About Me

My name is Pamela and I live in London and work for the NHS (that's the National Health Service for non-UK readers!).

In December 2008 the intermittent pains in my right hip started to settle down to become a permanent feature in my life. I put them down to the bad posture I'd probably developed following a climbing accident in which I'd seriously damaged by left leg. My poor right leg had to do a lot of weight bearing during the recovery phase and I'm sure I started to sit and walk crookedly.

My GP on the other hand was determined I'd had a fall and forgotten about it (did he suspect dementia as well). No amount of protests from me would persuade him otherwise so it was off to hospital for an X-ray. No break.

I was then sent to see a triage physiotherapist who informed me that I probably had a labral tear and a trochanderic bursitis. Next call was the surgeon. He took one look at the X-rays and said "forget about that what about the severe arthritis you have in both hips - you're going to need replacements".

Well that was quite a shock as I'd never even considered arthritis!

Three months after that I had a total hip replacement to my right hip (the left one doesn't hurt at all) and I am now 11 weeks post op.

I became intrigued by the whole process of hip injuries and hip surgery.

From talking to other hip patients I came to understand that most people at the recieving end of a hip replacment know very little about the process and even less about their choices. I found myself answering the same question again and again.

So I decided to put it all on a website.

The site is for patients and their friends and family. I would like to think it was something that we could all build together.

I do appreciate feedback - positive or negative. I want to be sure I'm supplying the sort of information that is useful to you and I am doing so clearly.

With best wishes to you and may we all be dancing soon.

Pamela

The Team
April 2010

I have now started to build my team.

The first person to join is Dr Ahmad Raza. Dr Raza is responsible for checking all the medical content for accuracy and omissions.

Currently working as a resident orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Raza has assisted in over 400 hip replacements performing over 50 of them himself. In addition to this he has gained significant experience in other forms of hip surgery such as hip resurfacing and osteotomy.

Outside of his work he likes to read and play sport.