Re: Resurfacing for CHD?Jacqui

[Guest guest]

Hi Jacqui

I just wanted to say good luck for the 21st! I'll be thinking of you.

Can I ask?.... was your OS concerned at all about resurfacing due to

the CHD? I keep getting conflicting reports on whether its a good

idea because the joint isn't normal. From what I've read I do have

faith in resurfacing, I'm just weighing up the pros and cons over

whether to go down the osteotomy route first.

Take care and good luck again!

Becky )

> > Hiya Becky

> >

> > I'm 23 and developed OA in my right hip as the result of CHD and

> was

> > resurfaced on the 1st June.

> >

> > I'm very glad I had it done, I'm totally happy with the result! I

> > suppose it depends how much pain you are in at the moment - I was

> in

> > a LOT! But if you're considering having it done don't leave it

too

> > late or you might miss your window of opportunity.

> >

> > I know that my operation was more complex for the surgeon as I

was

> > at a very late stage of OA and also because my socket was smaller

> > due to CHD - but so far so good!

> >

> > Of course I worry too about the life of the resurface. If mine

> fails

> > I'll have to have a difficult operation to remove the screws that

> > have been in my femur since I was six months old and then wait at

> > least two years to recover before I could ever consider a hip

> > replacement. However my arthritis was affecting every aspect of

my

> > life as I was in so much constant pain. Since 1 week post op I

> have

> > been in no pain at all so for me the risk has been totally worth

> it -

> > even if it does fail (touch wood). No matter what, unless you

are

> > unlucky, a resurfacing is likely to last you longer than a

> > replacement would, and still leave you with a good bone stock so

> > that a replacement could be performed in the future.

> >

> > I may be corrected on this by others in this group who know a lot

> > more that me, but I don't think hip resurfacing is really

> > considered 'experimental' any more. In fact I think I've heard on

> > this site that in Austrailia it might be becoming the standard

> > operation to fix OA in the hips of all middle aged/young people.

> >

> > I know how annoying it is when the medical profession messes

> things

> > up for you! I was misdiagnosed for years and as a result when I

> was

> > finally diagnosed it was far too late to save my own hip. - It

was

> > almost too late to have a resurfacing! ANd in fact someone I saw

> > privately was treating me in a way that I'm SURE made my

situation

> > much worse.

> >

> > But docs can't get it right all the time and there's no point

> > dwelling on it - there's nothing to be done now apart from

rectify

> > the situation by the best means possible. Which, by having a hip

> > resurfacing, I feel I have done!!

> >

> > Cheers

> >

> > Morag

> >

> > Right BHR 1st June 04 Treacy

> > >

> > > I have a CHD of both hips, but only my right is painful. I was

> > > wondering if anyone has chosen to have resurfacing over an

> > osteotomy

> > > for a dysplasic hip? I'm worried that because the socket it

> > smaller

> > > than normal this might cause a problem if I had resurfacing.

> Also,

> > > I'm only 26 and concerned of the life of a resurface. But then,

> > > noone can actually answer that since it's been less than ~10yrs

> > > since the first was ever done. Being a scientist too, I

> understand

> > > the need for expts, but do I wanna be one of them??! I was part

> of

> > > an expt as a child that got me into this mess - they decided

not

> > to

> > > put me into a cast as a baby thinking the joint might grow as i

> > > started to crawl. No-ones fault, no-ones fault....time to deal

> > with

> > > it now.

> > >

> > > Becky

[Guest guest]

Hi Becky

Earlier, I e-mailed your e-mail address instead of posting it here

(don't suppose it really matters), have you read it yet?

In answer to your qus, my OS said that even though my joint is a

dodgy shape, I am still fine for resurfacing. He had no worries in

that dept, his only concerns were that I am young and he said the

longer you can keep your natural hip the better because once you

have an artifical one, you can never go back. I've weighed it up

though and my 20s are being wasted at the moment with all the pain

I'm in so it will be worth it for both of us I'm sure. Plus let's

say it lasts us 15 yrs, that takes us to about 40, then we have a

hip replacement which should last us til we are 60 (maybe longer due

to technological advancements???) then hopefully just one more.

Surgeon didnt offer me osteotomy as realigning my femur would not

alter the fact that damaged joint is still damaged and therefore

causing me pain. Are you in pain? Do you limp?

PS If you e-mail me back my e-mail to you, I can post it on here if

you want. I just joined tonight and didnt know what to do!

Jacqui

> > > Hiya Becky

> > >

> > > I'm 23 and developed OA in my right hip as the result of CHD

and

> > was

> > > resurfaced on the 1st June.

> > >

> > > I'm very glad I had it done, I'm totally happy with the

result! I

> > > suppose it depends how much pain you are in at the moment - I

was

> > in

> > > a LOT! But if you're considering having it done don't leave it

> too

> > > late or you might miss your window of opportunity.

> > >

> > > I know that my operation was more complex for the surgeon as I

> was

> > > at a very late stage of OA and also because my socket was

smaller

> > > due to CHD - but so far so good!

> > >

> > > Of course I worry too about the life of the resurface. If mine

> > fails

> > > I'll have to have a difficult operation to remove the screws

that

> > > have been in my femur since I was six months old and then wait

at

> > > least two years to recover before I could ever consider a hip

> > > replacement. However my arthritis was affecting every aspect

of

> my

> > > life as I was in so much constant pain. Since 1 week post op I

> > have

> > > been in no pain at all so for me the risk has been totally

worth

> > it -

> > > even if it does fail (touch wood). No matter what, unless you

> are

> > > unlucky, a resurfacing is likely to last you longer than a

> > > replacement would, and still leave you with a good bone stock

so

> > > that a replacement could be performed in the future.

> > >

> > > I may be corrected on this by others in this group who know a

lot

> > > more that me, but I don't think hip resurfacing is really

> > > considered 'experimental' any more. In fact I think I've heard

on

> > > this site that in Austrailia it might be becoming the standard

> > > operation to fix OA in the hips of all middle aged/young

people.

> > >

> > > I know how annoying it is when the medical profession messes

> > things

> > > up for you! I was misdiagnosed for years and as a result when

I

> > was

> > > finally diagnosed it was far too late to save my own hip. - It

> was

> > > almost too late to have a resurfacing! ANd in fact someone I

saw

> > > privately was treating me in a way that I'm SURE made my

> situation

> > > much worse.

> > >

> > > But docs can't get it right all the time and there's no point

> > > dwelling on it - there's nothing to be done now apart from

> rectify

> > > the situation by the best means possible. Which, by having a

hip

> > > resurfacing, I feel I have done!!

> > >

> > > Cheers

> > >

> > > Morag

> > >

> > > Right BHR 1st June 04 Treacy

> > > >

> > > > I have a CHD of both hips, but only my right is painful. I

was

> > > > wondering if anyone has chosen to have resurfacing over an

> > > osteotomy

> > > > for a dysplasic hip? I'm worried that because the socket it

> > > smaller

> > > > than normal this might cause a problem if I had resurfacing.

> > Also,

> > > > I'm only 26 and concerned of the life of a resurface. But

then,

> > > > noone can actually answer that since it's been less than

~10yrs

> > > > since the first was ever done. Being a scientist too, I

> > understand

> > > > the need for expts, but do I wanna be one of them??! I was

part

> > of

> > > > an expt as a child that got me into this mess - they decided

> not

> > > to

> > > > put me into a cast as a baby thinking the joint might grow

as i

> > > > started to crawl. No-ones fault, no-ones fault....time to

deal

> > > with

> > > > it now.

> > > >

> > > > Becky