Well I looked up Nancy Wilson but there are a few …???
what is your last name yes my name is very common there of us in my town alone i can try yours
Have you tried sending a private message by clicking on the message envelope underneath Cecilia’s name? You should be able to swap email addresses I think.
Thanks Judith!
like you I have tried to speak to people who had a half hip replacement but it’s very difficult to find anybody. I broke my hip three years ago and was given a hemiarthroplasty. I was horrified when I found out what they have done to me as I would far rather have gone through the full operation. I have MS which was why but I wasn’t asked much about my ability to walk and they definitely made assumptions that I was far less active than I was. I had a lot of groin pain that started six weeks after the operation but fortunately a course of muscle relaxants make that go away. What’s your story?
like you I have tried to speak to people who had a half hip replacement but it’s very difficult to find anybody. I broke my hip three years ago and was given a hemiarthroplasty. I was horrified when I found out what they had done to me as I would far rather have gone through the full operation. I have MS but was only 54. I wasn’t asked much about my ability to walk and they definitely made assumptions that I was far less active than I was. I had a lot of groin pain that started six weeks after the operation but fortunately a course of muscle relaxants made that go away. What’s your story? Mine was a femoral neck fracture and it was cemented.
I do remember my surgeon acknowledging that half hip replacements often cause groin pain. Good news is that I am completely pain-free now but I do worry about the dreaded revision. Did your surgeon give you any indication of how long the operation would last?
So sorry. My post seems to have been sent twice! Probably my fault.
Hi Carol…was yours posterior surgergy?
How long before you were able to walk without limping. .I’m about to be 5 months.
no they went in from the side. I did have a burning sensation for quite a long time but that has also settled down. I am 7mm longer in one leg now. My gait can be a bit unsteady anyway with the MS but i do limp slightly. I am glad that there was never a dislocation risk and I’m now pretty flexible again. I can even cut my toenails. I would still have preferred the long term fix of a full hip replacement but at least you seem to have avoided the groin pain issue which was awful. Looking back I think it was over a year before all the after effects wore off. I even developed some discomfort in my other hip as I was obviously favouring it and it was making me more lopsided. I try to avoid any impact exercise on it as I’m terrified of a revision. Mind you, a lovely gentleman called Nick from Australia who posted often on this site had his hemiarthroplasty “revised” at the age of 90! His lasted 20 years so let’s hope we are as lucky.
My surgeon does not have very good manners…Tells me that 1 out of 3 patients die. n my limping might be as good as it gets n that every one with hip surgery has some kind of pain n they deal with it..He
brings me down!
My partial was also a femoral neck fracture.
Why is there no dislocation risk with your surgery?
Did you have any precautions to follow?.
Half hip replacements don’t have the dislocation risk as they haven’t put the protective cap in our socket. That’s why they didn’t give me a full hip replacement as they thought the MS might have weakened my muscles and made the dislocation risk greater. I don’t think so as it’s a very small risk and I can still walk. Our op. is about 30 mins shorter and recovery time is quicker with a hemi as well. Fewer of the post op. precautions necessary with the full op. I wasn’t told I had to do or not do anything in particular. (My surgeon said months later that I should change my exercise routine and use an exercise bike rather than do my 20 mins.walk on a treadmill as that was less impactful. ) That’s the good news. Unfortunately when the implant starts to loosen over time, the lack of that protective cap will mean it rubs against our cartilage. My surgeon said I had short term gain over long term gain. 20 years for a full hip but a lot less for a hemi. Internet says about 12 but who knows. I’d rather have gone for long term as I don’t fancy outliving this op. The revision is MUCH more difficult. Apologies if you know all this. A hip break meant it wasn’t explained to me until it was over. If it had been, I would have told them I wanted long term. Don’t mean to be intrusive but do you have other health problems as most people have THR s to avoid the prospect of revisions.
Just oesteoporosis…
I think he said that my replacement lasts between 8 or 10 years n if it’s so I am pissed!!! I was very active n independent…live alone n did all my gardening n trimming of trees…etc.
How dare he think I wld last only that long!!!
But I am about 7 years older than you…
n really concerned about being able to live normal…Do you know if hip replacement is a death sentence for elders? or does it get better?
yes that’s exactly how I felt – written off! I get upset about it too but I think eight years is a very conservative estimate from what I have heard. Certainly hope so. Someone on this site had one that lasted for 20. You will be able to garden and live an independent life once you’re fully over the op. And maybe surgery will advance and the revision will be easier. I know I am three years post operation but I am able to live on my own very easily and I don’t have any problems bending down so I’m not sure why your surgeon told you you couldn’t do that! I think it took me about a year to feel fully recovered. But don’t despair, it will happen.
I had a half hip replacement three years ago and I remember after the operation I had very similar symptoms to yours. I had very bad groin pain and was given an MRI. It showed inflammation and I was going to get a steroid injection into the tendon but was told that it probably wouldn’t be successful so I was prescribed some muscle relaxants and the pain stopped. I went on this site three years ago after my operation but couldn’t find anybody else who had had a partial hip replacement. Do you know why your surgeon opted to do that rather than give you a full hip replacement? And I am curious as to how long he said the operation would last. Can’t believe that Cecilia’s surgeon said 8 to 10 years! I’m planning on living longer than that. it took me about a year to recover fully but I am now completely pain-free. Please update me on what your surgeon says about exercise. What should we do/not do to prevent wearing hip out. etc
Hi Carol, I am 3 1/2 months post opMy PHR was the result of a fall. The surgeon replaced everything but the socket.
I was starting to feel a little better yesterday and did some exercises, including squats and bridge lifts.Then I got down on my hands and knees and planted a flat of annuals.This morning I could barely walk with my cane and had to back to my walker, because of the intensity of the pain in my groinI do plan on getting an MRI when I see my surgeon next Wednesday . I am taking muscle relaxants, so I don’t know what else he will suggest.
I have set up Zoom classes with my Pilates instructor. Now I am thinking that I will need to put that on hold .
I am glad to hear that the pain eventually goes away
Carol, was your surgery a result of a fall,?Overall, were you satisfied with your surgeon?
I’ve heard that anterior PHR has less pain than posteriorI’m going to ask my surgeon next week why he did posterior.Did he think he would get best results that way, or was it just easier to do.
Thank you for replying to my post. Nancy
interesting discussions re. how long the surgery will last. My surgeon and I have not have that discussion–yet.; but I plan on it I know I have you Cecilia and you Carol both beat on age. My family doctor said I am going to live to be 100, so that is another 20 years.
Like you both, I am extremely active.Until i was 70, I was a distance runner. During the last decade i have worked out daily at my health club–strength classes, Pilates, yoga, and swimming . I also have a large yard and gardens that I enjoyed taking care of myself. So being laid up is very frustrating
I’ve got to figure out what I can do without reinjuring myself
Carol, you have recovered .Do you have suggestions?
Nancy
Carol Was yours Posterior?
Nancy did you find me on FB?