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Time off of work depends on what type of work you do. If you work a desk job, it would probably be in the ballpark of 6 weeks or so. For me, I was able to tie my own shoes probably after 5 days...on the affected side.It was earlier and easier for me to tie my unaffected side shoe. I would say that the first two weeks are the most acute in the recovery phase. As far as toenails, just go treat yourself to a nice pedicure right before surgery!! NINE Advil???? per day? I hope your kidneys are okay!!! All that Advil can affect your kidney function so be careful. Tylenol is hard on the liver and Advil is hard on the kidneys. Good Luck!daiseyyy4 <daiseyyy4@...> wrote: Hello, I am having a total left hip replacement on Jan. 4. I have a million questions and am learning a lot from this group so far. How long have others been out of work? Some questions, what about tying shoes and cutting toenails after the surgery? I currently take glucasomine chondroitin, borage oil, Zeel, and 9 Advil per day. Also I use creams and gels such as Capsazin and Zeel and Traumeel creams. Two weeks before the surgery I have to stop everything and don't know how I will manage. Yesterday I bought a cane and it made me feel so much better. I think I can cut down on the Advil if using the cane. Would appreciate hearing how you managed.

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Hi Daisy- I have to second Ron on the idea of resurfacing. If yo are

in the US the procedure has been available using the Birmingham device

for a year & a half now, other devices being used by a few docs who

manage to get access & permission to use them. I had both hips done

last year in October & am doing great. I took 2 and a half months off

& went back to doing construction. As far as dealing ahead of time,

I took a couple aspirin a day, not wanting to use Advil or Tylenol due

to the effects mentioned by another post. I just toughed it out, &

went home & sat every evening.

You can ggogle BHR-resurfacing or & Nephew & you'll get loads of

info.

Peace

Bilateral BHR Hozack 10/17-31/06

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Better not have that pedicure a few days before surgery! One little nick of your cuticle and your surgery is postponed indefinitely. I had a pedicure one month post TKR and it felt very good until the next day. The manipulation of all those muscles, etc. resulted in a very sore leg. What a disappointment. At least it felt good at the time.iamflustered insocal <iamflusteredinsocal@...> wrote: Time off of work depends on what type of work you do. If you work a desk job, it would probably be in the ballpark

of 6 weeks or so. For me, I was able to tie my own shoes probably after 5 days...on the affected side.It was earlier and easier for me to tie my unaffected side shoe. I would say that the first two weeks are the most acute in the recovery phase. As far as toenails, just go treat yourself to a nice pedicure right before surgery!! NINE Advil???? per day? I hope your kidneys are okay!!! All that Advil can affect your kidney function so be careful. Tylenol is hard on the liver and Advil is hard on the kidneys. Good Luck!daiseyyy4 <daiseyyy4 > wrote: Hello, I am having a total left hip replacement on Jan. 4. I have a million questions and am learning a lot from this group so far. How long have others been out of work? Some

questions, what about tying shoes and cutting toenails after the surgery? I currently take glucasomine chondroitin, borage oil, Zeel, and 9 Advil per day. Also I use creams and gels such as Capsazin and Zeel and Traumeel creams. Two weeks before the surgery I have to stop everything and don't know how I will manage. Yesterday I bought a cane and it made me feel so much better. I think I can cut down on the Advil if using the cane. Would appreciate hearing how you managed. Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make your homepage.

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I did have a pedicure right before I had my TLHR. Matter of fact my dr. told me it was fine and I should pamper myself a little. It did feel good to be pampered a little before surgery and recovery. I had both hips replaced during a 7 week period and I knew it would be a long time before I could reach my toes again. If you don't have an infection before you go in for surgery you should be okay. You will get does of antibiotics before and during surgery. I say pamper yourself while you can!

Mechelle

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Better not have that pedicure a few days before surgery! One little nick of your cuticle and your surgery is postponed indefinitely. I had a pedicure one month post TKR and it felt very good until the next day. The manipulation of all those muscles, etc. resulted in a very sore leg. What a disappointment. At least it felt good at the time.iamflustered insocal <iamflusteredinsocal > wrote:

Time off of work depends on what type of work you do. If you work a desk job, it would probably be in the ballpark of 6 weeks or so.

For me, I was able to tie my own shoes probably after 5 days...on the affected side.It was earlier and easier for me to tie my unaffected side shoe. I would say that the first two weeks are the most acute in the recovery phase. As far as toenails, just go treat yourself to a nice pedicure right before surgery!!

NINE Advil???? per day? I hope your kidneys are okay!!! All that Advil can affect your kidney function so be careful. Tylenol is hard on the liver and Advil is hard on the kidneys.

Good Luck!daiseyyy4 <daiseyyy4 > wrote:

Hello, I am having a total left hip replacement on Jan. 4. I have a million questions and am learning a lot from this group so far. How long have others been out of work? Some questions, what about tying shoes and cutting toenails after the surgery? I currently take glucasomine chondroitin, borage oil, Zeel, and 9 Advil per day. Also I use creams and gels such as Capsazin and Zeel and Traumeel creams. Two weeks before the surgery I have to stop everything and don't know how I will manage. Yesterday I bought a cane and it made me feel so much better. I think I can cut down on the Advil if using the cane. Would appreciate hearing how you managed.

