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What kind of mobility can I expect with an antibiotic spacer in my hip
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Hi @acolquhoun and welcome to Connect.
I see that you did find this conversation as well. You will see that I moved your post to it so that you could connect with all the people who are having or had similar experiences to your husband like @humbert0, @danagpowell and @bcs123456.
You might also be interested in this discussion:
"If you're living without a hip like me, please reach out to me…" https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/if-youre-living-without-a-hip-like-me-please-reach-out-to-me/
Has he seen an infectious disease doctor yet?
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Hi. Yes he’s seen an infectious diseases doctor. They’ve said that a staph aureus infection is one of the hardest to treat. The plan is now to give him another course of antibiotics and more surgery in 4 months to try and replace the hip. It’s been a long process and this has now been 9 surgeries on his leg. I think this is the last option and following this, if the infection is still there, they’ll leave him permanently without a hip. Not sure what this means for all the everyday things you take for granted, ie mobility, employment