5 days ago I took a 3/4 mile walk, not at all out of the ordinary for me, I try to walk 2-3 miles a day. After the walk I had hip pain at my resurfaced hip like never before. It migrated to my lower back and sciatic nerve on my left side where my resurfaced hip resides. The next day the sciatic and back pain were gone but not the hip discomfort, especially if I tried walking on it. I'm now on crutches and trying not to put any weight on it. The pain discomfort is at the hip joint. A month ago I had some discomfort and became concerned. I contact my Dr. who did the surgery, Dr. Keith Ure out of Mercy Medical Center in Mt. Shasta. I got it xrayed and the radiologist report stated everything looked normal. I have not heard from Dr. Ure yet because his office just received the x ray and its now the holidays. I have not been kind to my hip, I manage 5 rentals, do all the work they require and just finished a complete roof replacement on a 2000 sq foot house. It was after that job that I noticed some discomfort. I'm bracing for what is most likely the inevitable, a THR. I've been learning about the Dual Mobility type of hip replacement, which has a much less dislocation chances and looks better for an active person. I'm 57 years old and very active and this is the last thing I was expecting! My questions are many but one I'm most needing some answers to are what happens when the resurface implant fails? I think it is coming loose but how do I know? Aside from discomfort and pain, will it dislocate? I'm being extremely cautious, I do not want an emergency situation, I want to make an educated choice on what type of replacement to get and what Dr. is best. I'm in a rural town in Northern California, 3 hours from Dr. Ure who did the initial resurfacing surgery. I'm not sure I'll go back to him, I've been told the Coon Joint Replacement Institute is a great place and it is 4 hours away. I'm also wondering if anyone has had a Dual Mobility type of THR.
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thank you , Happy Holidays!
John Chapman