I'm in my mid-70s and recently I've been suffering from left hip pain, and my hope that it was merely muscular is fading after a week of cream and pills hasn't improved things.

 

I'm planning to have an x-ray but, thinking down the line, if surgery is needed how much might it cost in a public or a private hospital, and what is the recovery time?

I find cannabis is very good for joint pain.

Smoking 0.5gm in the evening = no pain the next day for me.

A friend of mine paid 'private' rates at a government hospital. 

 

His operation was about three months ago.

 

All in, it cost  ฿100 000.

 

He was back on the golf course after three weeks of recovery.

About 80-100k in a government hospital, 3-4 times that in a private hospital.

On 10/10/2022 at 7:50 PM, marty147 said:

A friend of mine paid 'private' rates at a government hospital. 

 

His operation was about three months ago.

 

All in, it cost  ฿100 000.

 

He was back on the golf course after three weeks of recovery.

For Hip replacement surgery? I don't think so!

My hip replacement cost was about 564,000 Baht at a private hospital.  Insurance paid a bit more than 80% of the cost. 

Personally had a hip replacement surgery few months back at excellent private hospital. 

Cost 400k.

 

Recovery can differ greatly.

I had issues that set me back.

 

18 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Personally had a hip replacement surgery few months back at excellent private hospital. 

Cost 400k.

 

Recovery can differ greatly.

I had issues that set me back.

 

How is your hip now? Recovered and ready to fly?

2 minutes ago, SiamAndy said:

How is your hip now? Recovered and ready to fly?

Thanks for asking....

 

I am flying to Oz on November 18 .

Already had to cancel one trip.

As I mentioned in a thread I started some time back...

Setbacks happen.

In my case they said that I overdid it.

Not sure about that. 

 

 

 

3 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Thanks for asking....

 

I am flying to Oz on November 18 .

Already had to cancel one trip.

As I mentioned in a thread I started some time back...

Setbacks happen.

In my case they said that I overdid it.

Not sure about that. 

 

 

 

I think rather your specific problems were all down to excessive anticoagulation (from your warfarin which presumably you take for other reasons) leading to a hematoma.

 

I don 't know how they handled this for you, but usually when someone is on warfarin they have them stop at least a week before surgery and switch to a shorter acting drug which can then be withheld for 12-24 hours pre-op. And not operate until/unless the INR is normal. Then immediately after surgery resume a short acting anticoagulant  for a few days then switch back to warfarin..with of course careful lab monitoring.

 

Whatever it was they did in your case the result was excessive anticoagulation (INR over 10 if memory serves) ---> hematoma.

9 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Whatever it was they did in your case the result was excessive anticoagulation (INR over 10 if memory serves) ---

Don't know how you do it Sheryl. 

Great memory.

Yes I'm on anticoagulant due to previous two DVT and one PE.

That was 5+ years ago.

This blowout has certainly set me back few steps.

Also now have numbness in genitals and general region.

Just posting this to make people aware that sometimes we have setbacks.

Hospital yesterday and they booked a MRI for Monday.

 

Have decided to push that till I'm back in Oz November 18.

Having said that my sister works in health and has advised that the wait times even for appointments with GP has grown significantly.

 

Mention this for any Oz folk thinking that they can nip back to Australia for various treatments.