has anyone here had a hip replacement & would care to share their experience? i'm going to need one bc of a motorcycle accident.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I think you can get one on Ebay in motorcycle parts.
PondartIncbendog
Level 8
Mar 25, 2020
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don't think they have titanium parts..
I had both hips done. If you want to wait til the fall...wait til the fall...first hip i had done...the ball and socket were beginning to fuse together...to walk up a curb was an ordeal...no strength whatsoever. But if you are not feeling any pain...put it off for as long as you like...do it in the middle of fall...best time so you don't miss the holidays. BUT...it IS up to you....good luck buddy...don't be afraid...it's really NO big deal...they had me up and walking the moment i recovered from anesthesia...and walking feels good!!! You'll be fine!!!
BEST OF LUCK BUDDY!!!
Bungaloebob
Level 8
Mar 25, 2020
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thanks for the encouragement. at this point i'd prefer to wait until the fall but i don't want to do anything against my ortho's advice. so i'll have to let him decide.
Yep. Great operation. I was walking that afternoon and was pain free within a few days. It was like being 10 years younger again, walking and training easily without pain. Don't wait as the longer you do the more atrophy occurs in the muscles that you favour and the longer it takes to get it all back. The only downside is that you can't run. Running is high impact and drastically shortens the life if the implant.
Cyklone
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Mar 24, 2020
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thanks for the advice. my problem is that although my ortho surgeon says i should have it done soon, i'm not in any real pain/discomfort. if i had a choice i would wait until the fall. with the virus messing up his schedule it might be set back by a couple months or more anyway. but i would not like to be laid up during the good weather.
good to know your replacement was so successful. i've heard a few horror stories.
@callmedubious I was pushing to get back into martial arts training within 3 weeks. Felt fine. They wouldn't let me for 6 weeks though. That's how quick you'll recover. Just get an experienced surgeon and do your physio.In terms of when, I'd say that if it is interfering with your sleep get it done now or if you are taking antiinflamattories get it done now. Those things stuff your kidneys and I ended up with mild but permanent kidney damage because I postponed mine so long.
@Cyklone , thanks for the advice. doesn't really interfere with my sleep & i'm not taking any inflamattories. i'm taking some meds for hi BP & AFib so can't take them.
good to know that your recovery was so quick.
apparently my CT scan looked bad enough for my ortho to put me fairly high up on his list, & yet i was able to walk 12 holes of golf last week. i've been doing floor exercises for my right hip since my surgery for the fracture so that probably accounts for my relative pain free mobility.
@callmedubious if you can do 12 holes of golf you're fine for a bit. I couldn't walk 200 metres without resting it by the time I had mine done. My surgeon recommended stainless steel at the time but I think that depends on age and activity levels. I was very active.
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