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| Thread ID: 125683 | 2012-07-12 21:28:00 | Hip operation | kenj (9738) | PC World Chat |
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| 1288121 | 2012-07-12 23:16:00 | As grandaughter says.... "we will all be shouting 'hip, hip, hooray' when it is done" :groan: All the bestest of best wishes Ken, and here's hoping for a speedy recovery. :) |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1288122 | 2012-07-13 02:59:00 | You are very fortunate to have a resolvable situation and doctors who will do it too. My dad had both knees and both hips done and said it was the best of times for him afterward. He said he would NOT get a second one done if he had the first done alone though, either the hips or the knees in pairs. The recovery time is the same and he said he was so glad that any discomfort from both is equal to the discomfort of one. It might be in my genes, but I have non-resolvable hip degeneration, especially in the left one. They cannot replace the hip since there's no bone left which to attach it to. When it fails, I'll be down for good. Osteoporosis is typically not a male condition but I have some bad test numbers. You are fortunate ------ even though it may not feel or appear to be so at the moment since an operation will make you better. Prosper with your medical repair - it is amazing what they can do for antiques such as we now, huh? |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1288123 | 2012-07-13 03:28:00 | I am going in to Hawkes Bay Hospital for a new hip next Wednesday. I have Avascular Necrosis which the surgeon tells me is a bit different to Arthritis. Yes, it is. Arthritis is the loss of cartilage at the joints. Yours is a blood flow problem. Sympathies, I have arthritis which is bad enough. I'm avoiding surgeons and replacements for as long as I can get away with, but from what I've read/heard, so long as you do the required after care there shouldn't be any complications. A hassle from what I've seen, but in your case, a major improvement. I do know one person who had it done, she became a posties after....did it for 5 years until she retired. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 1288124 | 2012-07-13 03:29:00 | I’ve had both done, one twice because I somehow managed to shear off two of the three screws that held the socket into the pelvis and the socket tried to rotate around the remaining screw . That proved interesting because if the third screw had broken I figure the next stop for the actual hip was under my arm . :eek: Then there was the first one where the surgeon managed to break his masonry bit whilst drilling out the bone to fit the spear of the ball joint . Fortunately he was close to where he wanted to go as there was no recovering it so he just left the broken end of his masonry bit where it was and cut a piece off the spear . It’s more about engineering than it is about medicine so if you’re a little squirmy about the thought of hammers, saws, drills and blood I recommend a General Anaesthetic as well as an epidural . Anyway, like the others have already said it’s well worth it and you’ll be very pleased you got it done . There is one drawback however and that is Customs at the airport . I’m sure that bloody metal detector latches onto me when I leave the car park . :rolleyes: Good luck . :thumbs: |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1288125 | 2012-07-13 03:30:00 | Wow Best of luck, hope it goes well for you. Four weeks ! |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1288126 | 2012-07-13 08:47:00 | Good luck for the operation! Will you be staying there for a couple of nights? May pop by for a visit. |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 1288127 | 2012-07-13 10:10:00 | Probably till Sunday/Monday depending how I fare. Ken |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1288128 | 2012-07-13 11:20:00 | Best wishes Ken, hope all goes well | Whenu (9358) | ||
| 1288129 | 2012-07-13 13:04:00 | Good luck Ken, I remember my Dad having a replacement a few years back, took him a while to really be totally pain free from the op, but it was a great benefit to his mobility. The very best of luck and a speedy recovery. | Iantech (16386) | ||
| 1288130 | 2012-07-13 23:02:00 | Just remember that a fresh new hip doesn't automatically entitle you to overseas hip hop study tours. Give it heaps while it's under warranty and you'll be kicking goals real soon. |
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