Hello, I'm Lauren and I'm 20 years old I was born with Left DDH and I have had 10 operations to try and fix this but nothing has worked, I am currently waiting to have my total hip replacement on the 4th September 2014 and I cannot wait! Unfortunately I have not managed to get in contact with anyone that is around my age that has had to have a hip replacement or have similar operations? I have heard THR is great for older people but I have not spoken to anyone under the ages of 40 that has had to have one, I'm excited but very scared at the same time! Can anyone give me some information on what it is like after the total hip replacement? Thank you x
Hi Lauren,
I had my first hip replacement for my 30th birthday! Like you I found it very difficult to find anyone my age who had gone through a similar experience.
Any questions I'm happy to answer, at 36 I am now on my third THR so bit of an expert ;0)
Hi Lauren,
I was born with hip dysplasia This was not caught at birth so i had surgery when i was little girl i was in cast for ever . Later when i was 24 years I had to have total hip replacement which was for me the best thing that ever happened to me, I felt great .
My advise would be do your reserch on the surgeons get second and third opinions if you can, I say that because i just had second revised total hip replacement and this one didnt havethe same out come . I just wished i would of done more investgating.
Good luck
Jackie
The youngest I've met was 2 years younger than you when she had both hips replaced. She was able to live a reasonably active life for some years although, because the bone had not developed, she was warned that the lifetime of the implant was likely to be shorter than usual.
I know of a woman who had one in her 30s who has had an active life for some 20 years but is now facing revision. A nurse in her 20s had one at the same time as me and was doing very well in hospital although her mother was coming to stay with them to help with looking after her baby.
You will need at least one revision but if all goes well you should have 15 years plus where you can go walking, swimming, cycling, low impact gym work etc. You shouldn't plan to start running marathons or take up parachute jumping but there are lots of activities which should be accessible after a few months of hard work on the rehab.
Hello, thank you for replying! So are you in less pain now and has it stopped you doing anything in day to day life?
I've done research and luckily I have one of the top surgeons in the UK but it's been an option for a good few years so I know I'm ready and if I don't have it soon then I will loose my ability to walk as my hip is dislocated.
I'm glad your operation went well!
Thanks again x
Thank you for replying, I have heard that the types of replacements they use have come so far that they should last at least 15-25 years and considering I'm very limited now I am hoping that I will be fine as I defiantly do not plan to start running marathons and to parachuting!
I originally was told THP only last 10 years so I was relived to hear they could last 25 years. Did it help with your pain?
I am glad yours went well though and I hope when you have it revised that all goes well too! X
Mine has a median life of 23 years and rising BUT with hip dysplasia the geometry of your own joint isn't good so it can limit the lifetime of the prosthesis. I managed to put mine off until I qualify for a bus pass and have a realistic hope that I may get away with just this one (unless I qualify for the telegram from the Palace).
Pain relief so far has been excellent. No breakthrough pain in hospital and just the occasional ache, usually after I've pushed my luck with the type or amount of activity. So far the ache has subsided fairly quickly and once I get my knee replaced the world will be my oyster! I've had an easier time than some and the advice I will pass on is to get your muscles, especially the abductors, in the best shape you can before the op as this will give you a good start for rehab.
Good luck
My first hip replacement went very well That was 21 years ago !!! I had to have another which they call revised hip replacement about 8 months ago didnt go as well having alot of pain. I didnt know revised are not as succcesful as your first hip replacements are . I do believe your you will feel better good luck to you let me know the out come
Jackie
Hi Lauren,
I'm 26 years old and I just had THR , I won't lie it was scary for me too.
Im 8weeks post operation, and doing well, daily exercise ,walks, physio.Im even planning to come back to my work. When my surgeon told me I needed hip replacement, I was shocked and very much scared,...But my doctor explained all the plusses and minuses. And I thought I rather live without pain for next 20 years and maybe have a hip revision when im 45-50 or even later perhaps, then suffer as I did ( dailynon stop pain for last 4 years) I took tramadol 8 or more pills a day ,nothing else would help. They wanted to prescribe a morphine patches but im allergic to it,so I have stick to tramadol ,which gave me terrible mood swings , I become angry, I couldn't go sleep without taking them I couldn't eat I lost 12 kg , i was feeling tired and sleepy , I become depressed. I've hip arthroscopy and injections of steroid to kill the pain , nothing helped...
Im 8 weeks post op and no hip pain what so ever, I have some odd pain here and there but its muscle pain after operation. Don't get me wrong first few weeks aren't best days of my life ir easiest, but you'll get through it, we all did. So honestly take all the strength you got and go for it !
All the best
Karolina X
Cheer up lauren, a friend of mine's 21 year son had THR last March 2013 and he is doing great. You will too.
Even at 52 I found no one my age..LOL
It's never a question of research. That's the surgeons job and we have no choice but to trust him. There was nothet any different u could have done. In UR case or mine..
as difficult as it is we just have to find Peace in our hearts thru all the pain and disappoint to find the joy in our lives again.
{{GENTLE HUGS}}
My hip is loose and I have pseudo tumors and necrosis tissue and corrosion from the 3 rd THR. PLZ BE SURE THERE ARE no metal on metal implants and that the hip device UR receiving has a long...long term track record with patients. Ck online for the manufacturer model of UR device and find out the time it's been on the market..
Be sure it's not the STRYKER OR ZIMMER HIP DEVICE recall ?
my other hip is 14 and counting...
If you get a telegram from the palace call me.lol
great sence oh humor... 5 votes for this post...
Hey take it from a 3 time THR there r always issues with implants. Some r easy some r tough. I feel fo ya and my prayers r sent to help in recovery and rehab.
ull be dancing the tweak soon! LOL
That's great to hear. And how strong we all r and how braver we have been..
peace, luv & laughter
Don't get too depressed - yes statistically revisions do less well but I know of people who have 20 years after a revision with the possibility of another one. It's bigger surgery with a tougher rehab but the results can be very good depending on how much damage was done to the bone and the skill of the surgeon.
My way of dealing with medical prognoses - if it is good I remind myself of how much training the doctor has and believe it, if it is bad then I make contingency plans and remind myself of the idiots I have met whose names are on the Medical Register and proceed to get on with life. I was told that my knee would give out before I was 30 - I've got nearly 40 more years out of it with a few compromises!
Keep on with rehab and keep smiling.
Thank You Hope4cure, you are always such a good support, especially knowing what you gone through.
I wish you all the best
Keep smiling xx
Karolina
Also Lauren if you still got time check Dr.Marcus.Bankes ,he works in Guys hospital and privately.He is the best in younger people hip replacements. He is the one who did mine.
X
Hi Lauren!
i too suffered hip Dysplasia and congenital dislocation, requiring my first THR when I was 30. Sadly my tale is a disaster story, resulting after infections, revisions etc, now I have left girdle stone ( hip removed and no replacement put in).
i am due for the first THR on the other side now, and am, as you are, rather concerned.
You're quite right to find out as much as you can and talk to others..
I know there are some young patients on this forum
And also a few groups on Facebook, where you might find someone in similar circumstances.
best of luck!