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I also had a pedicure right before surgery and had absolutely no problems! You do get antibiotics during surgery. If you are worried about it, you can have them just file your toe nails and they can skip clipping your cuticles. Pamper yourselves!!! It is okay!!Dan & Mechelle Posner <dmposner@...> wrote: I did have a pedicure right before I had my TLHR. Matter of fact my dr. told me it was fine and I should pamper myself a little. It did feel good to be pampered a little

before surgery and recovery. I had both hips replaced during a 7 week period and I knew it would be a long time before I could reach my toes again. If you don't have an infection before you go in for surgery you should be okay. You will get does of antibiotics before and during surgery. I say pamper yourself while you can! Mechelle Re: New to group Better not have that pedicure a few days before surgery! One little nick of your cuticle and your surgery is postponed indefinitely. I had a pedicure one month post TKR and it felt very good until the next day. The manipulation of all those muscles, etc. resulted in a very sore leg. What a disappointment. At least it felt good at the time.iamflustered insocal <iamflusteredinsocal > wrote: Time off of work depends on what type of work you do. If you work a desk job, it would probably be in the ballpark of 6 weeks or so. For me, I was able to tie my own shoes probably after 5 days...on

the affected side.It was earlier and easier for me to tie my unaffected side shoe. I would say that the first two weeks are the most acute in the recovery phase. As far as toenails, just go treat yourself to a nice pedicure right before surgery!! NINE Advil???? per day? I hope your kidneys are okay!!! All that Advil can affect your kidney function so be careful. Tylenol is hard on the liver and Advil is hard on the kidneys. Good Luck!daiseyyy4 <daiseyyy4 > wrote: Hello, I am having a total left hip replacement on Jan. 4. I have a million questions and am learning a lot from this group so far. How long have others been out of work? Some questions, what about tying shoes and cutting toenails after the surgery? I currently take

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Hello Ron,

Thanks for the suggestion. I did ask the surgeon about resurfacing

and he said that they don't like to do them on postmenopausal women

because of the strength needed in the hip for the procedure. The

place I am going to only does hips and knees and is highly respected

in NJ so I can only hope that he knows what he is talking about.

Eleanor

>

> Hi Daisey,

>

> Seeing that you are planned in for a THR operation I just have to

ask

> you, did you also consider a resurfacing implant in stead?

> Some people don't know that this exists and some surgeons also

spread

> false rumors on resurfacing if they don't do this procedure. But if

you

> are not younger than 14 or older than 78 (the extreme ages that I

have

> so seen for resurfaced patients) and don't have some very extreme

> problem then you might also be a very good resurfacing candidate.

> If you have not considered or been pointed to the resurfacing

method

> before it may be wise to quickly gather as much information as you

can,

> before you receive a THR and your option for resurfacing is lost.

> My surgeons and GPs in Sweden " forgot " to tell me about

resurfacing, it

> was my wife who found a tiny article in a women's magazine that got

me

> interested and searching....otherwise I would also have gotten a

THR. I

> made a website for Scandinavians (and others) to warn them not to

fall

> for the shortsighted view of many surgeons and luckily a number of

> people have as a result been woken up and decided for resurfacing

> operations, performed in either Sweden or abroad.

>

> Ron van Mierlo

> RH BHR 2007-01-23 Dr. De Smet

>

> daiseyyy4 skrev:

> > Hello, I am having a total left hip replacement on Jan. 4. I

have a

> > million questions and am learning a lot from this group so far.

> >

> > How long have others been out of work? Some questions, what

about

> > tying shoes and cutting toenails after the surgery?

> >

> > I currently take glucasomine chondroitin, borage oil, Zeel, and

9

> > Advil per day. Also I use creams and gels such as Capsazin and

Zeel

> > and Traumeel creams. Two weeks before the surgery I have to

stop

> > everything and don't know how I will manage. Yesterday I bought

a cane

> > and it made me feel so much better. I think I can cut down on

the

> > Advil if using the cane. Would appreciate hearing how you

managed.

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hello iamflustered,

Thanks for the reply. I expected to have to get pedicures for a

while and was fine with that. The reason that I asked the question

about toes is that I have ingrown toe nails on the two big toes and

cut them a special way that a manicurist won't do, so I was actually

wondering if I should have the procedure to have the roots removed

before the surgery, thinking that I would never be able to cut them

again, but it sounds like that isn't the case. I don't know about

a pedicure right before surgery but I made an appointment to get my

hair cut and colored the Saturday before.

And you are right about the Advil. It was making me nervous, so

last week I bought a cane and it has been wonderful. I am down to 3

or 4 Avil per day now and in much less pain. I wasn't sure how I

would feel about walking around with a cane before the surgery but I

can do so much more than before that I don't care how it looks.

How long has been since your surgery?

Daiseyyy

> Hello, I am having a total left hip replacement on Jan.

4. I have a

> million questions and am learning a lot from this group so far.

>

> How long have others been out of work? Some questions, what about

> tying shoes and cutting toenails after the surgery?

