Newbie with THR scheduled for August 10

July 26, 2005

Glad to see I found the group. I am a 40y/o male going to have my

right hip replaced on August 10. I must say I'm looking forward to

the time afterwards. As I told Dr. I can't remember not

having some type of pain. My mind and body just accepted it.

Everyone says 40y/o and total hip! Yes, it's my only option besides

doing nothing. Way back in 1976 I wanted to be Evil Kenievil and we

had a lot of crashes in common. I bruised my right femur and ended

up with osteomyelitis that spread into my hip and destoyed the plate

and hip. So my right leg is 1/2 inch shorter than the left and I

have little movement. The ball in my hip is only sitting 1/2 in the

socket and is all calcified. I looked at the THR option 15 years ago

and they said keep going as long as you can.

I am very active at work, hunting , hiking, backpacking, etc.Some

folks ask how do I do it, I just put one foot in front of the other

and keep going and live with the pain.In the last 5 years it has

gotten worse and I can't do simple things like put a sock on or tie

a shoe lace on my right foot. When I go backpacking or hiking with

my Boy Scout troop after the first 1/4 mile is a matter of will

power to keep going. When we stop, I will have to have my son take

my boot and sock of my right foot because I can't move my right leg.

Besides the pain, my right thigh is 3 " in diameter smaller than my

left with no muscle tone.With all the favoring of my hip, walking

with a limp, I have ruptured 2 disks in my lower back. Here is the

strange thing, I have had pain in my hip for so long my back only

feels like a dull ache at times. (Usually after I do the stupid

things like backpack and hike). My kids are not getting younger and

I don't like coming home from work each day and laying on the couch

because my hip hurts.

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