Should I Get a Hip Replacement At Such a Young Age?? Posted: 06-06-05 14:21pm
I found out a few years ago that I have
congenital hip dysplasia in both hips. I
have always lived with a little pain in my
right hip and always walked with a limp.
But for the past few weeks I have been
experiencing severe pain in my right hip
to the point where it is extremely painful
to even walk if I walk more than a short
distance. And, i'm walking with a major
limp if I walk for more than 5 mins. I am
a 29 year old female and don't know what
to do. Does anyone have any opinions?
Is this is just a flare up, or is it going
to be like this until I have a thr?!?
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JasonAnthony
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Joined: 18 Mar 2004 Posts: 42 Location: California
Posted: 06-11-05 12:16pm
It's always better to wait for a hip
replacement until you absolutely need it.
From what I know, hip replacements are a
wonderful thing; but it's better to keep
your real hip for as long as you can. Hip
replacements - especially in young people
- don't last as long as they do in elderly
patients, and each time you have to have
the original replacement redone, it's
never quite as good as the first one. I
guess the rule of thumb is: if the pain is
so bad you can't put up with it any longer
and it's affecting your quality of life to
a great degree, then hip replacement would
be a good thing.
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becksterbec
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Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Albany, Australia
I Did It At 22 Posted: 07-21-05 00:16am
Hi, I just found your question, I hope it
is still valid to reply :)
i am a 23 year old female and I had both
my hips replaced at the end of 2004. I
had had severe pain in both hips for a
long time. It was worse at night, causing
me to be unable to sleep.I was on very
strong pain killers and they still did
nothing to help. I had a lot of people
saying it was very young to be having it
done, but the thing is if it is so bad it
runs your life, then why wait.
By the time that I need replacements the
technology will be better again, so who
knows what will be available. My surgeon
was very helpful, he did lots of x-rays
etc to work out how bad my hips really
were. It turned out they were both
extremely worn away at the joint. He said
I could wait, and deal with the pain for a
few more years while putting my life on
hold, but what do you really gain by doing
that?
So I have had it done. Iv had arthritis
since I was 4 years old and been on pain
killers since then. After the operation
pain went away I have not had to take a
pain killer since. Im not saying it's
easy, it's not. The days following the
operation is the hardest part to get thru.
Plus you really have to dedicate yourself
to doing the physio right. But all im
saying is don't discount it because of
your age.
If you want to know anything else feel
free to ask me :)
hope this helps
bec.
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K arliss
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Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 8
Posted: 07-28-05 18:59pm
Fadedsun
you are lucky that you made
it to the age that you are now. My hips
failed at 10 and probably ealier than
that. You will eventually have problem
even sitting with your legs in front of
you. That was the end for me. I
finally convinced my parents that I was in
extreme pain and the morning of my doctors
appointment I slipped very slightly on a
wet bathroom floor and that was all she
wrote. I had emergency surgery on my
11th birthday and had knowles pins 4 and 2
days later had to have 4 more pins in the
other side. I am now experiencing
extreme pain some days. I am just glad
that I did not take vioxx and celebrex
years ago because I could have died. I
dont like taking pain killers because you
become dependent and it will eventually
destroy your life also. Because your mind
will never be clear if you know what I
mean. As a female stand sexually has
been bleak due to positions that you will
not be able to get in due to your
restriction in your hip. And it becomes
painful sometime if you stay in one place.
Get it checked out and dont take no for
a answer. I have been told that I am
still too young but I am 40 and I want
some type of a normal painfree existance.
You know I think we have a strong will
because as you can see we are not alone
and endure pain alot.
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fran17
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Apr 2006 Posts: 1 Location: indiana
Hip Replacement Posted: 04-28-06 01:35am
Pleease go to the web site
www.Surfacehippy@yahoo/groups.Com.This is
the most helpful and informative site I
have found! I was going to have a total
hip replcement, but now I know a
resurfacing is far less damaging and
allows a "normal" life... Virtually no
change .You can walk hike , bike.And some
even do martial arts.
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AvatarOfUrDreams
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 May 2006 Posts: 67 Location: Chicago
Posted: 05-10-06 17:24pm
Check out the posts on slipped capital
femoral epiphysis. That's what I have and
as far as I can tell everyone that gets
this will require a hip replacement at
some point in their life!
As to your question, i, personally, would
be willing to kill to get a new hip... I
don't dream about money or dates or any of
the normal dreams! I dream of being
flayed out on a doctors table having a new
hip put in!!
I'm only 25 and my whole life has been on
hold since age 11 when I first got
diagnosed...
If I could do it all over again I would
not hold in my complaints because of the
pain and stand on the doctor's desk
screaming until they fixed me while I had
great health insurance!
If your life is being affected by the
disorder then don't hesitate to get fixed!
Just make sure that you check out all the
options before hopping to the replacement.
The field of fixing hip's is advancing
all the time and they might have a less
intrusive fix for you issue!
