Walking without a hip joint

Not sure if I've commented on your post yet. Yes, I am living without a left hip joint - it can be done - msg me if you have questions or email pfwalker@accesscomm.ca

i was born in 1944 with congenital dislocation..i had hip surgery at Shriner Hospital when I was 2 my leg was two inches shorter at that time,,,,at 76 just hap a hip replacement I have been in the hospital for 3 months..I have had 3 more surgery..and and yeast infection ,,,i am being transferred to the UC hospital in SF where they are thinking of taking it all out...I am very worried any suggestions????

Hi. My husband is currently living without a hip, he’s 53 years old. Same thing as yourself, a yeast infection. He was advised the only way to try and clear it was to remove the hip joint. It’s now been 7 months and following antibiotic treatment he has a follow up appointment next week to see if the infection has cleared and if so, they will look at putting the hip back in. He’s been advised that the likelihood of recurrence is high due to type of yeast infection it is. There was another post on here a few months ago from a man named Mike and he’s been without a hip for over 2 years and has learned to adapt to cope with it. If you scroll through posts, you may find it, it definitely helped in knowing that other people have similar issues and dealing with them. Good luck with your recovery.

Thank You..These post are great never knew there was so many people with the same problem!! Could you tell me how your husband ended up having hip surgery at such a young age?? I wish him and you the best....tomorrow I will be going to UCSF I am looking forward to what they have to say,,,,will post again,,thank you so much...

I am 57 and have had no hip joint or implant for almost 3 yrs - due to multiple infections and complications - this will be permanent - called Girdlestone procedure. Did the spacer, two stage revision process several times.

Hi my husband had a double hip replacement when he was 40, mainly due to wear and tear through football. After this he was great and then about 4 years later he tripped over a seatbelt in a car and broke his femur in 4 places and shattered his left hip. Since then it’s been one infection after another, namely staph and now a yeast and fungal infection. He also developed cobalt poisoning and had to get another hip replacement around 2 years ago and the metalwork removed from his leg. Now we are at this stage and the hope is that the antibiotics have cleared the infection and he may get another hip mid-November. We were advised that removing the hip would be the best way of fighting the infection, but as the infection grows on a prosthesis the likelihood of recurrence when it’s put back in is high. They can’t give a timescale. It could be 6 months or 3 years, no one knows. The hospital did say that the only reason they are trying to put it back in is due to his age. Good luck with your visit to the hospital tomorrow / today and I wish you all the best. It’s worth knowing that other people have shared the same experiences and this site has made me more positive for what’s to come, despite what the future holds.

Hi can you please tell me how you’ve adapted and adjusted to having no hip for this length of time please? Can you walk okay? Thank you.

I read your story I was wondering did you get you new hip and if so or you doing better I am also living with a antibiotics spacer in my hip and trying to live with the fact I will not get my hip back in due to infection I going to physical therapy 3 times a day I see improvement already I had hip surgery and elbow surgery in 2019 after 11 month without both and had another surgery in2021 for the same I want my right hip put back in but my doctor said no due to the infection might come back again and he would have to take my hold leg off

It has been an amazing journey - yes you must adapt if you are going to continue to have no hip joint. No hip joint here for 3 years and counting. This will be permanent. I must use a walker but as long as I support my left side I am doing pretty much everything - going downstairs to our basement (about 16 steps) - going down easy coming up not so much - must have a railing - I kinda pull myself upstairs. Can cook, do laundry, GARDEN!!. Winter is rough as having to wear snowboots and manage snow/ice is challenging - significant leg length difference (about 4 inches yes inches). I wear my normal raised shoe on leg with no hip - in house I just go barefoot on right leg - balances me out pretty good - I call it my people of walmart look - LOL PM me if you want more details.

How did u manage walking g that way. I've been without a hip for 2 years and my femur constantly rubs and pushes on nerves n tendons. It also cracks n crunches on my hip. It's excruciating to use a walker