>

> I currently take glucasomine chondroitin, borage oil, Zeel, and 9

> Advil per day. Also I use creams and gels such as Capsazin and Zeel

> and Traumeel creams. Two weeks before the surgery I have to stop

> everything and don't know how I will manage. Yesterday I bought a

cane

> and it made me feel so much better. I think I can cut down on the

> Advil if using the cane. Would appreciate hearing how you managed.

>

>

>

>

>

>

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Hello Eleanor,

For me " the hope that they know what they talk about " would be far too

little and completely unacceptable!

I know that my parents and people of those days blindly accepted

everything from a doctor, since he was seen as the learned person and

never wrong but we now know better than that! I have during the past

years proven many surgeons wrong in their conclusions.

From your response I can tell that you know too little of what actually

is involved in the two operation types, THR versus resurfacing and also

how badly we sometimes are informed our the doctors and surgeons. Had I

not searched for more information then I too would have finished up with

a THR but my searches revealed that every single doctor and orthopaedic

surgeon that I had seen during a 7 year period had comfortably

" forgotten " to tell me about all the other options, THR was the one and

only way to them.

Well there is news, a THR can be good as a second best solution but

should never be used as first prosthesis if the patient happens to be a

good candidate for resurfacing. To state in general that resurfacing

would not be ideal for postmenopausal women is completley wrong! Each

case and each patient has to be carefully examined, including x-rays,

bone scans and other tests to determine the patient's bone stock. Women

from as young as 14 to 78 years of age have received resurfacings, a man

of 90 has been metioned recently who will also get a resurfacing.

From your writing I could not read that any thorough tests were done to

determine your bone quality as too low for resurfacing candidature. You

did not write about any other complicating factors either that might

have been detected from your x-rays, nor did you indicate any

contraindications that may be the case, like obesity, extremely high age

or carrying of diseases etc.

So without having seen your x-rays and bone quality reports I would have

said that you are a perfect candidate for resurfacing.

Please, don't be fooled by any general opinions of surgeons on

postmenopausal women, but make sure that all tests to see if you are a

candidate for resurfacing are exhausted first! Once your femoral head

and neck are sawn off there is no return back, so I would urge you to

use the coming month very wisely and learn as much as possible! By the

way, any such tests can ONLY be performed by highly experienced

resurfacing surgeons, definitely not by any surgeons that have little or

even no experience at all with the resurfacing method, they just don't

know what is required. When you have a look at my list with all

resurfacing surgeons you can see which of those are experienced and

which not, many other important details are given on each surgeon also.

You can even e-mail many of these surgeons with any questions that you

have or perhaps for a free of charge email consultation, those that

offer this service are indicated so in the list, see:

http://resurfacingscan.be/drforeign.htm

When you write any of these surgeons, be sure to tell your story in

short and include some digital copies of your x-rays (less than 6 months

old). Let me know if you need any help with any of that.

Ron van Mierlo

daiseyyy4 skrev:

> Hello Ron,

>

> Thanks for the suggestion. I did ask the surgeon about resurfacing

> and he said that they don't like to do them on postmenopausal women

> because of the strength needed in the hip for the procedure. The

> place I am going to only does hips and knees and is highly respected

> in NJ so I can only hope that he knows what he is talking about.

>

> Eleanor

>

>

>

>

>> Hi Daisey,

>>

>> Seeing that you are planned in for a THR operation I just have to

>>

> ask

>

>> you, did you also consider a resurfacing implant in stead?

>> Some people don't know that this exists and some surgeons also

>>

> spread

>

>> false rumors on resurfacing if they don't do this procedure. But if

>>

> you

>

>> are not younger than 14 or older than 78 (the extreme ages that I

>>

> have

>

>> so seen for resurfaced patients) and don't have some very extreme

>> problem then you might also be a very good resurfacing candidate.

>> If you have not considered or been pointed to the resurfacing

>>

> method

>

>> before it may be wise to quickly gather as much information as you

>>

> can,

>

>> before you receive a THR and your option for resurfacing is lost.

>> My surgeons and GPs in Sweden " forgot " to tell me about

>>

> resurfacing, it

>

>> was my wife who found a tiny article in a women's magazine that got

>>

> me

>

>> interested and searching....otherwise I would also have gotten a

>>

> THR. I

>

>> made a website for Scandinavians (and others) to warn them not to

>>

> fall

>

>> for the shortsighted view of many surgeons and luckily a number of

>> people have as a result been woken up and decided for resurfacing

>> operations, performed in either Sweden or abroad.

>>

>> Ron van Mierlo

>> RH BHR 2007-01-23 Dr. De Smet

>>

>> daiseyyy4 skrev:

>>

>>> Hello, I am having a total left hip replacement on Jan. 4. I

>>>

> have a

>

>>> million questions and am learning a lot from this group so far.

>>>

>>> How long have others been out of work? Some questions, what

>>>

> about

>

>>> tying shoes and cutting toenails after the surgery?

