Ceramic Hip Replacement?

I am interested in talking with anyone who has had a ceramic hip replacement. I have now had FOUR ceramic hip replacements...and it was supposed to last a lifetime! My concerns are these: I still have severe pain, intermittently, in my lower thigh where to prosthesis and the real bone are joined; I still have shooting pains down my leg from time to time; and many more. Please join my blog and discuss any concerns you may have.

You don't mention how long ago you had your last surgery nor have you told us the reasons that you have had to have the hip[s] revised (was it repeated dislocation? infection? aseptic loosening? shattered ceramic??)
The ceramic material is used only for the bearing, not the shaft (stem) which is made from metal, possibly titanium. The pain that you describe could be end-of-stem pain if the stem is porous coated and is uncemented (sometimes referred to as bone-ingrowth). This pain can occur as long as a year after surgery as the bone grows into the prosthesis and, while it isn't unusual for this type of pain to occur, that is one of the disadvantages of uncemented stems. I offer this link on the subject from a website developed by an ortho surgeon as a service to patients.
http://totaljoints.info/cemented_and_cem...
(Note in the above link what he says about end-of-stem pain)

This may also interest you on the subject of ceramic bearings:
http://totaljoints.info/ceramic_for_tota...

There is much other good, reliable, authoritative information on all aspects of hip replacements at this website. I recommend it.
http://totaljoints.info/