Re: Thankyou, and one more question!

[Guest guest]

I have been reading everything I can get my hands on about this

subject as I am scheduled for a TRHR next month. From what I have

come to understand, and also from talking to my Doctor, the

prosthesis is going to be what it is. Your bone density, age, body

weight and lots of other things are going to determine the type you

need along with what your Doctor feels most comfortable with.

I think, and this is just my personal opinion, how he goes about

installing your new parts is what is most important. I'm going for

the less invasive surgery. I have no idea if they offer it in the

UK, but it really looks like the best choice if you qualify. Check

out www.zimmer.com and read about it. Also, if you go back a few

weeks, there is a lot of info on this site.

Good luck.

danny

> Hi,

>

> I would just like to say thanks to everyone who shared their

stories

> with me, good luck to those who are about to go to surgery, and

hang

> on in there to the people recovering from their ops. You have all

> been most helpful in providing details of when you decided enough

> was enough and decided to have surgery. I now feel I can go back to

> the surgeon and not feel I am wasting his time with my aches and

> pains and will probably go on the waiting list for surgery.

>

> I have just one more question to make sure I have info on what type

> of hip replacement would be best for me. I would like some advice

> but appreciate this is a controversial issue and I will obviously

> take the surgeons advice too! What type of hip are people getting

> (those of you who have had surgery) who expect to have a second and

> third replacement. He said at the last visit their was ceramic on

> ceramic, metal on metal and the traditional metal on polythene

liner

> I think (The last type is the one which he has most experience of).

> Just so I am an informed patient, what type are you guys generally

> opting for? I may not have a choice in the UK but I would like to

> make sure the surgeon is not just recomending the cheapest device.

I

> know there are probably websites on this but i would just like to

> know the type of replacement you guys opted for (PS i'm 31- from

my

> other posts)

>

> thanks,

> Leighx

[Guest guest]

i would just like to

> know the type of replacement you guys opted for

For me there was no " opting " . I got metal/poly. I am a lot older

than you are and just might outlive my prosthesis. If ceramic had

been FDA approved at that time I just might have inquired about

it.

At your age, the best you can probably hope for is a hip that lasts

long enough so that you don't have to have more than one revision. I

don't think there's any such thing as a " forever " hip yet but I think

ceramic would have applications in your case. Doesn't your surgeon

have any kind of recommendation for you based on your age and

activity level?

Is resurfacing out of the question in your case?

[Guest guest]

Hello, I, like you, am 31yo and because of a birth defect had my left

hip done 6 weeks ago and will have the right done in 6-9 months.

After doing a lot of reasearch and talking to a few different doctors

I went with a metal on metal hip with large femoral head. It seems

that with this device there is a much less chance of dislocating and

longer wear and range of motion. I had it uncemented because studies

show that numerous hip cementings cause bone weakness and

fracture.The only potential problem is metal particles showing up in

your blood stream and urine. The research shows, only short term

studies have been conducted, that they will not harm the body or

cause cancer although no long term studies have been done. There is

more info about this hip at the following site

http://www.wmt.com/bigfemoralhead/patients/tmom.asp

If you have any more questions please feel free to write me.

> Hi,

>

> I would just like to say thanks to everyone who shared their

stories

> with me, good luck to those who are about to go to surgery, and

hang

> on in there to the people recovering from their ops. You have all

> been most helpful in providing details of when you decided enough

> was enough and decided to have surgery. I now feel I can go back to

> the surgeon and not feel I am wasting his time with my aches and

> pains and will probably go on the waiting list for surgery.

>

> I have just one more question to make sure I have info on what type

> of hip replacement would be best for me. I would like some advice

> but appreciate this is a controversial issue and I will obviously

> take the surgeons advice too! What type of hip are people getting

> (those of you who have had surgery) who expect to have a second and

> third replacement. He said at the last visit their was ceramic on

> ceramic, metal on metal and the traditional metal on polythene

liner

> I think (The last type is the one which he has most experience of).

> Just so I am an informed patient, what type are you guys generally

> opting for? I may not have a choice in the UK but I would like to

> make sure the surgeon is not just recomending the cheapest device.

I

> know there are probably websites on this but i would just like to

> know the type of replacement you guys opted for (PS i'm 31- from

my

> other posts)

>

> thanks,

> Leighx

[Guest guest]

, my doc has transplanted over 3600 of the large metal head with a

large metal on metal joint and no cement. Up to this point, he has not

had one dislocation in that group. He strongly recommended this and I am

very pleased with it. There is some possibility that I will never need a

replacement because of no cement and not much if any damage to the

prosthesis joint.

Of course, the jury is out on what the possible metal shearings will do to

the rest of our bodies. I took HRT too after surgery at 38. 26 years

later, I know that I was putting myself at risk all those years. As it is

said, nothing is certain except death and taxes. Barbara

At 10:08 AM 3/23/2004, you wrote:

>Hello, I, like you, am 31yo and because of a birth defect had my left

>hip done 6 weeks ago and will have the right done in 6-9 months.

>After doing a lot of reasearch and talking to a few different doctors

>I went with a metal on metal hip with large femoral head. It seems

>that with this device there is a much less chance of dislocating and

>longer wear and range of motion. I had it uncemented because studies

>show that numerous hip cementings cause bone weakness and

>fracture.The only potential problem is metal particles showing up in

>your blood stream and urine. The research shows, only short term

>studies have been conducted, that they will not harm the body or

>cause cancer although no long term studies have been done. There is

>more info about this hip at the following site

>http://www.wmt.com/bigfemoralhead/patients/tmom.asp

>

>If you have any more questions please feel free to write me.

>

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> > Hi,

> >

> > I would just like to say thanks to everyone who shared their

>stories

> > with me, good luck to those who are about to go to surgery, and

>hang

> > on in there to the people recovering from their ops. You have all

> > been most helpful in providing details of when you decided enough

> > was enough and decided to have surgery. I now feel I can go back to

> > the surgeon and not feel I am wasting his time with my aches and

> > pains and will probably go on the waiting list for surgery.

> >

> > I have just one more question to make sure I have info on what type

> > of hip replacement would be best for me. I would like some advice

> > but appreciate this is a controversial issue and I will obviously

> > take the surgeons advice too! What type of hip are people getting

> > (those of you who have had surgery) who expect to have a second and

> > third replacement. He said at the last visit their was ceramic on

> > ceramic, metal on metal and the traditional metal on polythene

>liner

> > I think (The last type is the one which he has most experience of).

> > Just so I am an informed patient, what type are you guys generally

> > opting for? I may not have a choice in the UK but I would like to

> > make sure the surgeon is not just recomending the cheapest device.

>I

> > know there are probably websites on this but i would just like to

> > know the type of replacement you guys opted for (PS i'm 31- from

>my

> > other posts)

> >

> > thanks,

> > Leighx

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