Acetabular Placement Question

[B.I.L.L.]

Hi BILL,
A couple days ago I promised an xray of my RBHR after my 2 week follow-up.  Unfortunately (I guess) they did not take an xray at this point.  In fact I haven't seen any xray of my new hardware yet.
I'm sure glad to see you've had some progress of late.  However, I sure feel for you.  You have had a rough recovery and may even need to do much of it all over again.  I'll try to send good vibes your way.
JohnS

Thanks JohnS !   I feel the love around here for sure ha ha. :D :D  I hope your recovery goes butter smooth and you can get an eye on your x-rays soon.   Thanks again and Best of luck to you 8)

[B.I.L.L.]

OK here are the x-rays. They didn't have them on a disc so I hung them no the slider and took pics so the quality aint that great but you can get an idea of why I'm concerned.






:o ::)   Kinda looks more like the bad examples than the good examples huh ?    I feel like I wanted my body to run like a Ferrari but somehow wound up with Hyundai mechanic..... ::)   I had about 20 questions for the doctor, his opinion is a revision has too many downsides and to just move on and "Keep an eye on it".  But don't know what to keep an eye on because he says Kaiser does not have any good tests for metal ions, but they are working on subbing them out to an outside independent testing lab.  A cup revision is only possible if he used the thinner of the 2 cups available, at the time of our meeting he did not know wich thickness he put in........(no comment  ::)  There is no reason to even think about a revision until I find out wich cup was used.  The good news is that it's starting to work better and better so I am encouraged there !!   I am going to get a couple other opinions but am finally feeling like it's going to be ok and my life is getting back to normal.  I will keep you posted, Thanks again for all your concern, Bill.

[stevel]

Hey Bill,

Thanks for posting the x-rays.  One positive sign - the joint looks better for the cross table lateral view, when the hip is abducted.  That means you are better aligned for bull riding, bronco busting or motocross (if you have a wide motocycle seat)  :).

[woodway2]

Hi Bill
Nancy here with the 59 degree angle. Just wanted to say I'm glad you are still progressing. I too have been busy. I am a potter - standing all day with much lifting and heavy kiln work. I took a year off work because of my arthritis and then BHR. Just had my Christmas season show and sale and it went really well. I haven't worked so hard for years. Now everything else hurts - my shoulder, elbow, back etc. BUT NOT MY HIP!
My anxieties are still there re: the angle and the metal ions, but the hip works so well I think it would be crazy to redo it at this point. I will continue to monitor with my doctor. Next appointment and blood results in Feb.
Re: blood tests - the blood lab at your hospital probably knows where to send your blood for chromium and cobalt analysis. Mine is sent to another city where the university has a research lab.

[B.I.L.L.]

Hi Bill
Nancy here with the 59 degree angle. Just wanted to say I'm glad you are still progressing. I too have been busy. I am a potter - standing all day with much lifting and heavy kiln work. I took a year off work because of my arthritis and then BHR. Just had my Christmas season show and sale and it went really well. I haven't worked so hard for years. Now everything else hurts - my shoulder, elbow, back etc. BUT NOT MY HIP!
My anxieties are still there re: the angle and the metal ions, but the hip works so well I think it would be crazy to redo it at this point. I will continue to monitor with my doctor. Next appointment and blood results in Feb.
Re: blood tests - the blood lab at your hospital probably knows where to send your blood for chromium and cobalt analysis. Mine is sent to another city where the university has a research lab.

Thanks Nancy, glad you are doing well !  I got an E-mail back from Dr. DeSmet to day and he said as long as it wasn't wearing excessively it should be fine. So thats 1 vote to leave it and just watch it for awhile 8)  I meet with another kaiser doc 1-9-09.   So we will get 2 or 3 other opinions and I hope they say the same.  But it is looking good at this point and working better.  My main concern is if it starts to show pre-mature wear I want to fix it before the femoral part is beyond hope.  But having a 2nd opinion say to wait and see definately eases my mind.   And stevel my bike is pretty narrow but am looking forward to lots of fun activitys with my legs spread apart. ;D
Get your mind out of the gutter !!!
I meant it should be good for sitting on a surfboard and bodysurfing as well 8)