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re: Has anyone on here had a hip replacement?
Posted on 4/12/26 at 4:38 am to UptownJoeBrown
Posted on 4/12/26 at 4:38 am to UptownJoeBrown
Are you getting a same day surgery where you get to
Go home after?
Go home after?
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Posted on 4/12/26 at 6:09 am to boogiewoogie1978
My dad had full replacement 1 years ago. He was 79. He was home by noon, the day of surgery. The first week was rough, but within 2 weeks the pain had subsided. He does limited pt, but the replacement made a world of difference in his day to day life.
Posted on 4/12/26 at 6:21 am to boogiewoogie1978
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Has anyone on here had a hip replacement?
my old college roommate, 49, has had both of his replaced. he had the thing where blood flow gets cut off and the bones sort of rot from the inside.
The first one went really well at about 38 or 39 and the second one was about 5 years later but he really had a tough time with it. said that he got an infection on the cut and the rehab people kept opening it back up accidentally. a week later they had to go cut a little more from around it and sew it back up and then it was ok.
Another friend of mine has had the same one replaced twice. he was born with one leg a little shorter than the other so it wallowed out the hip bone. the first time it was extended and replaced. It never seemed to be right at that point and the second one extended it a bit more and replaced and you wouldn't know it was even done other than a slight limp. Both recoveries were minimal.
Posted on 4/12/26 at 7:29 am to boogiewoogie1978
Had bilateral anterior hip replacement in 2018 at 65. Recovery was a piece of cake. No pain meds needed after 2-3 days. Recommend Dr Robert Easton at BROC. Was driving 8-10 days post op
Posted on 4/12/26 at 7:32 am to dblwall
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Not because of the hip, it's fine, but now I'm having a knee replacement in June same leg. Once the hip was good the next weak link staring acting up.
Ah, the good ole kinetic chain....
Posted on 4/12/26 at 10:30 am to Lonnie Utah
My wife had a hip replacement almost 2 years ago, we used Joel Tucker in Gulfport MS who does the Mako robot based surgeries. Pain was pretty bad for her for the first few days, and she had to sleep with a brace for a little while to help prevent movements that could pop it out of socket.
Recovery is natural as you get up, sit down, and walk. Not as much targeted PT like with the knees.
She has to get an annual checkup to make sure it still looks good, catch any issues early and she has to take antibiotics for teeth cleaning or other dental procedures. Gets around a lot better now without as much pain though, so definitely worth it.
Saw the news about the new cartilage regeneration tech also recently on X, but 5 years out sounds like a long time to wait if you can’t get around.
Recovery is natural as you get up, sit down, and walk. Not as much targeted PT like with the knees.
She has to get an annual checkup to make sure it still looks good, catch any issues early and she has to take antibiotics for teeth cleaning or other dental procedures. Gets around a lot better now without as much pain though, so definitely worth it.
Saw the news about the new cartilage regeneration tech also recently on X, but 5 years out sounds like a long time to wait if you can’t get around.
This post was edited on 4/12/26 at 10:33 am
Posted on 4/12/26 at 12:48 pm to Kjnstkmn
My 77 year old wife had it done 10 days ago. Surgery took one hour
And she went home that afternoon. She took the pain pills for 4-5 days
and stopped. She is still using a walker but only because the physical therapist wants her to. He says she will go to a cane in 3 days. She
doesn't need either but being extra careful to prevent falling and popping the ball out of the socket. She thinks everything is going good and feels the surgery was success. Time will tell.
And she went home that afternoon. She took the pain pills for 4-5 days
and stopped. She is still using a walker but only because the physical therapist wants her to. He says she will go to a cane in 3 days. She
doesn't need either but being extra careful to prevent falling and popping the ball out of the socket. She thinks everything is going good and feels the surgery was success. Time will tell.
Posted on 4/12/26 at 2:03 pm to boogiewoogie1978
Had one a few years ago and here is some advice/info:
Do not do the steroid injection. Probably not going to do anything and you have to wait 3 months after it to have surgery.
Had mine in Jackson with Dr. Trevor Pickering at MS Sports Medicine. He does everything anterior and I live 3 hours from Jackson and I was back on my couch at 3:30 pm on the same day. I’ve recommended 4 other people to Dr. Pickering and they’ve all done great.
First two weeks suck but things really pick up after that and when you start to do outpatient therapy. I was back hitting golf balls about 3 weeks after surgery.
I’ll have to have my other one done soon and no doubt I would go back to Dr. Pickering.
Do not do the steroid injection. Probably not going to do anything and you have to wait 3 months after it to have surgery.
