Guest guest Posted May 31, 2004 Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 Hiya all.....wish I had found this site before my op! Had right Cormet carried out on 13/4/04 at Cov & Warwick with the skilled hands of Mr Krikler. I am 33 yr old male and had Perthes Disease in right hip at age of 11, has slowly deteriorated over the years resulting finally in severe limp, shortened leg and joint pain. Finally managed to get my consultant to refer me for resurfacing after years of " but you're too young for a new hip " ! As far as I am aware the op went well apart from taking a little longer then usual (about 3 1/2 hours), surgeon said I was awkward! Had a slight problem on Day 2 as I went for XRay and they made me point my toes together and heels apart, extremely painful and resulted in pulled/torn muscles at rear. The wound has healed fantastically (10 " incision) still a little tender and swollen but very neat and clean. Also seem to have regained most of the leg length. As regards progress, I am not sure whether I am on par with you other resurfacers. I still have crutches but mainly use one on my good side, still have pain in the joint and suffering terribly with lower back pain and pain in my right knee. The joint feels strong although feels kinda wierd, when I bear full weight it feels sometimes like it's gonna pop out through the scar (best way of explaining it!) Also when I sit down it feels like I've a golf ball in my back pocket! Anyway sorry if I have rambled on, I am off for my 6 week check on Wednesday and am a little worried as I don't feel I have progressed as well as I should have (and Mr Krikler said I would be skipping into the hospital at week 6!!) anyway thanks for listening, any morale support appreciated, Regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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