I had a BHR resurfacing in 2004 on my right hip. 5 months ago I had a total hip replacement on my left hip, the surgeon who did this op flagged up on seeing my Xrays that I had a problem with my right hip, I was referred back to the surgeon who did the resurfacing in 2004, I had a CT Scan and blood test, that showed I had that I had all these problems associated with the metal on metal hip, he has now replaced this with a total hip replacement, I am now recovering from two hip replacements in five months.these hips was done through the NHS but at a private hospital, at the horder centre Crowborough.
I Have contacted the MHRA who has logged this, but is saying that the fallure rate is acceptable , they have passed this to Smith & Nephew who is at the moment investigating it, but I feel sure this will be swept under the carpet.
I beleive that this should be bought to the attention of the Media, and that we should
get the same compensation as DePuy will most probably get
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I agree with you 100%, they ALL need to stand behind thier products. We all go into this thinking we will be good for 10-15 + years and then the failure comes. contact a lawyer if they dont want to stand by thier product. I am going to have my revision on march 9 th due to elevated colbalt and chromeum levels, pain, grinding, i have had it 1 and 1/2 years, and have never been “right”. i contacted the president of the company and spoke at lenght with him about what people like us go thru and the cost of lost wages and medical bills and all that comes along with it. he was very nice and is checking into a;; this and wants to come to the hospital to see the produce when it is taken out so they can see what changes can be made to future produce by thier company. I do agree that we should not have to go through this with no compensation. thats not right. plus i know it will throw up a red flag with my insurance company. they will pay for it but i am sure they will want to be repaid for thier cost that never should have hapened. stay on top ot and i am sorry for your problem. good luck and God Bless
Sorry to hear about your pain and frustration. I too have a BHR with exactly same symptoms, elevated cobalt and chromium, pain, popping and I feel tired and sick all the time. After 3 years of struggle, I am getting it out this next Friday. I am completely on board with the belief we should be compensated for this. Yet, I work in a law firm, went to law school and know lots of attorneys and none want to take the BHR cases. My statute of limitations is going to toll on pursuing any sort of compensation on 6/1/11. My firm said I either need to file my suit or forget about it. Have either one of you heard of anyone taking these cases/do you have any attorney? I know nothing of med mal. cases and would prefer to have someone handle it who really understands how these cases work. I wish you both the best. This whole experience has taken a huge toll on all of our lives. It is just terrible.:/ Please contact me directly if you wish to discuss this more privately.
thanks for sharing your story – I published it on the blog too. Smith and Nephew have a lot to answer for – mine was a S&N THR metal on metal – same problems as the BHR. I have had five years of misery so far – 54 years old next month!
Let’s hope a litigator picks up on S&N soon.
All the best for the revision – what hip are they putting in?
Hi Denyse here,
I too think S&N have a lot to answer for , no law firm around me wonts to touch it , makes me sick , had mine in 2007 and just had a new one put in feeling a lot better but had 5 yrs of hell.
So they say that the failure rate is acceptable with a MoM BHR? So why are we starting to see surgeons use these MoM replacements less and less no matter who makes them? After awhile this just turns into one big game where you never win. I am like most people, I just want a straight answer from someone and not be left in the dark guessing
Failure rates are statistical devices used with medical device approving authorities!
We know that we are those failure rates and they are NOT acceptable. The Medical Device companies should insure against known failure rates so that we do not have to bear the cost.
Barbara, I just posted a comment directed to your story, if you don’t find it contact me at
Earl has posted my story a while back, so I can say I understand.
Things will get better in 2012 for all of us, you are not alone. Each day more an more BHR problems are coming forward as they should. This is the only way we can demand accountabilty, make the laws and systems change to protect the quality of our lives first and devices second, and be compensated accordingly.
Respectfully
Howard Sadwin
It may be to our advantage to start the Bad BHR Metal on Metal Hip organization:
why: ENSURE THE RIGHTS and WELL BEING OF ALL HUMAN BEINGS:
PROTECT HUMAN BEINGS QUALITY of LIFE: to protect the RIGHTS WE HAVE AS HUMAN BEINGS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OR SAME LAWS OF OTHER COUINTRIES:
ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER TO ALL THE HUMAN BEINGS THAT HAVE SUFFERED FROM THIS DEVICE:
COMPENSATION ACCEPTABLE TO THOSE THAT HAVE SUFFERED:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO ALL OF THE BHR VICTIMS THAT THEIR DEVICE DID NOT PERFORM AS THEY HAD MARKETED TO THE WORLD.
This is not to mention having Smith & Nephew rewrite their policy BOOK ON their code of ethic’s; THE ONE THAT ADDRESSES PAYING KICKBACKS ( OR FEES ) IN ORDER TO PUSH THEIR DEVICES TO THE MARKET PLACE.
IRONICALLY ALTHOUGH THIS IS AGAINST COMPANY POLICY SMITH & NEPHEW DID PAY 28-29 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE USA FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO STOP AN ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS RE: KICKBACK PAYMENTS IN 2008 ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER DEVICE MANUFACTURERS.
Paying this token fine or should I refer to it as paying a traffic ticket didn’t teach any lessons nor did paying the fine improve the ongoing apparent corruption because Smith & Nephew got caught again and paid the Greek Government , this year 29 million for kickback payments again. They are also in court being sued by the
United States of America on a whistleblower case and the Federal Government of the U USA had an investigation on PODS another means to pay kickbacks, several of the bigger manufacturers including Smith & Nephew were involved. The results have not yet become public.
I believe the pre-emption laws that protect this device will be challenged and HUMAN BEINGS will prevail when this law is challenged.
