Questions about hip revision ..What was your experience?

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I think that the stem was placed in the femur at a slant...incorrectly. (This

is before an important 2nd opinion appt. and is just my best thinking at this

point. We'll see.) So if that's right, I will probably need revision surgery.

Questions:

Who pays for this if it is within the first year? Will Medicare pay?

Can it be done? I'm picturing digging out the first stem piece and replacing

with a second. But the first one will have made a " hole " in the femure which

is slanted incorrectly. So does the hole get filled in somehow? (Sorry if

that's not exactly clear.)

If you have had a revision surgery due to a bad outcome of a first THR, can you

tell me about it? How was recovery?

My surgery was on Dec. 8, 2009 ...about 2 months and 2 weeks I think. It hurts

and I cannot put full weight on the operated side. I have been to the original

surgeon, who says to wait.

But it is not improving at all. There is zero progress.

When I attempt to put full wieght on it, there is pain down the outside of my

thigh. As well as in the joint itself.

Thanks for any info