re: Anyone have a hip replacement?

I had both hips replaced. He did a "front" replacement which has a faster recovery. After replacement I had some pretty easy therapy and back to 100% quickly. BROC in B.R. did it.

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How was it afterwards? Still about the same range of motion as before you ere messed up? I've got degen hip dysplasia. Shallow pelvic socket. apparently never had a good connection there and it ate away all my cartilage. Looking at getting one in the next few years. It doesn't hurt too bad right now and im not even 40 yet. Looking for general input.

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My dad just had his done a couple of months ago by Jared Braud (surgeon at BROC who I went to engineering school with at LSU). He's a Cleveland Clinic fellow that uses Stryker and the Mako Robot. The Mako acquisition has been a complete game changer in total joint arthroplasty. I could not recommend it enough. My pops is 70 and approximately 10 weeks post-op. He's been driving for several weeks now, hasn't used a cane or need pain meds in forever. He needed it done due to a fall that caused a femoral neck fracture so it wasn't just due to a degenerative condition. He had his knee on the same side done a few years ago by Braud. Went well and has been rock solid in terms of ROM, functionality and pain relief.

I work in this industry for a medical device company. We work with some of the biggest arthroplasty surgeons in the US and I consulted with 3 of them prior to my dad's joint replacements. More so than anything, make absolutely certain that the surgeon you pick does hundreds of hips a year and has used his current system north of 80-100 times. You do NOT want to be a guinea pig for a new (to them) hip/knee system. The tried and true companies/implants can last a long time and success is almost always driven by the surgeon's skill - hips have a fantastic success rate because its a constrained joint. I think very highly of the Mako system but Zimmer Biomet and DePuy are also great systems that have robots now (although they are inferior to Mako). A poster earlier mentioned problems with Exactech...stay far away. They recently filed for bankruptcy. They are way down on the pecking order for orthopaedic implants (their specialty is revision implants anyway, which you hope to never have to go through).

A boomer topic with very few insults and lots of helpful replies.

This ain't Les Miles' OT

I'm 70 and had my left hip done in Feb, 2 weeks ago had knee surgery on the same leg. Another story for another time.

My daughter is a DPT and primarily does home health. Her area is one of the better areas in So Cal. So she got me the # of 1 particular surgeon. Used the posterior method. Walked out to the car after surgery (with the help of a walker.)

Stayed upstairs at her 2 story house, she made me climb the stairs the same day. Take your meds, sleeping is gonna be tough at the beginning. And don't forget to take something to help you drop those tootsie rolls in the crapper. Those good pain meds will lock you up tighter than a drum.

A really big system is moving away from Stryker and the MAKO because they’re fricking idiots and couldn’t care less about patients. The surgeons are furious about it but hey, as long as some administrator gets a bonus that’s all that matters

1). Get it done when you start limping.

2). Some orthos will make extravagant claims about rapid recovery. Don’t trust them

3). My range of motion was pretty close to pre surgery.

4). The pain is nothing. Never took a pain pill.

Had one a few years ago at 53. Here is some advice and general thoughts:
Do not get the steroid injection if the surgeon offers it or orders it. They often don’t work and then you have to wait 3 months for surgery. Insurance will not approve it.

I did mine in Jackson, MS at MS Sports Medicine with Dr. Trevor Pickering. I’ve since recommended several people to him. He’s great and he does all of his procedures anterior (on top of the thigh area) as opposed to posterior (on the side). The recovery and flexibility are much better anterior wise. He also did mine outpatient. I was home at 3:30 that afternoon and I live 3 hours from Jackson. I was full tilt - hitting golf balls and exercising a month after.

The first two weeks after surgery suck. No other way to put it but it gets better quickly, especially after you start the PT away from your house. It really takes off. I went home with a drain bag and a home health nurse removed it the next day. I used a walker on the surgery day and the day after and then a cane for maybe two days. Home health will give you some exercises to do and you really want to get up and moving as much as you can stand it.

I had about six meds to take - antibiotics, pain med, blood clot prevention, etc. and I had to wear sleeves on both legs to prevent blood clots. Take the blood clots seriously. A guy that lives close to me had his done in Covington, got clots and he passed.

Hope that helps

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A boomer topic with very few insults and lots of helpful replies. This ain't Les Miles' OT

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Not a boomer, GenX 60 year old and I haven’t had any of these issues……….yet. Hopefully it continues that way.

I am waiting for one. Probably going to have it done in December. My dad had one 30 years ago. The implant is still holding up well. You will need to get a few things beforehand. My surgeon told me I needed to get a recliner, a raised toilet seat, a shower chair, and a walker