Who knows anything about hip replacements Mine was done by an idiot. What should I look for next time?

Answer 1

Research, research, research. Ask questions, see several doctors. Check up on the history of every doctor before allowing them to do surgery. Ask around about a doctor you're interested in, to find out his success rate. Word of mouth can be a powerful tool as well.

Don't allow just anyone to have control of your future. Not all doctors are good doctors.

Best of luck!

Answer 2

You should ask a few people who did their hip replacements. Also, numbers do matter. Some surgeons do one or two hips a year, and do other things as well....bad news.....find a surgeon who spends at least two days a week in the operating room, doing nothing but total joint replacements!!!!!!!Some of the best orthopods that I've worked with do 7-15 hips or knees a week or more. Practice does make perfect!!!Also, a hip replacement takes about an hour with a good surgeon....you have to add 1/2 hour on either side for positioning, prep, wake-up etc. BUT if he says that it takes 3-4 hours just for the procedure....keep looking!!!!! Average bloodloss est 200 cc...hips bleed but it is controlled by a good surgeon.

Answer 3

FUNNY U SHOULD ASK THAT MY WIFE IS 37 AND JUST HAD HER SECOND AND FINAL TOTAL HIP EPLACEMNT AND IS HOME RECOVERING NOW! SHE HAD A REALLLLY GOOD SURGEON WHO DID A GREAT JOB JUST MAKE SURE UR DR. IS QUALIFIED AND MAYBE EVEN SEEK OUT A SPECIALIST SHE HAD A SPECIALIST DURING THE FIRST REPLACEMENT AS IT TAKES 2 DRS TO DO THE SURGERY, THE FIRST SURGERY TOOK 31/2 HOURS AND SHE LOST A 1/3 OF HER BLOOD AND IT WAS KINDA TRAUMATIC FOR HER, THE SECOND TOOK 4 HOURS AND SHE LOST OVER HALF HER BLOOD AND HAD TO GET 3 TRANSFUSIONS BUT THIS RECOVER WAS ALOT EASIER ON HER, IT STILL TAKES 3 MONTHS FOR EACH HIP TO MODERATELY RECOVER, IM NOT SURE EXCATLY WHAT U NEED TO KNOW IF U WANT MORE INFO U CAN EMAIL OR IM HER AT [e-mail] ITS THE WHOLE ADDRESS FOR THE IM TOO!