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AIBU?

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Does anyone else know any 96 yr olds

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MrsMaxwell · 05/04/2018 21:16

Who have had a hip replacement.

It just seems a bit - I know most on the NHS don’t get chemo over 80 and my dad had to fight a bit for a joint replacement at 82.

I don’t mean to sound mean but I dunno maybe IABU as he probably fucked his hip on all those walkabouts - and obvs a fraction of the wedding.

I am not anti Royal I just was a bit perplexed.

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WhereIsBlueRabbit · 05/04/2018 21:52

My gran had a knee replacement on the NHS at 90 or 91 - she got another 3 or 4 years out of it. The doctor who treated her said he wouldn't recommend it for everyone that age but thought she would benefit.

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MrsMaxwell · 05/04/2018 21:53

My dad was told his joint would “only” last 25 years how he laughed - apparently they thought he was a lot younger than 82.

I wasn’t “stooping” we had a conversation at work about it but it’s good to hear the rationale behind it.

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diddl · 05/04/2018 21:53

"Yes, of course. She has a private investment portfolio and personally owns Sandringham and Balmoral. She inherited a lot of money from her father. "

I meant when she married at 21(?)

isseywithcats · 05/04/2018 21:54

Considering hes never done a hard proper days work since he married the richest woman in the country and can certainly afford to go private why shouldnt he, his MIL lived to be over 100 and his wife is going same way, prince charles will be about 80 - 85 before he even becomes king

Toodlepip14 · 05/04/2018 21:54

@diddl I'm sure her parents wouldn't have seen her struggle

eggcellent · 05/04/2018 21:54

I don't think it's fair to say "the taxpayer paid for it anyway". The man is employed by the state to do a job, in the same way as a teacher or a policeman. I'm sure you wouldn't begrudge them private medical care if that's how they chose to spend their money.

FullMetalRabbit · 05/04/2018 21:55

It’s not true that they don’t give people over 80 chemo. DH’s mother was in her 90s and they talked about starting chemo. She didn’t end up having it as the family agreed it wasn’t in her best interest at her age. Also by the time your in your 80s cancer is generally a lot more slow growing and chemo will not help.

AvocadosBeforeMortgages · 05/04/2018 21:56

I have a relative who was offered heart surgery a couple of years ago, age 94, on the NHS. She turned it down, preferring instead to take her chances.

BlueUggs · 05/04/2018 21:56

My grandad had open heart surgery at 90...they spent 6 weeks trying to find a reason not to do it mind...he's now 99 and pretty fit considering.
The royal family don't have to tell us exactly what's wrong with them - just like we don't!

Toodlepip14 · 05/04/2018 21:56

@isseywithcats I don't disagree with you, however your post is full of contradictions and random statements

CoolCarrie · 05/04/2018 21:56

I totally agree with you OP, I raised by eyebrows at the news, but hey ho if you are royalty, you will get royal treatment, but good luck to him, I’d like to see him reach 100 and get a telegram from his own wife.

diddl · 05/04/2018 22:01

"@diddl I'm sure her parents wouldn't have seen her struggle"

Fintress · 05/04/2018 22:01

My ortho told me that older people cope really well with joint replacements, quite often better than much younger patients. When I had my knee done there were 4 of us in the ward (all knee replacements) I was the youngest, 2 ladies in their 50's and an 89 year old lady. Three of us were feeling really sorry for ourselves and the other lady was clucking round us like a mother hen, it was the 89 year old. She was amazing.

wibblywobblywoo · 05/04/2018 22:02

According to the BBC - Figures for the UK, excluding Scotland, show 851 people over 90 had a hip replacement in 2016.

It doesn't specify who paid for a private operation and who had an NHS funded one though and that seems to be more the angle of your posts OP.

Skittlesandbeer · 05/04/2018 22:03

This may be my only chance ever to tell MN that my granny (96) has had three hip replacements. Folk seem to find that funny.

Basically, the hardware doesn’t last forever, like she seems to be!

CoolCarrie · 05/04/2018 22:05

It is brilliant to read the amount of people who have had these operations late in life.

londonrach · 05/04/2018 22:06

I do but i work with alot of elderly. Its more common than you think but recovery is also thought about. Philip doesnt sound very well at the moment but hes a very strange man so wishing him a speedy recovery x

SellFridges · 05/04/2018 22:10

My Nan had hers replaced at 91. She’s 94 now and still going strong on it.

Sadly the fall that meant it needed replacing triggered dementia but that’s not unexpected at that age really. The hip is grand though and she was walking again after a day or so.

PerfectlyDone · 05/04/2018 22:10

I often have to 'defend' the NHS towards my relative who live abroad and often have this idea about age-related rationed care - this is not my experience at all.
The NHS is cash-strapped and resource stripped and on its knees but clinical decisions are made on clinical criteria, not by date of birth.

Chemo is a perfect example - many people with advanced cancers may not be fit for chemo whether they are 50 or 90, many people, regardless of age, are.

cdtaylornats · 05/04/2018 22:11

MrsMaxwell I suggest given the queens notional tax rate of some 80% that even if he didn't go private no one should begrudge a decorated naval officer from WW2 a hip operation. Do you object to all old soldiers or just Royal ones?

DrEustaciaBenson · 05/04/2018 22:12

Considering hes never done a hard proper days work since he married the richest woman in the country

He continued his Naval career until the King died. By all accounts he was very unhappy when that happened, quite apart from personal feelings, because he knew it meant he would have to give up his career. The King was only 56, so they might have hoped for another 15-20 years, by which time Philip probably would have got as far as he was going to get.

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MrsMaxwell · 05/04/2018 22:21

Do you object to all old soldiers or just Royal ones

WTAF?

Oh dear.

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TabbyMack · 05/04/2018 22:22

I can’t stand the royal family but we are not (usually) paying for their lifestyles.

There are good reasosn for getting rid of them, but “living off the taxpayers” is not one of fhem.

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MrsMaxwell · 05/04/2018 22:25

I just wondered if it was “the norm” I am glad to see it is and do not begrudge the chap a new hip

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KathySelden · 05/04/2018 22:29

My 98 year old great aunt is having a similar op soon on the NHS

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