>>>

>>> I currently take glucasomine chondroitin, borage oil, Zeel, and

>>>

> 9

>

>>> Advil per day. Also I use creams and gels such as Capsazin and

>>>

> Zeel

>

>>> and Traumeel creams. Two weeks before the surgery I have to

>>>

> stop

>

>>> everything and don't know how I will manage. Yesterday I bought

>>>

> a cane

>

>>> and it made me feel so much better. I think I can cut down on

>>>

> the

>

>>> Advil if using the cane. Would appreciate hearing how you

>>>

> managed.

>

>>>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Eleanor, if your surgeon or group of surgeons are doing resurfacings

it may be that they have not been doing them very long. The criteria

they have set up for accepting patients as candidates for the

procedure may be stricter than surgeons who have years of experience

with it. The " perfect candidate " for resurfacing is a male, under 55,

athletic and strong boned. Most of us don't fit in that narrow slot.

I am a small boned, shallow hip socketed, caucasion female with

osteopenia somewhere in the midst of menopause. I was accepted as

a " good " candidate for resurfacing in Oct. 2006. I was resurfaced in

Feb. 2007. My second choice if resurfacing was not possible was a

large metal on metal THR. Either way you get full range of movement

afterward and no lifetime restrictions. However since I was 48 at the

time of surgery and expect to live a bit longer, the reality is that

I will need a revision in my lifetime. A resurfaced hip can easily be

converted to a first time THR because all bone is still intact.

Whatever you decide you need to decide it as an informed patient.

Deb

> >

> > Hi Daisey,

> >

> > Seeing that you are planned in for a THR operation I just have to

> ask

> > you, did you also consider a resurfacing implant in stead?

> > Some people don't know that this exists and some surgeons also

> spread

> > false rumors on resurfacing if they don't do this procedure. But

if

> you

> > are not younger than 14 or older than 78 (the extreme ages that I

> have

> > so seen for resurfaced patients) and don't have some very extreme

> > problem then you might also be a very good resurfacing candidate.

> > If you have not considered or been pointed to the resurfacing

> method

> > before it may be wise to quickly gather as much information as

you

> can,

> > before you receive a THR and your option for resurfacing is lost.

> > My surgeons and GPs in Sweden " forgot " to tell me about

> resurfacing, it

> > was my wife who found a tiny article in a women's magazine that

got

> me

> > interested and searching....otherwise I would also have gotten a

> THR. I

> > made a website for Scandinavians (and others) to warn them not to

> fall

> > for the shortsighted view of many surgeons and luckily a number

of

> > people have as a result been woken up and decided for resurfacing

> > operations, performed in either Sweden or abroad.

> >

> > Ron van Mierlo

> > RH BHR 2007-01-23 Dr. De Smet

> >

> > daiseyyy4 skrev:

> > > Hello, I am having a total left hip replacement on Jan. 4. I

> have a

> > > million questions and am learning a lot from this group so far.

> > >

> > > How long have others been out of work? Some questions, what

> about

> > > tying shoes and cutting toenails after the surgery?

> > >

> > > I currently take glucasomine chondroitin, borage oil, Zeel,

and

> 9

> > > Advil per day. Also I use creams and gels such as Capsazin

and

> Zeel

> > > and Traumeel creams. Two weeks before the surgery I have to

> stop

> > > everything and don't know how I will manage. Yesterday I

bought

> a cane

> > > and it made me feel so much better. I think I can cut down on

> the

> > > Advil if using the cane. Would appreciate hearing how you

> managed.

> > >

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Daisy,

I get pedicures right now because my right hip has lost its range of motion

significantly and I need to acquire some sick time for the 6 weeks I'll

probably be off.

I agree that you should be concerned about letting a manicurist mess w/ your

feet if you have something special going on (ingrown toenails). Why don't

you make an appointment w/ a podiatrist and have him trim your nails and

consult w/ him about removing the toenails. (I have to confess that made me

shudder a bit because it reminds me of the day a friend was walking in

sandals and somehow managed to catch the nail on something and it was ripped

away from the nail bed. When they got to her at the emergency room they gave

her novocaine but didn't give it time to work and just ripped it out! OUCH!

To be perfectly honest, I don't know if it grew back. I can tell you that a

couple of my ferrets ripped a nail out (and bled like crazy) and eventually

grew a nail back. But it was nothing like their other nails. It didn't seem

to have a quick and it seemed thicker and grew in a distorted manner.

Pat

>

> Thanks for the reply. I expected to have to get pedicures for a

> while and was fine with that. The reason that I asked the question

> about toes is that I have ingrown toe nails on the two big toes and

> cut them a special way that a manicurist won't do, so I was actually

> wondering if I should have the procedure to have the roots removed

> before the surgery, thinking

[Guest guest]

Hi Pat, so what happened to the ferrets? Did they live to tell about

it?

I don't let the manicurist touch my ingrown toenails so I hadn't even

thought about that. (Now I can add that to my worry list.

Usually I am able to handle the ingrown toenails without a problem

but I made a mistake a couple of months ago and did go to a

podiatrist. We talked about getting the roots removed and it was in

the context of what is involved if I ever decide to do it. I think

at this point I will wait before having them removed. I can always

go to him for interim appointments until I get the range of motion

back. If it doesn't come back enough then I will think about

removing them.

