Hip Replacement

[Newyork6264]

Unfortunately, the ball of my right hip has been hit with a large amount of bone mets. It is causing me a lot of pain when I walk or stand. My onc. is worried about fractures and had me see an orthopedic doc who specializes in bone diseases. Her recommendation is a partial hip replacement. Still waiting to see what radiologist says. Has anyone had any experience in this type of treatment?

[tango65]

Partial hip replacement replaces the ball of the hip joint. It does not replace the socket. If the ball of the hip is affected by metastases and is making walking very painful, it seems to me a very reasonable treatment for your problem.

[CANAMA]

I had my (full) hip replaced 3 weeks ago. I'm 72 years of age. Rehab is no fun, but I'm back to walking almost normally. I'm looking forward to the future.

[Newyork6264 in reply to CANAMA]

Thank you so much

[Hidden in reply to CANAMA]

Did you have it replaced because of the mets in the bone?

[Newyork6264 in reply to Hidden]

Yes

[CANAMA in reply to Hidden]

No, just 72 years of deterioration.

[j-o-h-n]

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[Newyork6264]

Thank you.

[fmenninger]

hSS is a fine place to get your hip replaced. Also, Did you have DEXA scan for baseline numbers?

[Newyork6264]

Yes I have. Numerous bone density scans.

[bean1008]

When I was told last year that I had a bone met in my hip (inferior iliac spine) I asked my MO…why don’t I have a hip replacement? He said it wasn’t that easy. I believe what he meant is that removing the cancer by removing the bone in all likelihood doesn’t mean it won’t pop up somewhere else. I’d still feel better if they’d surgically remove the area with the cancer but maybe that isn’t SOC.