How Painful is a Total Hip Replacement Surgery? Posted: 06-05-06 01:22am
I had a slipped capital femoral epiphysis
at age 15, 3 pins were put in and about a
year later the were removed, I am now 26
years old, I have severe hip pain all the
time, I have got use to the pain for the
most part, along with the help of pain
meds which I have been on for all this
time.
The pain was very bothersome but I was
still able to work okay and live life
okay, until lately when the hip got much
worse, to make a long story short on june
12th 2006, just 7 days from today, I am
having my total hip replacement on my left
hip, my dr said he is surprised i'm still
walking, I have no cartledge in the hip.
My question is this, i'm told that I will
feel much better. However I am scared out
of my mind, i'm worried about how bad the
pain really will be from the surgery? I'm
worried about dislocating the new hip?
What size balls is normal for someone my
age, I heard the 41mm will be best, is
that communaly used?, what is the surgery
really like? How bad is the pain from the
srugery? The orthopod said that he will
make a 5 inch incesion, I want the mini
incision, but he said that would be hard
for someone in my shoes/
A total hlp replacement seems really
necessary for you to start a normal life
with normal walking ... without pain. Just
as during any surgery, there are risks to
consider, but it seems that the benefit
will be great. Of course, you will feel
some pain after the surgery but that
should be temporary. You can ask an
orthopedist about the technical details
regarding such an operation.
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