Paula Behnken

Thanks for your comments, Brian. I, too, had joint replacement several years before this happened. For what it’s worth, in my case, the cause for my PF can be traced back to using a drug I was given after hip surgery, to prevent urinary tract infections. The rest is history.

PDK,

Thanks for the suggestion to wear a mask. Appreciate your advice. I will look into that.

Thank you, Charlene, for the welcome. And, thanks to those who have responded. I’ll try to answer some of your questions.

I had two total-hip replacements in 2011, shortly after a series of urinary tract infections. A UTI can ruin a hip replacement, so to make sure I never got one again, my surgeon put me on a prophylactic dose of nitrofurantoin…[Read more]