Hip Replacement and DLA?

dodgyfeas

Hi everyone.

I have a question for you. I have recently been awarded DLA due to having Avascular Necrosis of my left hip and my mobility is very limited.

However, after having a checkup last week to see how my core decompression went, I have now been told that the op was un-successful and that I will be needing a hip replacement within the year (I am only 35).

My question is, will I still be eligible for DLA? Will the hip replacement make me more mobile, meaning that I should not be awarded anymore?

Cheers

Indie_Kid

It depends whether you still have the care and /or mobility needs.

pipkin71

dodgyfeas wrote: »

Hi everyone.

I have a question for you. I have recently been awarded DLA due to having Avascular Necrosis of my left hip and my mobility is very limited.

However, after having a checkup last week to see how my core decompression went, I have now been told that the op was un-successful and that I will be needing a hip replacement within the year (I am only 35).

My question is, will I still be eligible for DLA? Will the hip replacement make me more mobile, meaning that I should not be awarded anymore?

Cheers

Hopefully the operation will make you more mobile and you shouldn't experience so much pain after the first six weeks or so.

You will be able to do more if the operation is successful so it could well mean that you will no linger be entitled to DLA.

Many people can start to walk again without the use of a stick, so it can make a remarkable difference on your quality of life.

My consultant isn't considering hip replacement for me yet, but I'm longing for the day that they can do it and would gladly wave goodbye to my DLA if all of my health problems were sorted.

Good luck with it

Oldernotwiser

dodgyfeas wrote: »

My question is, will I still be eligible for DLA? Will the hip replacement make me more mobile, meaning that I should not be awarded anymore?

Hopefully the operation will improve your mobility and you won't need to claim DLA anymore.

[Deleted User]

If the hip replacement does make a vast improvement then you will need to inform dla,but make sure first that all is ok

Oldernotwiser

woodbine wrote: »

If the hip replacement does make a vast improvement then you will need to inform dla,but make sure first that all is ok

If the operation makes any improvement you need to inform people as soon as this occurs.

[Deleted User]

thats not always the case,it could be that a relapse is suffered in a fairly short space of time,what would have been the point in reporting a temporary change?It could be that any proceedure appears at first to have been successful only to turn out not to be,would you say that should be reported from day one,only for someone to be put in the situation where they then need to reclaim dla?

Indie_Kid

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

If the operation makes any improvement you need to inform people as soon as this occurs.

I've always been told to wait 3 months. (when making a new or fresh claim, you need to have had the needs for at least 3 months)

tanith

I never even considered DLA before I had my Hip-replacement, I was hobbling for over 2yrs I just carried on as best I could it didn't occur to me that I would be eligible as it was a fixable situation... anyway after my surgery I was painfree and had an excellent outcome , hopefully yours will go as well and you will no longer need to claim and can get your life back ..

krisskross

woodbine wrote: »

thats not always the case,it could be that a relapse is suffered in a fairly short space of time,what would have been the point in reporting a temporary change?It could be that any proceedure appears at first to have been successful only to turn out not to be,would you say that should be reported from day one,only for someone to be put in the situation where they then need to reclaim dla?

So how long should the possibly fraudulent claim continue in case there is a relapse? 6 months, a year?

Surely if there is a relapse after an apparently successful procedure then DLA can be claimed again. And judged on the merits of a new claim.

pipkin71

krisskross wrote: »

So how long should the possibly fraudulent claim continue in case there is a relapse? 6 months, a year?

Surely if there is a relapse after an apparently successful procedure then DLA can be claimed again. And judged on the merits of a new claim.

After the hip operation, they place restrictions on you for six weeks and you have to continue to walk with sticks for so long.

Personally, I would wait until the six weeks were up, before you can decide whether or not there has been an improvement.

The first few weeks after the op you are extremely limited in what you can do, anyway, so wouldn't be able to predict how successful the operation has been, at first.

Out of interest, does anyone know if they ever do both hips at the same time or would they operate on them individually?