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Hip revision: How can I get the best recovery?
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Jul 10, 2022 | Replies (41)Comment receiving replies
Revisions for me were pretty easy except for a bleeder that caused a hematoma. That went away after a few weeks of Ice. All was great until the hip revision got infected. I have no pain, no fever, no dislocation, no fluid, no signs of infection by x-ray or bone scan but started as a large bump under the anterior scar that has now become a perfectly round oozing sore about the size of an eraser on a pencil that won't heal.
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I am a retired doctor/pathologist but have no special expertise in ortho other than my wife and I have seen a lot with my own case.
Have they cultured this bump/wound? Are you on antibiotics?
I had an infectious disease expert state to take me off antibiotics for a questionable wound infection with my first hip replacement so “the infection could declare itself”. Well, I still wonder if that allowed it to take hold and give me 4 years of hell alternating with some great periods. I just don’t know and don’t know if experts would agree or disagree. You don’t want an infection ever much less with a revision as our options diminish. Get a good infectious disease consult. Keep us informed and good luck.