Had mine in Jackson with Dr. Trevor Pickering at MS Sports Medicine. He does everything anterior and I live 3 hours from Jackson and I was back on my couch at 3:30 pm on the same day. I’ve recommended 4 other people to Dr. Pickering and they’ve all done great.
First two weeks suck but things really pick up after that and when you start to do outpatient therapy. I was back hitting golf balls about 3 weeks after surgery.
I’ll have to have my other one done soon and no doubt I would go back to Dr. Pickering.
Posted on 4/12/26 at 2:25 pm to Warfarer
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the thing where blood flow gets cut off and the bones sort of rot from the inside.
AVN?…avascular necrosis
My wife had it. Bilateral hip replacement 6 yrs ago. We found an awesome Dr who specializes in hip & knee replacements. Went great.
Some Drs dabble in replacements. We met with 3 and avoided those.
Posted on 4/12/26 at 2:38 pm to boogiewoogie1978
I had an anterior hip replacement last March.
Week 1 was swelling management and getting my gait back. By week 2 I was walking comfortably around the house and doing short loops outside. Note: simple movements like crossing my legs to put on socks were impossible. Wished I'd had one of those "toilet chairs" initially. Couldn't sit down or stand up very easily.
Around 5–6 weeks I was started getting back to normal daily routines without thinking about it too much. The strength and stability has been a work in progress.
I was able to do some moderate hiking in Washington by May, did a Viking cruise including Iceland in late August/early September, and even did a Bosnia trip this March with no issues. I’m back to Krav Maga as of December; I still avoid certain movements like lateral kicks, but overall, I’m training again. Just not going to do certain things like intensive grappling for now.
Overall, recovery was very doable. I was "99% bone on bone", so it was probably time. But I could do virtually anything I wanted to do back then. Now, I feel unstable sometimes. The only lingering thing has been some hip-flexor irritation. Starting to do some more PT in hopes it will help.
Week 1 was swelling management and getting my gait back. By week 2 I was walking comfortably around the house and doing short loops outside. Note: simple movements like crossing my legs to put on socks were impossible. Wished I'd had one of those "toilet chairs" initially. Couldn't sit down or stand up very easily.
Around 5–6 weeks I was started getting back to normal daily routines without thinking about it too much. The strength and stability has been a work in progress.
I was able to do some moderate hiking in Washington by May, did a Viking cruise including Iceland in late August/early September, and even did a Bosnia trip this March with no issues. I’m back to Krav Maga as of December; I still avoid certain movements like lateral kicks, but overall, I’m training again. Just not going to do certain things like intensive grappling for now.
Overall, recovery was very doable. I was "99% bone on bone", so it was probably time. But I could do virtually anything I wanted to do back then. Now, I feel unstable sometimes. The only lingering thing has been some hip-flexor irritation. Starting to do some more PT in hopes it will help.
Posted on 4/12/26 at 3:10 pm to boogiewoogie1978
Only a square wouldn't have his hip replaced.
Posted on 4/12/26 at 5:33 pm to boogiewoogie1978
Total hip two years ago at 51.
Used a walker for one day, a cane the next day or two, and then ditched both.
If it did hurt, it was nothing compared to the daily pain I had the few years leading up to the replacement. Getting my other one done this summer.
Dr. Paul Buzhardt at Ochsner Lafayette - 100% recommend!
Used a walker for one day, a cane the next day or two, and then ditched both.
If it did hurt, it was nothing compared to the daily pain I had the few years leading up to the replacement. Getting my other one done this summer.
Dr. Paul Buzhardt at Ochsner Lafayette - 100% recommend!
Posted on 4/12/26 at 5:38 pm to boogiewoogie1978
Following since I have a replacement scheduled in two weeks
Posted on 4/14/26 at 9:39 am to duckblind56
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I see you mentioned damage from bone spurs. There is a procedure
where they go in and clean up the joint. Have you asked about this?
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Hip arthroscopy is a minimally invasive, typically outpatient, surgical procedure used to diagnose and treat hip joint issues like labral tears and impingement. Surgeons use a small camera (arthroscope) and miniature tools through small incisions, generally leading to less pain and faster recovery compared to open surgery
I did and this is what we are going with. The doc thinks he can clean up the impingement. The funny thing is he said that this surgery is actually harder and a longer recover than a hip replacement. He wants to save the good hip for as long as possible.
Posted on 4/14/26 at 9:45 am to chili dogs
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If you’re having a full hip replacement, it’s usually about 2 months for full recovery
More like a year for "full" recovery... You're good to go after 2 months, but not a full recovery...
I had both hips replaced in my 40's...
This post was edited on 4/14/26 at 9:46 am
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