GlasgowFinn
Veteran
- Location
- The People's Republic of Cumbernauld
Hip replacement
- Thread starter s7ephanie
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
NHS in France ...?Private or NHS ?
SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
- Location
- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
My step-father had a hip replacement done last March. He has now had 3 done inside 10 months on the same hip due to one disaster after another and spent more than half of that time in hospital after 6 general anaesthetics...
First time around he haemorrhaged and ended up 999 back to hospital after a couple of days at home...
then it got infected with something similar to MRSA but worse (can't remember what it is called) and is resistant to all but hospital administered IV antibiotics so once they had discharged him, he spent the next 15 weeks attending hospital each and every day for the IV AB's...
Finally in October they decided to remove the new hip because once the infection gets onto the metal you can't clean it up and it was starting to eat into the bone and dislodge the replacement hip, so they put in a new cement hip with impregnated AB's to try to clear the infection from the bone as well...
12 days after discharging him the replacement cement hip broke and he was left without a hip joint until mid January when they decided his infection levels were low enough for them to replace the broken temporary hip with a new one.
Early January he had the op which did not go very smoothly - they had to facture his femur to get the broken cement hip out and he contracted another infection...
He is now back home but has had to accept that he won't be accept his motorcycling days are over (his Harley Davidson was sold yesterday) and cycling will only be with the assistance of an electric motor if at all.
Right now he is barely mobile, 2 crutches, mobility scooter, wheelchair, disabled badge and has been told to expect recover to take a minimum of 18-24 months. His motorhome is now up for sale as well because it has a step inside it between the beds and the bathroom and he can't manage that particularly well either.
He has said no matter how bad the other hip gets, he won't be having it done!
Leave it as long as possible...
First time around he haemorrhaged and ended up 999 back to hospital after a couple of days at home...
then it got infected with something similar to MRSA but worse (can't remember what it is called) and is resistant to all but hospital administered IV antibiotics so once they had discharged him, he spent the next 15 weeks attending hospital each and every day for the IV AB's...
Finally in October they decided to remove the new hip because once the infection gets onto the metal you can't clean it up and it was starting to eat into the bone and dislodge the replacement hip, so they put in a new cement hip with impregnated AB's to try to clear the infection from the bone as well...
12 days after discharging him the replacement cement hip broke and he was left without a hip joint until mid January when they decided his infection levels were low enough for them to replace the broken temporary hip with a new one.
Early January he had the op which did not go very smoothly - they had to facture his femur to get the broken cement hip out and he contracted another infection...
He is now back home but has had to accept that he won't be accept his motorcycling days are over (his Harley Davidson was sold yesterday) and cycling will only be with the assistance of an electric motor if at all.
Right now he is barely mobile, 2 crutches, mobility scooter, wheelchair, disabled badge and has been told to expect recover to take a minimum of 18-24 months. His motorhome is now up for sale as well because it has a step inside it between the beds and the bathroom and he can't manage that particularly well either.
He has said no matter how bad the other hip gets, he won't be having it done!
Leave it as long as possible...
MossCommuter
Guru
- Location
- Salford
Careful folks. This procedure clearly also impairs ones ability to count7 or 8 pints
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
Mention has been made on here of private or NHS.
Strange to relate, NHS is probably the way to go, even if you can afford private.
I leaked a bit too much on the table, so when I tried to get up a few hours later I passed out and needed a blood transfusion.
This would have been more complex in a private hospital, in fact the surgeon saw it coming and did not start the op until he had reserved blood of my type with the local blood bank.
A friend of mine went private, her op was straightforward but she found having a private room was not all she hoped.
She was left alone in there for hours on end, so the time hung heavy.
I was on a ward, where there is almost never a dull moment with people coming and going, and various minor flaps.
I was also grateful to exchange a few words with fellow patients and the nurses.
Strange to relate, NHS is probably the way to go, even if you can afford private.
I leaked a bit too much on the table, so when I tried to get up a few hours later I passed out and needed a blood transfusion.
This would have been more complex in a private hospital, in fact the surgeon saw it coming and did not start the op until he had reserved blood of my type with the local blood bank.
A friend of mine went private, her op was straightforward but she found having a private room was not all she hoped.
She was left alone in there for hours on end, so the time hung heavy.
I was on a ward, where there is almost never a dull moment with people coming and going, and various minor flaps.
I was also grateful to exchange a few words with fellow patients and the nurses.
MossCommuter
Guru
- Location
- Salford
This is a close approximation of my vision of hell. Give me hours of solitude in a private room any day
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Indeed!
The old guy next to me had very painful legs so he used to sleep in the chair between our beds. Every night I would hear him peeing into a bottle, and every morning I'd wake up to find that he had fallen asleep and spilt his pee all over the floor!
The man directly opposite me was very brave. He told me that he was dying of his brain tumour, but he had not told his family the truth. I got really upset a few hours later when his wife, children and grandchildren were gathered round him and I could hear them talking about the holidays they would take together once he was better. I was struggling to remain composed. So bloody sad ...
The man diagonally opposite was trolleyed in in the middle of the night in a diabetic coma. The nurses worked on him for hours and it was almost impossible to sleep with lights going on and off, and people coming and going. Then they stuck him on a nebuliser which made a disturbing noise.
There were alarms going off every 10 minutes or so.
Give me a private room, my Galaxy Tablet and an internet connection any day!
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
It would have been mine, but in reality it was very entertaining.
Bloke next to me - Wee Bobby - kept on trying to escape.
Third time the nurses dragged him back - he'd reached ward 19 on the floor below, apparently - we hummed the theme tune to the film.
No one is a bigger snob than me, but I would still take all the fun and games over the privacy - read solitude - of an empty room, even if it did have internet access.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I spend 145-160 hours of a typical week in the solitude of an otherwise empty room so I am well-used to it!
I would rather choose who I spend time with than have others imposed upon me. Admittedly, that choice was low on my list of priorities when the grim reaper came knocking ...
you should get out more then
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Give me a few hours sunshine a day, 15+ degrees C, and low wind speeds, and I will try to get out and ride 150+ miles a week.
Deal?
Can't be healthy spending that much time indoors and aloneGive me a few hours sunshine a day, 15+ degrees C, and low wind speeds, and I will try to get out and ride 150+ miles a week.
Deal?
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Quite old thread resurrection time.
I saw a doctor on Friday about my hip/leg, pain/immobility/balance problem. He said I'll probably need a hip replacement. He sent me to have an x-ray at 'Accy Vic' hospital. I was in and out in 25 minutes. My question is after having such a quick service so far. How long will it be before I get to see someone to talk about having it done and how long before it's done...if it's needed that is? 🤔
I saw a doctor on Friday about my hip/leg, pain/immobility/balance problem. He said I'll probably need a hip replacement. He sent me to have an x-ray at 'Accy Vic' hospital. I was in and out in 25 minutes. My question is after having such a quick service so far. How long will it be before I get to see someone to talk about having it done and how long before it's done...if it's needed that is? 🤔
vickster
Legendary Member
It’ll depend on the hospital (and now Covid).
My mum is having hers on 27 January, X-ray was in Oct, saw Consultant in late Nov. However, this is a joint replacement centre of excellence, they have surgeons from a number of different local teaching trusts and is pretty much all they do.
You might find a rather longer wait at a general non-specialist hospital. You can only ask when you see the Consultant.
It is 6-8 weeks on crutches afterwards so think about how you will manage living on your own. Is your flat ground floor at least? No driving for that long either
if you’ve still not been vaccinated, you’ll want to get sorted asap, should have time to get both primary doses if not the booster