>

> Dear Daisy,

>

> I get pedicures right now because my right hip has lost its range

of motion

> significantly and I need to acquire some sick time for the 6 weeks

I'll

> probably be off.

>

> I agree that you should be concerned about letting a manicurist

mess w/ your

> feet if you have something special going on (ingrown toenails). Why

don't

> you make an appointment w/ a podiatrist and have him trim your

nails and

> consult w/ him about removing the toenails. (I have to confess that

made me

> shudder a bit because it reminds me of the day a friend was walking

in

> sandals and somehow managed to catch the nail on something and it

was ripped

> away from the nail bed. When they got to her at the emergency room

they gave

> her novocaine but didn't give it time to work and just ripped it

out! OUCH!

> To be perfectly honest, I don't know if it grew back. I can tell

you that a

> couple of my ferrets ripped a nail out (and bled like crazy) and

eventually

> grew a nail back. But it was nothing like their other nails. It

didn't seem

> to have a quick and it seemed thicker and grew in a distorted

manner.

>

> Pat

> >

> > Thanks for the reply. I expected to have to get pedicures for a

> > while and was fine with that. The reason that I asked the

question

> > about toes is that I have ingrown toe nails on the two big toes

and

> > cut them a special way that a manicurist won't do, so I was

actually

> > wondering if I should have the procedure to have the roots removed

> > before the surgery, thinking

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Ron, I guess I was a little too glib with that comment and

didn't mean to imply that I buy everything this surgeon says, hook,

line, and sinker.

I knew before I went to him that I needed surgery and that I was

border line for resurfacing. The group that I am going to only does

hips and knees and was one of the first groups to do resurfacing in

the US.

I did my homework before I ever made the phone call so when he told

me that I needed a total hip replacment, it only confirmed what I

already knew.

Thanks for your concern though.

Eleanor

> >

> >> Hi Daisey,

> >>

> >> Seeing that you are planned in for a THR operation I just have

to

> >>

> > ask

> >

> >> you, did you also consider a resurfacing implant in stead?

> >> Some people don't know that this exists and some surgeons also

> >>

> > spread

> >

> >> false rumors on resurfacing if they don't do this procedure. But

if

> >>

> > you

> >

> >> are not younger than 14 or older than 78 (the extreme ages that

I

> >>

> > have

> >

> >> so seen for resurfaced patients) and don't have some very

extreme

> >> problem then you might also be a very good resurfacing candidate.

> >> If you have not considered or been pointed to the resurfacing

> >>

> > method

> >

> >> before it may be wise to quickly gather as much information as

you

> >>

> > can,

> >

> >> before you receive a THR and your option for resurfacing is lost.

> >> My surgeons and GPs in Sweden " forgot " to tell me about

> >>

> > resurfacing, it

> >

> >> was my wife who found a tiny article in a women's magazine that

got

> >>

> > me

> >

> >> interested and searching....otherwise I would also have gotten a

> >>

> > THR. I

> >

> >> made a website for Scandinavians (and others) to warn them not

to

> >>

> > fall

> >

> >> for the shortsighted view of many surgeons and luckily a number

of

> >> people have as a result been woken up and decided for

resurfacing

> >> operations, performed in either Sweden or abroad.

> >>

> >> Ron van Mierlo

> >> RH BHR 2007-01-23 Dr. De Smet

> >>

> >> daiseyyy4 skrev:

> >>

> >>> Hello, I am having a total left hip replacement on Jan. 4. I

> >>>

> > have a

> >

> >>> million questions and am learning a lot from this group so far.

> >>>

> >>> How long have others been out of work? Some questions, what

> >>>

> > about

> >

> >>> tying shoes and cutting toenails after the surgery?

> >>>

> >>> I currently take glucasomine chondroitin, borage oil, Zeel,

and

> >>>

> > 9

> >

> >>> Advil per day. Also I use creams and gels such as Capsazin

and

> >>>

> > Zeel

> >

> >>> and Traumeel creams. Two weeks before the surgery I have to

> >>>

> > stop

> >

> >>> everything and don't know how I will manage. Yesterday I

bought

> >>>

> > a cane

> >

> >>> and it made me feel so much better. I think I can cut down on

> >>>

> > the

> >

> >>> Advil if using the cane. Would appreciate hearing how you

> >>>

> > managed.

> >

> >>>

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

One ferret is still alive and has that odd horney toenail I described. The

other died from the effects of IBD one day shy of his fifth birthday. I came

home one day to find blood all over the ferret room. He kept walking around

and it never clotted so he continued to bleed. I tried styptic powder,

flour, wax, pressure. I think pressure worked the best but he HATED that. I

was up all night w/ him. Luckily the " next " day was Saturday and I could

sleep in. The friend I'd been out w/ was his breeder and she asked me why I

didn't call her for help. Mostly I didn't think about it, and the other

thing was, " what could she do about it . .. short of rushing us to the

emergency vet clinic.

One of my ferret club friends got an infection in her bone. Her daughter

theorized it was because her mom went to a manicurist who wasn't as hygienic

as she should have been. Any would can allow an infection in. It all depends

on where it settles.

