Wow I’ve just hit 7yrs on my first hip replacement, I was having a symbios hip implants, which is 3d printed and created in a more custom way to fit your body measurements, rather than a standard one that fits all.

A prosthesis that’s unique, just like you
The standard prosthesis ranges are composed of several sizes but have a unique shape that corresponds to an average anatomical size.

Conversely, the personalized INDIVIDUAL HIP™ prosthesis faithfully matches the shape of your femur, reproduces the length of your leg and restores the muscular balance of your hip. You benefit from an implant adapted to your anatomy enabling you to regain your mobility and a normal life.

Its crazy to remember how far I’ve come since before the replacements. If you care to look back from 2009 until 2019 you’d see it was surgery,recovery, surgery and recovery over and over and yet getting nowhere!!

This was the first step to really gaining my life back, I’m not like most after a replacement as I have other skeletal issues, and health problems. But I’ve gained so much more mobility for me, that this feels like the day my life improved.

Crazy to think I was terrified to commit to a replacement at first, due to being just ‘over’ surgery, to the point of getting medical ptsd, and almost scared to even hope it could work, to reduce pain. After having countless failures previously. Imagine if I had given into that fear???

So no matter how scared you are, give it a go, face the storm and be like the bison, face it head on. You could find its wonderful afterwards like me.