Re: The hip before the knee?

[Guest guest]

Hi Leann,

In my opinion, it is good to have the hip done first. It is an easier

surgery from which to recover than is the knee. I was in your situation and

chose to do the hip first (left hip) and my quality of life is up at least

95%.

The knee (right knee) is for next year or after. I have found that the

knee is not quite so bad because the new hip is now doing its job and the

knee is not compensating for it.

Good luck in June with the surgery. Afterwards, the rehab facility you

choose, the physical therapy and the occupational therapy are very important

to a better recovery.

My daughter-in-law is a nurse and recommended going a rehab in a facility

that specializes in rehab, such as Burke, as opposed to one that is located

in a nursing home facility. I went to a hospital in Tarrytown, New York

that had an excellent inpatient rehab. Then, our county had a visiting

nurse and physical therapy service that allowed me to remain home for the first

three weeks and still receive vital services. They were phenomenal.

After that was finished, I went to PT in our town and now I just went back

to work.

Reen

[Guest guest]

I have had both knees and hips replaced. When I started out and still

needed all four, my otho said you do the hips first. He was right!

Sally

[Guest guest]

Hi Reen,

I am glad to hear of your recent success and I hope it continues and that your

knee (next job) is just as successful when you decide to do that one.

It is always great to hear from someone who has been in same postion or similar

and/or is so recently " before me " even though you have opposite leg/knee issue

from your hip your words are what I " hang on " .

I think I was actually luckier with the other knee because I already had the

other knee meniscus repaired 20 years ago for a hairline crack injury which

shockingly stopped me from even going up a curb with that leg first or

alternating feet on any step even one 1/3 the height of a normal step) and that

knee showing up itself and being done early (before totaling out on me like this

one has) has been my lifeline ever since.

This one (with the knee and hip joints being it's slowly declining problem)has

been my on and off curse for many years and then a steady state one for the past

5 plus years.

Now I think ever since I had to climb the hill to our home 3 days in a row, it

sedems to have advanced it's condition to where I seem to be having to always

undo what must be a dislocated hip all the time. It is very painful to endure

that and painful to undue it as well but when I manage to get it back in I am

thankful I did not have to go to the Emergency room to have it surgically

replaced into it's socket.

Fingers crossed and prayers being said that I make it without the need for the

ER way. So far I am hopeful that I will.

LEANN

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> Hi Leann,

> In my opinion, it is good to have the hip done first. It is an easier

> surgery from which to recover than is the knee. I was in your situation and

> chose to do the hip first (left hip) and my quality of life is up at least

> 95%.

> The knee (right knee) is for next year or after. I have found that the

> knee is not quite so bad because the new hip is now doing its job and the

> knee is not compensating for it.

> Good luck in June with the surgery. Afterwards, the rehab facility you

> choose, the physical therapy and the occupational therapy are very important

> to a better recovery.

> My daughter-in-law is a nurse and recommended going a rehab in a facility

> that specializes in rehab, such as Burke, as opposed to one that is located

> in a nursing home facility. I went to a hospital in Tarrytown, New York

> that had an excellent inpatient rehab. Then, our county had a visiting

> nurse and physical therapy service that allowed me to remain home for the

first

> three weeks and still receive vital services. They were phenomenal.

> After that was finished, I went to PT in our town and now I just went back

> to work.

> Reen

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[Guest guest]

I had one hip replaced 2 years ago. My knees are awful, and my surgeon said he

prefers to work from the top down. So we looked at my other hip, which has a

lot of arthritis, but it is still somewhat asymptomatic. It hurts a bit, but

not nearly as much as my knees. So finally he agreed when my knees are beyond

injections, etc., that he will do both knees next and we will deal with the

other hip when the time comes (most likely sooner than later).

in PA

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> I have had both knees and hips replaced. When I started out and still

> needed all four, my otho said you do the hips first. He was right!

> Sally

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