This woman was very heavy. They went in and decided to put a spacer (Don't

ask me to describe one though, I've never seen it) in for several weeks and

see if they couldn't get the infection under control. The lady broke the

spacer! She was in a nursing home the whole time and my friend ran herself

ragged working her two jobs, taking care of her ferrets and cats, and going

to do what she could at the hospital and to the house to get it ready for

her mom to come home to.

I used to get ingrown toenails quite a bit when I was young. I remember them

being painful. Knock on wood, I haven't had one since I was a child.

You will get back to trimming your own toenails. The time it will take

varies w/ the length your limitations are in force and how much you work to

get your flexibility back. Once your hip is done you will truly be amazed at

the stuff you will be able to do w/ ease after years of pain and stiffness.

I am very happy for you. Good luck. Let me know how you re doing.

Pat

> Hi Pat, so what happened to the ferrets? Did they live to tell about

> it?

>

> I don't let the manicurist touch my ingrown toenails so I hadn't even

> thought about that. (Now I can add that to my worry list.

[Guest guest]

Hello Eleanor,

Okay, good to know that you are armed with knowledge and not just

stepping into something unknown.

Just a pitty though that you could no longer get a resurfacing.

Who will be your surgeon by the way?

Ron van Mierlo

daiseyyy4 skrev:

> Thanks Ron, I guess I was a little too glib with that comment and

> didn't mean to imply that I buy everything this surgeon says, hook,

> line, and sinker.

>

> I knew before I went to him that I needed surgery and that I was

> border line for resurfacing. The group that I am going to only does

> hips and knees and was one of the first groups to do resurfacing in

> the US.

>

> I did my homework before I ever made the phone call so when he told

> me that I needed a total hip replacment, it only confirmed what I

> already knew.

>

> Thanks for your concern though.

>

> Eleanor

>

>

>>>

>>>

>>>> Hi Daisey,

>>>>

>>>> Seeing that you are planned in for a THR operation I just have

>>>>

> to

>

>>>>

>>>>

>>> ask

>>>

>>>

>>>> you, did you also consider a resurfacing implant in stead?

>>>> Some people don't know that this exists and some surgeons also

>>>>

>>>>

>>> spread

>>>

>>>

>>>> false rumors on resurfacing if they don't do this procedure. But

>>>>

> if

>

>>>>

>>>>

>>> you

>>>

>>>

>>>> are not younger than 14 or older than 78 (the extreme ages that

>>>>

> I

>

>>>>

>>>>

>>> have

>>>

>>>

>>>> so seen for resurfaced patients) and don't have some very

>>>>

> extreme

>

>>>> problem then you might also be a very good resurfacing candidate.

>>>> If you have not considered or been pointed to the resurfacing

>>>>

>>>>

>>> method

>>>

>>>

>>>> before it may be wise to quickly gather as much information as

>>>>

> you

>

>>>>

>>>>

>>> can,

>>>

>>>

>>>> before you receive a THR and your option for resurfacing is lost.

>>>> My surgeons and GPs in Sweden " forgot " to tell me about

>>>>

>>>>

>>> resurfacing, it

>>>

>>>

>>>> was my wife who found a tiny article in a women's magazine that

>>>>

> got

>

>>>>

>>>>

>>> me

>>>

>>>

>>>> interested and searching....otherwise I would also have gotten a

>>>>

>>>>

>>> THR. I

>>>

>>>

>>>> made a website for Scandinavians (and others) to warn them not

>>>>

> to

>

>>>>

>>>>

>>> fall

>>>

>>>

>>>> for the shortsighted view of many surgeons and luckily a number

>>>>

> of

>

>>>> people have as a result been woken up and decided for

>>>>

> resurfacing

>

>>>> operations, performed in either Sweden or abroad.

>>>>

>>>> Ron van Mierlo

>>>> RH BHR 2007-01-23 Dr. De Smet

>>>>

>>>> daiseyyy4 skrev:

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>> Hello, I am having a total left hip replacement on Jan. 4. I

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>> have a

>>>

>>>

>>>>> million questions and am learning a lot from this group so far.

>>>>>

>>>>> How long have others been out of work? Some questions, what

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>> about

>>>

>>>

>>>>> tying shoes and cutting toenails after the surgery?

>>>>>

>>>>> I currently take glucasomine chondroitin, borage oil, Zeel,

>>>>>

> and

>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>> 9

>>>

>>>

>>>>> Advil per day. Also I use creams and gels such as Capsazin

>>>>>

> and

>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>> Zeel

>>>

>>>

>>>>> and Traumeel creams. Two weeks before the surgery I have to

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>> stop

>>>

>>>

>>>>> everything and don't know how I will manage. Yesterday I

>>>>>

> bought

>

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>> a cane

>>>

>>>

>>>>> and it made me feel so much better. I think I can cut down on

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>> the

>>>

>>>

>>>>> Advil if using the cane. Would appreciate hearing how you

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>> managed.

