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Anyone else had Bilateral THR in their early 30’s?

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Jul 20, 2022 | Replies (9)
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@lindsaylanz

Thank you for this information Sue. I was diagnosed with bilateral femoral head Avascular Necrosis earlier this year. You will be able to see a little more detail from my reply to Colleen. I had anterior approach on both and healing up well. Like you mentioned, I will be staying away from high impact exercises (I never did them too frequently previously) but outside of that it does not seem like my life will be impacted otherwise and it’s really good to hear that from someone who has been through this surgery. If anything, this surgery has given me my life back and has really given me a new perspective of being healthy and active. Do you have any specific advice about recovery and easing back into normal activities within the first year?

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Sue, Volunteer Mentor | @sueinmn | Nov 1, 2021

My advice is slow and steady increases in activity and duration, expect achy days when the barometer changes as your body acclimates to new metal parts, and enjoy having your life back.
Sue

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beckbella26 | @beckbella26 | Jul 20, 2022

I too was diagnosed with avascular necrosis due to steroid treatments for an autoimmune disease and resulted in hip replacements to both hips at age 55. They lasted 10 years with no problems until they started loosening. My surgeon did tell me they would last that long and I was active. Five years ago, I had hip revisions for both hips. Left hip revision was successful but unfortunately experiencing problems in my right hip revision due to failed allograft. Knowing what I’m faced with another surgery/recovery, I’m procrastinating in making a decision to have another surgery to fix it. I’m 70 years old now and I’ve got too much “fuel in my tank” to slow down, but present situation with my right hip revision is making me so. It’s very daunting for me to make the decision.

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