Quadruple Joint Replacement
Hoping to create a thread of a group of people who have had both knees and both hips replaced. Curious how body is responding.
Me:
Right knee 2016.
Left knee 2020
Left hip 2020
Right hip 2025
Right hip having lots of issues recovering
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Wow, you have me beat by one knee. I had right hip resurfacing 2010, left hip resurfacing 2016, and partial knee in 2023. All are doing well, but I am starting to have lower back issues because I have stayed very active playing basketball until 2018 and still playing baseball. I was 42 when I got my first hip and am 57 now. I’m not sure of the protocol for hip replacement, but for resurfacing it has truly been use it or lose it. After following the no high impact for 6 months, I have been pounding my hips for years and they seem to get better. However, I think my spine might be getting hit harder than usual due to not having any cartilage in my hip joints to cushion my jumping, sliding, diving, and sprinting. How long ago was the surgery? Obviously you must be comparing the recovery to your other hip. I also did that with my second hip, but my wife told me that I forgot about a lot of the pain and slow recovery the first time and tried to push the second hip into too much activity too soon. I guess we really do try and forget the bad part of our experiences.
Have you had any follow ups with the doctor? Did you use the same surgeon? I hope you find some answers, and hopefully those extra years are just slowing down your healing and nothing serious. Good luck!