Hi, all. Was happy to have found this forum, and to hear of so many young and relatively young people who are doing well with their new hips.

I'm now 45 and facing a revision hip replacement. All started when I was 12 w/slipped capital epiphysis, pinning, then partial replacement at age 17, then a total hip replacement when I was 23. After 22 years, my hip is finally giving out (socket is slipping, though stem is still firmly entrenched).

So all of you who have had recent replacements, take heart -- if my "old fashioned" replacement of more than 2 decades ago has held up this long, you all should be looking at much longer good use. I'm not what you'd call a strenous sports fan/excerciser, but i've done a lot of walking, weight training, stairmaster, biking, etc in the past 23 years.

I've been reading up on the newer materials in joint replacements and sounds like the ceramic on ceramic, or ceramic on cross-linked polyetheline offers today's best materials for extended wear. As I understand it from my Dr., the main problem with the slippage of my socket cup is due to osteolysis, or a sort of dissolving of the bone beneath the cup. And this is due to micro-particles of the polyethelene wearing away over the years. My Dr. Has done studies on the new cross-linking method, which supposedly creates an even longer wearing plastic that hopefully will not particulate and create the osteolysis like I have.

Anyway, was wondering if anyone else has had a hip revision, or is facing one, and if you have any advice/feedback on recovery time, pain level, activity afterwards, etc.

Also, any advice on types of excercise you've still been able to do while dealing w/a bad hip?

I'd appreciate any feedback, and thanks in advance! Tracey