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WELCOME TO THE CLUB…

No matter how you applaud yourself – you are now a proud member of the Hipster Club. We are a community of bionic men and woman around the globe 💪

No one understands bone-on-bone pain or the landscape of the unknown until they face the challenges of  a reduced quality of life and the fear of surgery.  And, until you have a source of information, support and the knowledge that experience brings…it can be a scary process… Especially to go through or face alone.

For example, I would never have known, if I didn’t receive some good tips from a fellow hipster, to ask for anti-nausea pills in the hospital (from the pain medication).  I wouldn’t have known what special devices to get (my grabber was incredible), or to hook myself up with a buddy to go on walks with or bring me food or take care of my pet in the early days after my hip replacements.

That’s why I created Hipster Club, and also  hipsterclub.ning.com…

  1. For support, and to know we are not alone -we are a club, an initiation into becoming bionic.
  2. We get to share our experience, knowledge and to become a community for each other.
  3. We get to give and get advice and encouragement during a scary transition.  I must add that things have become a bit different from when I got my first hip replacement (at 50).  Now they have what I call “drive by replacements”…all in the same day.  Every year, every month, every day – they have new developments in replacement surgery.  And now with 3-D printing, joint replacements will become totally customized to your own body.

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Hip surgery flip! The newest replacement approach | Health – Home

BACKGROUND:   Hip replacement, or arthroplasty, is a surgical procedure in which the disease parts of the hip joint are removed and replaced with artificial parts, called prosthesis.  The goal of hip replacement surgery is to increase mobility, relieve pain, and improve the function of the hip joint.  People who have hip joint damage that interferes with their daily activities and are not benefitting from treatment are candidates for hip replacement surgery.  The most common cause of hip joint damage is , but other conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, osteonecrosis (the death of bone caused by insufficient blood supply), injuries, bone tumors, and fractures can also lead to the breakdown of the hip joint.  Doctors used to reserve hip replacement surgery for people over 60 years old.  They thought that older people are less active and put less stress on the artificial hip than younger people.  In recent years, however, doctors have found that hip replacement surgery can be successful in younger people because technology has improved the artificial parts.  Today a person’s overall health and activity level is more important than age in predicting a hip replacement’s success. (Source: www.niams.hih.gov)

Hip surgery flip! The newest replacement approach | Health – Home

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"I had a hip replacement at 49" – body+soul

 

At just 49, comedienne Amanda Keller has had a hip replacement. Why?

She is active, young and glamorous – so Amanda Keller is not someone who would immediately come to mind when you think of hip replacements.
But the 49-year-old mother-of-two has just undergone surgery because of osteoarthritis in her hip.
The team captain on Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation only discovered she suffered from the condition three years ago, when she was in pain while on a walk with her father. Tests showed she suffered from osteoarthritis. Then last September things became worse.
"I had an awful pain in my hip,” Keller says. "I thought it was a pinched nerve, but when the X-rays came back my doctor told me the cartilage was gone. I was down to bone on bone. I couldn’t believe it had come to this so quickly after hearing I had arthritis. I thought, ‘I’m just 49, arthritis is an old person’s disease’."

"I had a hip replacement at 49" – body+soul

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