Re: Hip resurfacing in the UK

[Guest guest]

Lots of health authorities doing resurfacing in the uk nowadays.

Will depend on where you live as to how long you'll have to wait

though.

I was lucky. My local hospital is all for it (middlesbrough).

You could check on the BHR manufacturers site www.midmedtec.co. They

have a list i think.

I got both of mine done in thirties so that should'nt be an issue.

Good luck and hope you get sorted soon.

Right BHR May 2001.

Left BHR November 2001.

Left revision(dislocated)December 2001.

..uk

> I live in the UK and i am considering haveing my left hip

resurfaced

> as i have arthritus. I am 30 years old and am not shure how it has

> happend at such a yough age as i did not even realise that there

was

> a problem until i was 27. Can any body please tell me if the NHS

in

> the UK will pay for hip resurfacing for somebody in there early

> thirtys. I am worried that i will leave it to long and my only

> choice will be THR.

> Does anybody have any good contact information of someone that

could

> advise me with out costing a fortune.

[Guest guest]

Lots of health authorities doing resurfacing in the uk nowadays.

Will depend on where you live as to how long you'll have to wait

though.

I was lucky. My local hospital is all for it (middlesbrough).

You could check on the BHR manufacturers site www.midmedtec.co. They

have a list i think.

I got both of mine done in thirties so that should'nt be an issue.

Good luck and hope you get sorted soon.

Right BHR May 2001.

Left BHR November 2001.

Left revision(dislocated)December 2001.

..uk

> I live in the UK and i am considering haveing my left hip

resurfaced

> as i have arthritus. I am 30 years old and am not shure how it has

> happend at such a yough age as i did not even realise that there

was

> a problem until i was 27. Can any body please tell me if the NHS

in

> the UK will pay for hip resurfacing for somebody in there early

> thirtys. I am worried that i will leave it to long and my only

> choice will be THR.

> Does anybody have any good contact information of someone that

could

> advise me with out costing a fortune.

[Guest guest]

Lots of health authorities doing resurfacing in the uk nowadays.

Will depend on where you live as to how long you'll have to wait

though.

I was lucky. My local hospital is all for it (middlesbrough).

You could check on the BHR manufacturers site www.midmedtec.co. They

have a list i think.

I got both of mine done in thirties so that should'nt be an issue.

Good luck and hope you get sorted soon.

Right BHR May 2001.

Left BHR November 2001.

Left revision(dislocated)December 2001.

..uk

> I live in the UK and i am considering haveing my left hip

resurfaced

> as i have arthritus. I am 30 years old and am not shure how it has

> happend at such a yough age as i did not even realise that there

was

> a problem until i was 27. Can any body please tell me if the NHS

in

> the UK will pay for hip resurfacing for somebody in there early

> thirtys. I am worried that i will leave it to long and my only

> choice will be THR.

> Does anybody have any good contact information of someone that

could

> advise me with out costing a fortune.

[Guest guest]

Hey there...not sure of your name! I can't help w/ insurance Qs, but

I can tell you that I'm 37 and have had OA since I was mid/late

teens...and we ARE young! I just wanted to tell you quick that

you're in the right place - you do your homework, look into it, and

I'm sure you'll get some of the Brit hippies' responses soon!

GOOD LUCK!

In surfacehippy , " panksy28 " wrote:

> I live in the UK and i am considering haveing my left hip

resurfaced

> as i have arthritus. I am 30 years old and am not shure how it has

> happend at such a yough age as i did not even realise that there

was

> a problem until i was 27. Can any body please tell me if the NHS in

> the UK will pay for hip resurfacing for somebody in there early

> thirtys. I am worried that i will leave it to long and my only

> choice will be THR.

> Does anybody have any good contact information of someone that

could

> advise me with out costing a fortune.

[Guest guest]

Hey there...not sure of your name! I can't help w/ insurance Qs, but

I can tell you that I'm 37 and have had OA since I was mid/late

teens...and we ARE young! I just wanted to tell you quick that

you're in the right place - you do your homework, look into it, and

I'm sure you'll get some of the Brit hippies' responses soon!

GOOD LUCK!

In surfacehippy , " panksy28 " wrote:

> I live in the UK and i am considering haveing my left hip

resurfaced

> as i have arthritus. I am 30 years old and am not shure how it has

> happend at such a yough age as i did not even realise that there

was

> a problem until i was 27. Can any body please tell me if the NHS in

> the UK will pay for hip resurfacing for somebody in there early

> thirtys. I am worried that i will leave it to long and my only

> choice will be THR.

