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hip replacement
My orthopedic specialist tells me I need a hip replacement. The hip has no cartiledge because of its being destroyed by radiation. The problem is the blood supply to the hip is dead (necrosis). So he doesn't know if the hip replacement would work. He said that if it won't work that I would be crippled for the rest of my life. (nice choice, huh?). He said I could go on like I am, but it does hurt quite a bit. He says it will only get worse as the hip deteriorates.
My husband works with a lady who had the same diagnosis. Her hip replacement worked; even with the necrosis.
Has anyone dealt with this issue? I'd be grateful to hear from you.
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4/06 diagnosed metastatic breast cancer stage III her2nu
4/06-7/06 taxol, carboplatin, herceptin 4/06-4/08 herceptin
8/06 mastectomy, lymph nodes removed
08/06-12/06 taxotere
28 radiation treatments
4/08 mets in brain, spine & hip
4/08 whole brain radiation 10 times
5/08-6/08 spinal radiation 12 times
4/08-9/08 tykerb, xeloda
9/08-present navelbine, herceptin
10/08 MRI shows brain mets just about gone!
4/09-blah more brain mets
6/09-Gamma Knife Radiation to the brain
9/09-three small brain tumors gone, big one shrunk almost in half
3/10 NED (nice)
8/11-more brain mets; shrunken are growing; new one found
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