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Thank you all for sharing. I have been running this dame Gauntlet that a lot of you have already run. THR at 27 years old, first revision at 30 and it was going great. I became an RN and after years of working in the hospitals I was colonized with MRSA. 3hospitals I worked at stabbed the nurses and other staff and found that something like 90% had MRSA living on our bodies.
I inevitably got a cut or something that let the MRSA in and it fou d my hip. Well I am 2 years into the process of spacers and repeated hospitalizations.
I had asked my head surgeon about girdlestone about a year ago and he shot it down immediately remaining ever hopeful. UT here I am elevated CRP and Sed rate and infection raging again.
Those of you that have had the girdle and are now ambulatory how was the process of gaining mobility again?
I am 40 years old and fairly active and healthy. About 4 months before the infection presented itself I did an 80 mile mountain bike race. I placed dead last and barely finished, but I am at least somewhat healthy and athletic lol.
Any advice or words of wisdom are greatly appreciated.
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I certainly will be praying for you to be blessed with relief and freedom of mobility and only memories of painful days and sleepless nights in hospital beds, and medical jappointments taking up any hopes of a life spent in enjoyment.. and I'll be watching to hopefully learn what you and your doctor decide is best remedy and how well that works out.
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Hello...I am a 70 year old retired nurse and had "Girdlestone" surgery in Feb 2022 on an emergency basis due to massive infection I had no idea was brewing in me for probably a year or so. Surgeon had 2 options, amputation or Girdlestone. You can read my comments above for more info on how I'm doing. My surgeon told me after surgery he would never recommend I try for revision as it was too risky. My Vastus Lateralis muscle, Iliotibial band, and part of my gluteal muscle was all removed as it was all dead and necrotic. I'm still surprising myself as to how much I can do and continue to improve. I feel if I had all my muscles in me and IT band, I would be walking probably very well with no aid at all, but who knows for sure. Good luck to you in whatever you choose to do......Cindy