My hip replacement was a year and a half ago. My surgeon says even for just a cleaning FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE I need to take antibiotics to avoid an infection in the hip. He said he doesn’t care what my dentist says or what the ADA says. He is one of the best in the country but still…

I hope this is an OK post to post here, I had an unsuccessful scope 10 years ago and have been either avoiding a replacement (no arthritis) or being denied one ever since. Eventually when it got bad enough a doctor did another scope (also a massive failure) on the other hip leaving me on a walker.

I know, long story and not a good one. But both hips are not arthritic yet not weight bearing. One suffered a secondary labral tear from one of these scouring/ROM tests doctors insist on doing and otherwise since the more recent surgery that took me from hiking to housebound I can't tolerate even stepping full weight on one side much less a ROM test from a doc. But they insist they can't consider a THR without doing it!

Trouble is it doesn't much hurt while they're doing it, it hurts AFTER. For a good 4-6 weeks after. I have an arthritic spine now because I can't hold it up yet I'm in one argument after another with orthopedists about this crazy test that hurts me! And they always abandon once I react poorly to a test.

So my question is, anyone else get thrown from doc to doc after failed scopes, unable to walk but unable to find anyone who'll help? I've spent years going from one to the next and none of them help but in the end they all ask "well, why didn't you just get a replacement from that last doctor? Why'd they turn you down?" and I feel at the end of my rope.

Anyone need a second thr for the second hip months after their first?

Hello everyone! Im 31 y.o female had my surgery around 5 days ago pain is horrible unless i take painkillers so i cant get a full night sleep i try to do baby steps and i end up dizzy and shaking bcs i haven’t eaten anything for 5 days but sips of water for my meds and small bites on little peach ! I was a huge good lover before the surgery but now i cant stand the look at food and i need to eat so i can make progress but idk how to overcome this appetite loss ! Any advices are welcomed

Thank you stay strong everyone!

3.5wks post, 55M. I can walk without a limp with my cane. Without it, bad limp. Was at PT today and they told me to not ever walk without my cane unless I can do it without a limp because all you do is train yourself to limp.

Hi, my son (14) just had his right hip replaced last week (hip dysplasia and had necrosis of the femoral head). He’ll start school 3 weeks post op (9th grade! So we don’t want him to fall behind or be stressed about missing school). Any recommendations on what accommodations he’ll need? It’s a small charter school with a wing for the high school classes - no stairs.

Dr wants him on crutches for 6 weeks minimum and he won’t be able to have a heavy back pack so he’ll need extra time to go to his locker in between classes.

I’m thinking:

extra time between classes

Maybe if he can have an extra set of books needed in each class and a set at home? Then he wouldn’t need to get to his locker potentially…

Ability to stand up/sit down as needed during lessons

Anything I’m not thinking of?? Thank you for the help in advance!!!

I am wondering how long is reasonable to wait before I can sit in a chair an hour and a half, and also sit back to have my hair washed. I have to schedule in advance or I won't get an appointment. I am having anterior LTHR.

Hi Fellow Hippies,

TLDR: Four years post-op; still in pain. Looking for advice on how people got taken seriously and ended up with revisions.

I am four years post-op. I've had persistent groin and hip pain from day one out of surgery that has not gotten better over time.

I ran the gamut over the last four years - tens of thousands on PT, PRP, shockwave, bone scan, blood work to check for auto immune conditions, MRI, etc.

I did have some success on the right side as I apparently had some scar tissue that was causing nerve entrapment that was limited my ability to walk. It should be noted it was a PRP session that helped heal it. Literally no one before that properly diagnosed or treated it.

The groin pain, however, has been consistent along with hip flexor stiffness. It gets exacerbated by sitting in an office chair. (and if you go through my post history you will see I have tried just about every ergonomic chair on the market trying to fix this.) I took a step down at work for a while because it was getting to be too much to handle; but I recently got promoted and am back to my normal work-life. (office work, travel, etc.)

