Hi everyone.
I am looking to hear from anyone with A Fib who has had a hip replacement operation. Did you have any problems, were there any concerns about doing the operation from the doctors?
Please let me know of your experience.
Thank you.
Hi everyone.
I am looking to hear from anyone with A Fib who has had a hip replacement operation. Did you have any problems, were there any concerns about doing the operation from the doctors?
Please let me know of your experience.
Thank you.
Hi - I have had 2 in the last 2 years and absolutely no problems. You are probably on a NOAC so your consultant will manage that for the periods before and after the op.
I regularly look after post operative joint replacement patients. Don't worry, as David has already said they will manage your anticoagulants before and after, usually stopping 3-5 days before.
We regularly see patients with AF come through the procedures and recovery absolutely fine. There have been very few problems that I recall.
I had a hip replacement 4yrs ago I also have a pacemaker, I had no problems at all, it was all managed very well. Good luck
Not hip but knee. No problems at all. I was given a spinal anaesthetic and everything went according to plan. All the best for your hip replacement.
By the way, make sure you do all your physio exercises every day, as instructed.
Thank you, I am hoping for the spinal. Is it better than a general which I really do not want. I take it you are far enough out of it to not be aware of what is going on.
Much better than a general. I used to be a nurse and told the anaesthetist that when I worked in orthopaedic theatre I would do anything to swap with someone as I hated to hear anything they did 😂 He certainly knocked me out. I knew nothing at all about my surgery. First think I knew was talking to the surgeon!
I have had both knees replaced and total shoulder replacement twice (first one failed so needed a revision surgery)with no problems all since being diagnosed with Afib.
I have had both hips replaced within the last 2 years. No problems .
Had my hip replaced 1 week ago tomorrow. I have AFIB and they asked that I stop the blood thinner, xarelto three days before and start day following the surgery. No issues with blood thinner or AFIB since surgery. How’re the Hip is very sore😳