Hip replacement revision

No, it wasn't a great piece of news - it was picked up on a routine x-ray check. Had some noticed some stiffness but nothing much. My surgeon is good at discussing the issues, and is a specialist in replacement/revision, but thinks I have just been unlucky.

I am sorry to hear that this has happened. I guess the younger you have the surgery the more active you are and the more wear and tear it gets. One consolation is that the new one that you get is likely to be more sophisticated and capable of seeing you out, so to speak.

A friend of mine had a new one and had no problems at all with the surgery or the outcome.

Oh dear, poor you It's 9 years since I had mine replaced too, and earlier this year I had some symptoms which felt like it was beginning to slip out. I'm much older than you. Why did it need doing when you were so young?
The only comment I can make is to look into the material that the prosthesis is made of because there have been problems with some types (I think mostly metal on metal.) And prepare all your questions to ask your surgeon.
I hope you manage to get a course of physio afterwards, you need to build up the muscles around the joint.