Anyone else here had hip replacment?

[broke1]

I had a 4 wheeler accident a few months ago and broke my femur in 5 places requiring a 1"x16" rod to be placed in my leg,pinned 2" above the knee with a screw.The 4 wheeler basically stopped and slung me into the handlebars shattering my femur right at the joint.My quad has basically frozen and they put me on a machine that stretchs my leg for me called a CPM.Ive been told by doctors that I will probably never regain full range of motion on my right leg because of the trauma and because of the doc that performed the surgery put a rod in that was grossly to long(roughly 1/2")

Not really worried about that as I know doctors dont know everything and ive been told the same thing 10 years ago with my left leg.And the fact that im getting more range of motion daily with the physical therapy.

My real concern is future joint and knee pain and recovery time.Im getting around pretty well with a crutch now but its a real PITA to get in anything but a truck.The physical therapists are great and very attractive so at least ive got that going for me

 

[saywin]

Wow

I had a lesion/tumor removed from my femur on 6 Apr 2007, I to had a 10 inch rod placed in for support of the femur because it is now hollow from where the tumor ate through it. I wish you the best, mine is going pretty good, no running or any physical activity yet. I also have a limp now because the leg they operated on is 2 1/2 cent shorter. I know how you feel and wish you the best in your recovery, it sounds like you will have alot more to deal with than mine.

 

[broke1]

Good luck with a speedy recovery man.A friend of mine who also had a rod placed in his leg said it best "No words can describe the way it feels"My leg was roughly 3x bigger with all the swelling,now its about normal.

Ive found that massage is really helping.The tenderness is still there and its agonizing while they work it out but it helps.I attend out patient PT 3x a week and they came out to my house right after surgery so id get back on it quickly.Also TriFlex from GNC has been pretty good along with alot of calcium.

 

[GNTIM]

Sorry to hear about your accident. My uncle has had both hips replaced in the last few years. The first one was done the old way and the second was done with new procedures that dramatically reduced the incision size and also the recovery time. Coming from a medical family I have heard and seen a lot about this stuff and the good side is that they are progressing very fast in the way of new procedures. Another tip is to research the medical facility and doctors. Travel to larger citys and get several different opinions before doing anything that is not an emergency and even then find out all you can. Believe it or not replacement joints have a shelf life. One story is about a guy that had a knee replacement done and because it had been sitting too long the insulator had dried out.....law suit time. I broke my neck a few years ago and that is where the medical family members really helped out. I have since recovered and rarely have pain. Follow all of the docs advice on recovery and don't do what I did and try to stop taking the pain meds early, they take at least a 30 mins to kick in. Best of luck.

 

[GNTIM]

Oh..also you are very right about the massages. I credit a lot of my recovery to my therapist.

 

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[broke1]

Sorry to hear about your accident. My uncle has had both hips replaced in the last few years. The first one was done the old way and the second was done with new procedures that dramatically reduced the incision size and also the recovery time. Coming from a medical family I have heard and seen a lot about this stuff and the good side is that they are progressing very fast in the way of new procedures. Another tip is to research the medical facility and doctors. Travel to larger citys and get several different opinions before doing anything that is not an emergency and even then find out all you can. Believe it or not replacement joints have a shelf life. One story is about a guy that had a knee replacement done and because it had been sitting too long the insulator had dried out.....law suit time. I broke my neck a few years ago and that is where the medical family members really helped out. I have since recovered and rarely have pain. Follow all of the docs advice on recovery and don't do what I did and try to stop taking the pain meds early, they take at least a 30 mins to kick in. Best of luck.

Thank you and thats great advice.Unfortunately,mine was an emergency.

I was taken to a sub standard hospital against my wishes via a ****ty but quite big ambulance service,the hospital they took me to was actually farther away.Then,the hospital WOULD NOT let me go w/o operating.My incision is VERY LONG(about 12") and was on top of a older skin graft creating alot of pain.

And I dont want anyone to think im a bitter person saying that.I sustained a point blank shotgun blast to my left leg about 10 years ago and I have nothing but great things to say about those medics and doctors.I wouldve never beleived the rumor that motorcycle crash victims were treated badly if I hadnt experienced it myself.Somthing to keep in mind for those of you that still ride.

The pain is no problem for me and ive stopped taking the meds,my prob is regaining full range of motion as im stuck at 105 degrees.For those of you wondering what that would be like,imagine sitting at a chair with your shin aimed straight up,kinda like an L.With long legs its hard to get in and out of a car and damn near impossible to get in a car with a cage w/o swingouts.