Dislocation after hip Replacement

Bones, joints and muscles
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I had a Hip Replacement Jan 9th 2017- Feb 13 it Totally dislocated, I sat a little low on the couch  and heard a sound like a gearshift in the car it was the hip coming out it was pushed back again at the emergency room but it took two hours for them to open my apartment door and it was extremely painful or year lay there and I still have a lot of the nerve pain height in difference If you unfortunately experienced anything like this please feel free to comment God bless Mike

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Hi Mike luckily not mine...rather rare here in the UK is a dislocation, I am waiting with baited breath to read some horror stories here, I hope all is well now and you are getting used to another way of living, as I am, both sides done three years in May. 

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My younger brother suffered the same but he was on a roof working and they had to get him down.  6 months though

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I had heard that dislocation was painful - a lesson to us all that we need to take care at least during the first 6 months or so.

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Hi mike!! Hope everything is well with you.  Sorry I have never had my hip dislocated.  But did want to ask you a question... you were just sitting on the couch and it dislocated? 

Snowgirl79

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Mine almost dislocated. I had my restrictions lifted 6 weeks after a hip revision (repair of a previous hip replacement.) I bent down to tie my shoe and I felt some resistance. Luckily I caught it in time. It had started to dislocate and when I stood up it went back in with a metallic "thunk". You are right it does feel/sound like a gearshift. All I can say is I am so sorry this happened to you. For everyone else, please follow the restrictions and even after they are lifted, be VERY CAREFUL and when in doubt, don't do it. 

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Thank you Chris it was very painful and it did sound like a gearshift I am in worse pain now than before there’s nothing surgically that can be done I’m still fighting Mike

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 Hi snow girl that answer your question I was sitting on the couch which I had been weeks prior with no incident  I was really just sitting Watching TV by myself it’s of them two Hours to open the doorOf of my apartment When I heard that sound like a gearshift of a car and then they came out and the sound was loud

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I duck soup, I waited two hours in my apartment before someone was able to open the door it was 10 o’clock at night supt  had to come from his home And it sounded like a gearshift mobile car when I was popping out I heard a loud noise I wish you well

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 Thank you Ian, I think what you said is very important to get it on with a life that needs to make changes an adaptto situation I am in! You will be OK make sure everything is lifted high enough off the floor before you sit ! No matter how good you feel because you will start feeling very good. You make me feel sorry I’m not from the UK . ... Wish you the best Mike

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Yes, Even though mine did not come out completely it was quite painful for awhile afterward. I am sure the ligaments stretched a lot for you and the muscles get angry. I hope it gets better soon. 

Yours,

Chris

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 Hi Chris yeah they say time heals it’s been a year this month some days are worse than others I have to put a strap around my waist with support on that hip  I also have a bad back I had a fusion about 15 years ago I got hurt on the job . Chris my dislocation  was not human- And I had to wait two hours for someone to open the door in my apartment they in touch with me let me know what’s going on Mike