Sheila re s infection

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Hi Sheila, the pain started as if I'd pulled a muscle (it started 1 week

after Glastonbury 2 years ago so I just thought I'd over done it)

However it got worse and worse the pain would get much worse if I sat or

lay down, then if I took steps from sitting it would be agony, really

really painful, the pain was deep inside the joint, and often the pain

didn't make sense, I'd walk 2 miles without much of a problem then sit

and get really uncomfortable, try to move and literally couldn't as the

pain was unbearable.

Sometimes it would hurt to stand on it, or if I stood and let my leg

hang then after 2 mins reapply the weight it was awful.

The blood tests showed slightly elevated figures. The bone scans showed

some concerns, but still the surgeons wouldn't swear it was infected.

They put me on Flucloxacillin. I think they did it to prove it wasn't an

infection, after 1 week I was off my walking stick and nearly back to

work, If I stopped taking them for 2 days the pain would return with a

vengeance.

I'm still taking them now (around 6 months) when I go in for the

revision surgery if theres any sign of infection theu will remove the

BHR femur bit, and some of the femur, put me back together without a hip

joint and I'll have to go back in the future (unsure how long) for the

THR.

Hopefully the large head metal on metal THR will work with the pelvis

part of my BHR and I can keep that.

Hope this helps

20/08/1972

LBHR 04/09/01 Kent UK

Re: Morag

Hi , I wonder if you would mind explaining the symptoms of your

infection? It might help others here. I am due for my second

resurf on the 21st of this month. I hope you have more luck with

your THR. Thanks Sheila.

In surfacehippy , " Mundy "

wrote:

> Hi Morag

> My BHR hip was amazing for about 9 months until the infection, I

had

> been restricted and suffered pain for quite awhile so it really was

> great.

> I had the BHR after lots of consideration hoping it would last 20

years

> +, I truly feel it would have lasted that long if it wasn't for the

> infection, hopefully the metal on metal THR will last a long time

for

> me, when I need a replacement for my right hip I'll have a BHR

with out

> a doubt.

> Talk to u soon

>

> 20/08/1972

> LBHR 04/09/01 Kent UK