New hip required.

[Landlubber]

So, missus might need a new hip this year, with the NHS being what it is does anyone have a steer on costs for a private job?

[speedster986]

Package deals can be priced at your local hospital. £17k ish

[Doofus]

My wife's just had hers done (March 12th) with our PMI.

Total cost just under £12.5k. That includes post-op physio, but the diagnostic MRI was about another £500.

That's with Circle Health Group through Aviva.

[Landlubber]

Ok, thanks folks, a little less than I had thought so at least I won't need to try and do it myself with a dremel and a length of waterpipe. What sort of post op recovery time are we looking at? She's pretty active at the moment and will hate not being able to do her thing.

[Wacky Racer]

If she is not desperate, wait for the NHS to do it.

I had a full knee replacement on the NHS three years ago. the surgeon who carried out the op, probably would have been the same one, if I'd have gone private.

If it's imperative it's done quickly, by all means go down the private route.

[Doofus]

Landlubber said:

Ok, thanks folks, a little less than I had thought so at least I won't need to try and do it myself with a dremel and a length of waterpipe. What sort of post op recovery time are we looking at? She's pretty active at the moment and will hate not being able to do her thing.

My wife plateaued for a couple of weeks, but seems to be back on track. It means she's behind schedule but at about 90% now.

My mum had one done and was so happy with it, she got the other one done less than two months later.

So recovery varies but, generally,the guidance is you should be walking without crutches in six to eight weeks.

[TheDrownedApe]

Whichever route she goes make sure its an epidural as tbe recovery is far far easier.

[Landlubber]

Ok, first stop is the GP and ser what she says, if we can go down the NHS route then so much the better.

[Doofus]

TheDrownedApe said:

Whichever route she goes make sure its an epidural as tbe recovery is far far easier.

Apparently they don't do GA. My wife woke up three times.

[ucb]

Doofus said:

Landlubber said:

Ok, thanks folks, a little less than I had thought so at least I won't need to try and do it myself with a dremel and a length of waterpipe. What sort of post op recovery time are we looking at? She's pretty active at the moment and will hate not being able to do her thing.

My wife plateaued for a couple of weeks, but seems to be back on track. It means she's behind schedule but at about 90% now.

My mum had one done and was so happy with it, she got the other one done less than two months later.

So recovery varies but, generally,the guidance is you should be walking without crutches in six to eight weeks.

Most people discharge home the next day, some can go home the same day. Significant swelling and bruising for the first month or two which gradually settles and then allows increasing movement and work with physio etc. The post-op work is the most crucial aspect. Clearly there will be progress points along the way like not using crutches, being able to sit more easily, not using pain relief and returning to pre-op activities but the regular surgical advice (well, at least from the lot in my neck of the woods) is not to judge the overall outcome until 12 months down the line.