Has anyone had any bad experiences with resurfacing?

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Hi, I'm getting resurfaced by Dr s (Baltimore) in August. I love

reading through many of the old messages and keeping track of all the

new messages on this board. It has been extremely helpful, supportive

and informative.

Now that I'm " facing the inevitable " so soon, I feel like I need

people to " give it to me straight " and tell me some worst case

stories. I'm not trying to talk myself out of it (-this wouldn't be

an option anyway, since I'm quickly becoming debilitated by AVN). I

just want to be realistic about what this experience will be like. I

work in the health care system (I'm a nurse-midwife), so very little

anyone says would really scare me.

Has anyone's new MOM hip " failed " ? What exactly does this mean? Have

any of you needed a revision to THR yet?

I'm 46, in very good health, although no longer in any kind of good

physical condition due to the hip problem for over a year. I have a

wonderful support system (husband, 2 teenagers, and lots of friends

and some extended family). I know everyone comes through at their own

pace, but I think if anyone is a good surgical candidate, it would be

me (other than the fact that I'm a big chicken and have never been a

patient before!)

I hope no one minds my asking these hard questions. I don't want to

be shocked or surprised by something I didn't know could happen.

Marie