>>>

>>>

[Guest guest]

Hi Daiseyyy, Sorry for the delay in replying to you, but I was on vacation for the Thanksgiving holiday. Sounds like you are getting yourself all organized and pretty for your surgery ;-) My surgery was August 14...3 and a half months ago. It is doing well, but my left one is starting to act up. Guess I will be heading down this road again. Glad to hear you have cut down on your Advil consumption. Good Luck to you!!daiseyyy4 <daiseyyy4@...> wrote: Hello iamflustered, Thanks for the reply. I expected to have to get pedicures for a while and was fine with that. The reason that I asked the question about toes is that I have ingrown toe nails on the two big toes and cut them a special way that a manicurist won't do, so I was actually wondering if I should have the procedure to have the roots removed before the surgery, thinking that I would never be able to cut them again, but it sounds like that isn't the case. I don't know about a pedicure right before surgery but I made an appointment to get my hair cut and colored the Saturday before. And you are right about the Advil. It was making me nervous, so last week I bought a cane and it has been wonderful. I am down to 3 or 4 Avil per day now and in much less pain. I wasn't sure how I would feel about walking around with a cane before the surgery but

I can do so much more than before that I don't care how it looks. How long has been since your surgery?Daiseyyy > Hello, I am having a total left hip replacement on Jan. 4. I have a > million questions and am learning a lot from this group so far. > > How long have others been out of work? Some questions, what about > tying shoes and cutting toenails after the surgery? > > I currently take glucasomine chondroitin, borage oil, Zeel, and 9 > Advil per day. Also I use creams and gels such as Capsazin and Zeel > and Traumeel creams. Two weeks before the surgery I have to stop > everything and don't know how I will manage. Yesterday I bought a cane > and it made me feel so much better. I think I can cut down on the > Advil if using the cane. Would appreciate hearing how you managed. > > > > > > >

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[Guest guest]

I really hate to ask this but…. did he get one of

the hips that were “recalled”?? if I remember correctly that is the

exact reason for the recall. The units were not cleaned properly, after

machining, so the bone would not grow into the metal.

[Guest guest]

Hi and welcome to the group, I just had an MRI too a week or so ago..

Im awaiting my results.. Im afraid that there is something in there!

I had been and still am getting dizzy spells.. and my ent said my ear

dosent show any signs or anything regarding ctoma anymore.. He said

its healed! so I really dont believe that due to the fact I bleed

from my infected ear and I have drainage.. Its not as smelly but its

there.. I have sores in my ear canal that I can feel and they scab

over more like a crust.. I have no idea whats wrong, but the DR Im

seeing for my ctoma is the best here in town.. So we will see about

them results.. Im nervous.. Well good luck in your results.. Keep us

posted.. ok

>

> Hey all, I could us some words of advice for those experienced with

> c-toma.

> When I was 10, I had a mastoid to remove a ctoma, and it seemed to

> be successful, and I havent really thought about it until the last

> 6mos.

>

> I have had troubled health in my adulthood (43 now)...and believe

I

> have had another ctoma growing for years without knowing it. Its

not

> like you feel a ctoma, and it can insidously do damage as your

going

> to doctors and doctors that don't know either.

>

> Here is a question: I just did an MRI of my head, but it was for

> nerve damage. Would an MRI show a ctoma? I have read that a ct scan

> is better for that.

>

> No one ever told me about the high recurrence rate of ctomas. That

> could have saved me years of ill health.

>

> I actually think the ctoma has pressed up on cranial nerves, but i

> need to confirm all this.

>

> I agree with the post that it should be like a regular checkup,

> every 6 mo's.

>

> Does this sound right to you all, what I have written? Not too many

> people I can talk to about this stuff.

>

> I am getting mri results back soon, and will see an ear doc soon as

> well.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Tom in Atlanta

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Tom and Crystal,

MRI is better to see soft tissure than CT scan. When it comes to nerve or brain damage it is beter to go with MRI. CT is better to see bone structure. MRI can see C toma very well. My son has C toma too. I begged the doctor here to do a MRI for my son because I saw bone damage in CT scan and I wanted to know if any brain damage. Your doctors are pretty good. they prescribed MRI for both of you. Good luck for both of you.

Truely yours,

yan

From: Crystal <sillygillie2005@...>Subject: Re: new to groupcholesteatoma Date: Sunday, July 6, 2008, 1:25 PM

Hi and welcome to the group, I just had an MRI too a week or so ago.. Im awaiting my results.. Im afraid that there is something in there! I had been and still am getting dizzy spells.. and my ent said my ear dosent show any signs or anything regarding ctoma anymore.. He said its healed! so I really dont believe that due to the fact I bleed from my infected ear and I have drainage.. Its not as smelly but its there.. I have sores in my ear canal that I can feel and they scab over more like a crust.. I have no idea whats wrong, but the DR Im seeing for my ctoma is the best here in town.. So we will see about them results.. Im nervous.. Well good luck in your results.. Keep us posted.. ok>> Hey all, I could us some words of

advice for those experienced with > c-toma.> When I was 10, I had a mastoid to remove a ctoma, and it seemed to > be successful, and I havent really thought about it until the last > 6mos.> > I have had troubled health in my adulthood (43 now)...and believe I > have had another ctoma growing for years without knowing it. Its not > like you feel a ctoma, and it can insidously do damage as your going > to doctors and doctors that don't know either.> > Here is a question: I just did an MRI of my head, but it was for > nerve damage. Would an MRI show a ctoma? I have read that a ct scan > is better for that.> > No one ever told me about the high recurrence rate of ctomas. That > could have saved me years of ill health.> > I actually think the ctoma has pressed up on cranial nerves, but i > need to confirm all

this.> > I agree with the post that it should be like a regular checkup, > every 6 mo's. > > Does this sound right to you all, what I have written? Not too many > people I can talk to about this stuff.> > I am getting mri results back soon, and will see an ear doc soon as > well.> > Thanks,> > Tom in Atlanta>