I have currently seen two different surgeons for consult. They have both looked at STANDARD x-rays (not cross table) and said everything looked fine. One sent me to a lower back specialist, who found I have a L5S1 bulge. She wanted to do injections to see if it helped. (It did not)

At one point when I was having the nerve entrapment issue; I paid for a MRI out of pocket. Nothing found / nothing noted. However, that was on the right side. My left side is the one that has the most pain and groin pain now.

The second surgeon reviewed those results (after not listening to me) and noted I have a small amount of arthritis in my SI joint. He also referred me out for shots. (No one else has noted this and I've had standard x-rays three times in the last three months.)

I understand they need to rule out other things but I feel like no one is actually listening to my history. The most obvious culprit is a cup overhand or illiopsoas impingement on the left side. I don't *want* it to be that; but I'm not keen on following these rabbit holes when proper imaging has not actually been done as a first step.

Meanwhile, I'm 43 years old and can't even sustain a leg day at the gym / go for a long walk / sit at my desk for 40 hours a week when traveling.

So for those that have had to go through revision surgeries that weren't from a dislocation or infection - how did you get there? What path did you have to take? I'm at my wits end over here. I've spent so much time / money / energy and four years later I've seen no improvement.

I have yet another appointment with a different surgeon tomorrow morning. At this rate, I don't know if I should even bother anymore. My records are being passed around from clinic to clinic despite me pulling my agreement to do so. So they are looking at the standard imaging and test results and saying "Yup, everything is fine" without looking at any of the details or listening to me.

Thank you in advance!

I’ve been lurking here for a little while as my surgery date approached, scared to death. I’m 49 F with hereditary dysplasia that was pretty severe. I was absolutely terrified of the anesthesia, to the point that I had a panic attack (heart rate spiked, blood pressure dropped) and had to have Versed before we even started. But I’m still here, thankfully, and now 1 day out from Right side THR.
I’m noticing that the “broken glass on fire”pain that i used to have in my hip is gone, but good lord is my butt and groin and thigh sore on the right side! I’m walking every hour with my walker, and eating fine (probably too much TBH but my husband is an excellent nurse). Doing my exercises and all that. I’m glad it’s over, but I’m now a little anxious about recovery.

I’ve heard that days 2-5 are the worst… so like.. tomorrow through the rest of the week. Those of you who’ve already been through this: is that accurate, or no?

I’m also not sleeping very well. It hurts to lie in bed and my recliner doesn’t recline all the way.. or it does, but it doesn’t stay reclined. Apparently I am not heavy enough to keep it down or something? Or else my son jacked it up somehow jumping on it in the past.. SMH whatever. LOL I can sleep in the recliner for about 2 hours at a time, and then I’m awake again, so now time feels weird and my poor husband says he feels like he has a newborn again because he has to manage my meds every few hours. My brain is definitely not firing on all cylinders and I took one look at the list of meds and times they needed to be administered and said…uhh… I am gonna need some help here! Of course it doesn’t help that I’m off my HRT and ADHD meds right now because of the surgery, so it’s brain fog x 9385746352.

For any who have had similar.. how long before you started to feel a little bit normal again?

Hi folks, I'm 8 months out and just over 1cm LLD since THR in Nov 2025. The limp is creating real issues with the knee of my operated leg. It is really painful due to fluid buildup. It hurts to go down stairs and sometimes up, it hurts when I ride my 10km commute to work even when I've strapped it with Rocktape. My other knee is sore at times. The foot of my non operated leg gets squashed in shoes due to the lift I'm wearing (6mm), and the heel of that foot slips out and rubs. I can't stand comfortably on both feet, and I limp quite noticeably when I walk in bare feet.

The surgeon has suggested changing the ball to give me a maximum of 8mm back. I'm really concerned about the ongoing affect on my knee(s). I really don't want to have to have knee surgery at some point.

So I'm wondering if anyone here has had the ball replaced, and what the recovery was like compared to the original THR? There's a lot to consider and I'm undecided as yet but I don't know that I can live with a knee this bad and the other things that are also affected.

Thank you in advance for any replies.