb.25th and I just finished another brutal couse of an antibiotic I had to be desensitized to due to a severe allergy. At my check up a week ago, and was told all my inflammation markers were higher than ever. The surgeon said he may not EVER be able to put a hip back in. I'm devastated I can't even move my leg over in bed I have to lift it up to move it I can't even touch my toe to the floor for balance. I'm so confused at what to do.