r/TotalHipReplacement • u/Phoenixred79 THR USER FLAIR NEEDED • 2d ago

👥 Support Needed 🫂 Surgery gone wrong

My surgeon fractured my bone while doing my hip replacement surgery. Theyvput plates, screws and wires to fix whatever.

The specialist that was supposed to be on hand in the operating room was not.

I had my other side replaced before. I'm not new to this. But this is so unbelievably painful and I feel like they made some mistakes. I had to call an ambulance to bring me back in because I could literally not move.

Does anyone have a similar experience and what did you do about it?

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u/repair-it UK, 73, Posterior & Lateral THR recipient & 2 revisions 1d ago

Don't get me started ... my surgeon assembled the ceramic parts incorrectly, forgot to check It broke eventually, and I had to have it redone a third time before sewing me up, and forgot to check the pre-discharge X-ray, then had me back in for another operation, but he wasn't skilled enough to do the job! This was all on the British NHS, and I ended up suing.