revision hip replacement

[carlyon bay]

I had a total hip replacement 12 months ago and it never really got better ,I have had a lot of scans over the past few months and now a swelling has appeared over the outside of the operated site I have had and aspiration of this lump and blackish fluid was drawn off they think that the metal on metal hip replacement is being rejected and our saying it might be ALVAL i have to go back for more surgery to confirm what is going on in this hip site.Has any out there had anything similar happen to them following a hip replacement

[sqad617]

A tip from sqad...........ask your GP to send you to a Centre for Hip Surgery.....e.g Wrightington Nr Wigan Lancs or perhaps Birmingham........any Centre specialising in hips.

[carlyon bay]

thanks for your suggestion

[2ndhandrose]

I'm going for investigative surgery later today for similar problem. Hope that you are OK now. I'm scared & in constant pain.

[2ndhandrose]

Hello again carlyon bay, I had my right hip re-revised last Monday, the surgeon told my husband that he was not surprised that I had been suffering severe pain as what he saw was not a nice sight. Lots of samples have been sent for analysis I have to be patient now & wait for nature to heal & help my recovery.I now have a plastic covered hip implant, I would have liked ceramic but apparently they are not made small enough for me. I guess it will be some time before I know how disabling this experience will be for me. I am considering suing the makers of the components as they should have been withdrawn from use as soon as problems were raised about them . Have you had further treatment & are you any better ?