Re: Re: Gal - past fused hip joint

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Hi Trudy,

Sorry I am realising that in the interests of being brief I am being

somewhat confusing.............

The osteomylitis didn't actually damage the hip joint itself - it occured in

many parts of my body including just beside the left hip joint in 2 places

on the pelvis bone rather than femoral bone. The last time it happened it

caused the joint to go inflammed and the doctor decided that I would like my

hip fused. I wasn't asked. The MRI showed a perfect hip joint fused to the

pelvic/hip bone and they gave the prognosis as fused due to osteoarthritis -

which is true. This also made me a great candidate for a BHR because the

joint was perfect - just needed a surgeon prepared to pick it apart.

The osteomylitis was always cited as why noone could do anything for me

before this. While it disappeared after that event 35 years ago, most

doctors believe that osteomylitis stays with you until you die. Then again

most do no believe it can occur in the muscle tissue too - which it did in

my case as well - but that is another story and sometimes I do wish more

doctors would stretch their imaginations.

Apart from not really wanting a piece of steel down the middle of my bone,

it was felt that disturbing the bones wasn't really a great idea and was

like tempting fate just a bit more than the odds would stand. So a BHR with

minimal bone disturbance - especially not into the marrow part where

osteomylitis seems to enjoy lurking - sounded like a great idea. The rest

of my body was in a state from 35 years of no hip - spine doesn't like being

used as hip - and knee was shot.........so I was fast running out of

options. Thus I was prepared to take the risk of minimal bone disturbance

to have a BHR........... and the surgeon prepared to do it knowing I knew

and accepted the risks....... Sometimes I guess there isn't a lot more one

can do...........

So hopefully this now makes more sense and sorry to be brief and

confusing........

Edith

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> Edith,

> I am having a hard time understanding what you are saying here.

> could you explain? I think the osteomylitis must have damaged your

> bone. Correct? What do you mean by minimal bone interference and

> the free gala ball? Are you saying that you couldn't have the THR

> because of the osteomylitis?

> Sorry for being a dim bulb!

> Trudy

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