It seems that because smith & nephew have not with drawn the bhr without a stem, that solicitors will find it difficult to claim compensation, does anyone no different
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I had a BHR resurfacing in 2004 on my right hip. 5 months ago I had a total hip replacement on my left hip, the surgeon who did this op flagged up on seeing my Xrays that I had a problem with my right hip, I was referred back to the surgeon who did the resurfacing in 2004, I had a CT Scan and blood test, that showed I had that I had all these problems associated with the metal on metal hip, he has now replaced this with a total hip replacement, I am now recovering from two hip replacements in five months.these hips was done through the NHS but at a private hospital, at the horder centre Crowborough.
I agree with you 100%, they ALL need to stand behind thier products. We all go into this thinking we will be good for 10-15 + years and then the failure comes. contact a lawyer if they dont want to stand by thier product. I am going to have my revision on march 9 th due to elevated colbalt and chromeum levels, pain, grinding, i have had it 1 and 1/2 years, and have never been “right”. i contacted the president of the company and spoke at lenght with him about what people like us go thru and the cost of lost wages and medical bills and all that comes along with it. he was very nice and is checking into a;; this and wants to come to the hospital to see the produce when it is taken out so they can see what changes can be made to future produce by thier company. I do agree that we should not have to go through this with no compensation. thats not right. plus i know it will throw up a red flag with my insurance company. they will pay for it but i am sure they will want to be repaid for thier cost that never should have hapened. stay on top ot and i am sorry for your problem. good luck and God Bless
Hi,
Sorry to hear about your pain and frustration. I too have a BHR with exactly same symptoms, elevated cobalt and chromium, pain, popping and I feel tired and sick all the time. After 3 years of struggle, I am getting it out this next Friday. I am completely on board with the belief we should be compensated for this. Yet, I work in a law firm, went to law school and know lots of attorneys and none want to take the BHR cases. My statute of limitations is going to toll on pursuing any sort of compensation on 6/1/11. My firm said I either need to file my suit or forget about it. Have either one of you heard of anyone taking these cases/do you have any attorney? I know nothing of med mal. cases and would prefer to have someone handle it who really understands how these cases work. I wish you both the best. This whole experience has taken a huge toll on all of our lives. It is just terrible.:/ Please contact me directly if you wish to discuss this more privately.
Hi Katie
thanks for sharing your story – I published it on the blog too. Smith and Nephew have a lot to answer for – mine was a S&N THR metal on metal – same problems as the BHR. I have had five years of misery so far – 54 years old next month!
Let’s hope a litigator picks up on S&N soon.
All the best for the revision – what hip are they putting in?
Earl
Hi Denyse here,
I too think S&N have a lot to answer for , no law firm around me wonts to touch it , makes me sick , had mine in 2007 and just had a new one put in feeling a lot better but had 5 yrs of hell.
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So they say that the failure rate is acceptable with a MoM BHR? So why are we starting to see surgeons use these MoM replacements less and less no matter who makes them? After awhile this just turns into one big game where you never win. I am like most people, I just want a straight answer from someone and not be left in the dark guessing
Failure rates are statistical devices used with medical device approving authorities!
We know that we are those failure rates and they are NOT acceptable. The Medical Device companies should insure against known failure rates so that we do not have to bear the cost.
Earl
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Barbara, I just posted a comment directed to your story, if you don’t find it contact me at
Earl has posted my story a while back, so I can say I understand.
Things will get better in 2012 for all of us, you are not alone. Each day more an more BHR problems are coming forward as they should. This is the only way we can demand accountabilty, make the laws and systems change to protect the quality of our lives first and devices second, and be compensated accordingly.
Respectfully
Howard Sadwin
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you may be interested to know that, goodmans solicitors have started to act for people with failed BHR hips, that have the same problems as the Depuy,
Please can you remove my E Mail address.
Thank you
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It may be to our advantage to start the Bad BHR Metal on Metal Hip organization:
why: ENSURE THE RIGHTS and WELL BEING OF ALL HUMAN BEINGS:
PROTECT HUMAN BEINGS QUALITY of LIFE: to protect the RIGHTS WE HAVE AS HUMAN BEINGS UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OR SAME LAWS OF OTHER COUINTRIES:
ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER TO ALL THE HUMAN BEINGS THAT HAVE SUFFERED FROM THIS DEVICE:
COMPENSATION ACCEPTABLE TO THOSE THAT HAVE SUFFERED:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO ALL OF THE BHR VICTIMS THAT THEIR DEVICE DID NOT PERFORM AS THEY HAD MARKETED TO THE WORLD.
This is not to mention having Smith & Nephew rewrite their policy BOOK ON their code of ethic’s; THE ONE THAT ADDRESSES PAYING KICKBACKS ( OR FEES ) IN ORDER TO PUSH THEIR DEVICES TO THE MARKET PLACE.
IRONICALLY ALTHOUGH THIS IS AGAINST COMPANY POLICY SMITH & NEPHEW DID PAY 28-29 MILLION DOLLARS TO THE USA FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO STOP AN ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS RE: KICKBACK PAYMENTS IN 2008 ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER DEVICE MANUFACTURERS.
Paying this token fine or should I refer to it as paying a traffic ticket didn’t teach any lessons nor did paying the fine improve the ongoing apparent corruption because Smith & Nephew got caught again and paid the Greek Government , this year 29 million for kickback payments again. They are also in court being sued by the
United States of America on a whistleblower case and the Federal Government of the U USA had an investigation on PODS another means to pay kickbacks, several of the bigger manufacturers including Smith & Nephew were involved. The results have not yet become public.
I believe the pre-emption laws that protect this device will be challenged and HUMAN BEINGS will prevail when this law is challenged.
Howard Sadwin
It seems that because smith & nephew have not with drawn the bhr without a stem, that solicitors will find it difficult to claim compensation, does anyone no different