> Does anybody have any good contact information of someone that

could

> advise me with out costing a fortune.

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

I live in the UK and have had resurfacing, though am not as young as

you. Having said that, there is no reason the procedure should be any

different. All you need to do is to go to your GP, tell her/him that

you are interested in this procedure and ask to be referred to a

orthopaedic surgeon that does this. Who this is, depends on where you

live. Lots of OS's do resurfacing in the UK, as it was developed here

initially. You then WAIT for a referral, see the OS, and if they say

to go ahead, WAIT again for an op that eventually does come through.

Or, you go privately. In my case, I only waited two months for my op on

the NHS, as I got a cancellation, but waited quite a long time for the

original appointment. However, I wasn't in great distress as some are,

so could be patient.

Good luck,

Eleanor

Hip resurfacing in the UK

I live in the UK and i am considering haveing my left hip resurfaced

as i have arthritus. I am 30 years old and am not shure how it has

happend at such a yough age as i did not even realise that there was

a problem until i was 27. Can any body please tell me if the NHS in

the UK will pay for hip resurfacing for somebody in there early

thirtys. I am worried that i will leave it to long and my only

choice will be THR.

Does anybody have any good contact information of someone that could

advise me with out costing a fortune.

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

I live in the UK and have had resurfacing, though am not as young as

you. Having said that, there is no reason the procedure should be any

different. All you need to do is to go to your GP, tell her/him that

you are interested in this procedure and ask to be referred to a

orthopaedic surgeon that does this. Who this is, depends on where you

live. Lots of OS's do resurfacing in the UK, as it was developed here

initially. You then WAIT for a referral, see the OS, and if they say

to go ahead, WAIT again for an op that eventually does come through.

Or, you go privately. In my case, I only waited two months for my op on

the NHS, as I got a cancellation, but waited quite a long time for the

original appointment. However, I wasn't in great distress as some are,

so could be patient.

Good luck,

Eleanor

Hip resurfacing in the UK

I live in the UK and i am considering haveing my left hip resurfaced

as i have arthritus. I am 30 years old and am not shure how it has

happend at such a yough age as i did not even realise that there was

a problem until i was 27. Can any body please tell me if the NHS in

the UK will pay for hip resurfacing for somebody in there early

thirtys. I am worried that i will leave it to long and my only

choice will be THR.

Does anybody have any good contact information of someone that could

advise me with out costing a fortune.

[Guest guest]

Hi

I'm 31 and have just had my resurfaced hip revised due to a problem I

had, the surgeon that did my BHR resurfacing and the revision does them

on the NHS in Tunbridge Wells Kent UK.

I feel he's a great surgeon and has looked after me well.

Your gp should be able to look into and refer you to a NHS surgeon who

carries out the procedure near you.

Good luck

LBHR 04 Sept 01, revised 13 May 04 MOM THR using BHR cup, Sussex UK

DOB 20 Aug 1972

I live in the UK and i am considering haveing my left hip resurfaced

as i have arthritus. I am 30 years old and am not shure how it has

happend at such a yough age as i did not even realise that there was

a problem until i was 27. Can any body please tell me if the NHS in

the UK will pay for hip resurfacing for somebody in there early

thirtys. I am worried that i will leave it to long and my only

choice will be THR.

Does anybody have any good contact information of someone that could

advise me with out costing a fortune.

[Guest guest]

Hi

I'm 31 and have just had my resurfaced hip revised due to a problem I

had, the surgeon that did my BHR resurfacing and the revision does them

on the NHS in Tunbridge Wells Kent UK.

I feel he's a great surgeon and has looked after me well.

Your gp should be able to look into and refer you to a NHS surgeon who

carries out the procedure near you.

Good luck

LBHR 04 Sept 01, revised 13 May 04 MOM THR using BHR cup, Sussex UK

DOB 20 Aug 1972

I live in the UK and i am considering haveing my left hip resurfaced

as i have arthritus. I am 30 years old and am not shure how it has

happend at such a yough age as i did not even realise that there was

a problem until i was 27. Can any body please tell me if the NHS in

the UK will pay for hip resurfacing for somebody in there early

thirtys. I am worried that i will leave it to long and my only

choice will be THR.

Does anybody have any good contact information of someone that could

advise me with out costing a fortune.

[Guest guest]

,

Could I ask what problems you had with the resurfacing? I am considering

having both hips done and am very interested in everyone's experience both good

and bad.

Thank you,

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