[Guest guest]

Hi steve,

From what I know, CWD is a long term solution for those prone to

cholesteotoma. I would choose one CWD than going through multiple CWU

surgeries. However, CWD also has some recurrences in some cases but

much much lower than those of CWU. I wish you good luck!

Bhawna

>

> hi, I am new here but have had 4 surgeries in the last 5 years. All

> were CWU. I had an appt with my ent on friday and he cleaned my ear

> that had the surgery last January and found another C toma. he said he

> sucked it up since it was in the new perferation of my rebuild eardrum.

>

> i am worried about this since it is the 3rd occurance of a c toma. I

> do not want a CWD which he suggested. I am thinking about going to an

> ENMT that has an interest in chronic ears has 20 more years of

> experience and is a female.

>

> the guy my ent suggests is one i had a second opinion from and he is an

> ear specialist - works with nerology. he wanted to fix my chronic

> mastoid problem by doing CWD and putting Baha inplants.

>

> what do you think? thanks, steve

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Steve,

I agree with Bhawna and Kazzy. I would much rather have 1 CWD surgery

than several CWU surgeries since you have an aggressive form of

Cholesteatoma. Our almost 9 year old daughter has had 6 surgeries and

had an aggressive form of Cholesteatoma. This past January she had a

Radical Mastoidectomy performed by a neurotologist and I can't tell you

how much her quality of life has improved. She was able to swim all

summer long with plugs and an ear bandit and it is such a relief to not

be facing yet another surgery. Her check ups are once every 6 months and

we no longer dread going in for her check ups. She has 60 dec. loss in

that ear and has been fitted for a hearing aid . The audiologist expects

her hearing to improve quite a bit with the aid. Her other ear has

normal hearing.

My only regret is that our daughter didn't have the CWD sooner.

I hope this is helpful to you and best of luck with your decision.

Cheryl

>

> Hi Steve

>

>

>

> I had a cholesteatoma removed from my right ear in 1999. Though I had

a CWD I

> had constant ear infections afterwards too, but never (touch wood!)

have had

> recurrence of the cholesteatoma. This was probably down to the hearing

aids I

> wore. I am now a BAHA user (I had implant surgery in 2003) and the

number of

> ear infections and perforations has vastly reduced. BAHA gives me the

sound

> amplification I need in the manner that suits me as I have no working

ossicular

> chain (it failed in 2003 when I had a massive infection/perforation);

I love the

> BAHA and wouldn't change that for the world (apart from wishing I

hadn't lost my

> hearing, of course).

>

>

>

> Granted, CWD does seem to be a more radical surgery, but in the same

breath it

> must be said that it seems to lead to far less recurrences of

cholesteatoma - I

> am glad my surgeon opted for CWD.

>

>

>

> Kazzy J

>

>

>

> From: cholesteatoma

[mailto:cholesteatoma ] On

> Behalf Of steve_gilbertson

> Sent: 11 October 2008 23:35

> cholesteatoma

> Subject: new to group

>

>

>

> hi, I am new here but have had 4 surgeries in the last 5 years. All

> were CWU. I had an appt with my ent on friday and he cleaned my ear

> that had the surgery last January and found another C toma. he said he

> sucked it up since it was in the new perferation of my rebuild

eardrum.

>

> i am worried about this since it is the 3rd occurance of a c toma. I

> do not want a CWD which he suggested. I am thinking about going to an

> ENMT that has an interest in chronic ears has 20 more years of

> experience and is a female.

>

> the guy my ent suggests is one i had a second opinion from and he is

an

> ear specialist - works with nerology. he wanted to fix my chronic

> mastoid problem by doing CWD and putting Baha inplants.

>

> what do you think? thanks, steve

>

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Yes Please say hello to one of the BEST instructors I know:

Trish(a) Buckland! Glad to hear that she like Ms. Jule Barta and

other PT instructors have encouraged you to join this site.

First of all Welcome! Second follow the emails that were

automatically sent to you! Mainly READ and STUDY all that you can

in Folder #5 Tutorials!

Take one folder at a time and study it. Mark all the things you do

not understand. Go to the next folder and so on. When you get done,

go back to the first folder and study what you marked that you did

not understand. Since you are in school, by the time you graduate you

will understand all that is in my folders/tutorials in this manner.

IF for some reason there is still something that you do not

understand by the time you graduate:

1. Ask Trish(a) Buckland or another instructor

2. Post on this site any questions

3. Search the net

4. Purchase a review book

My best advise is learn all that you can in school, do the gest you

can and absorb as much as you can on externship. KNOW that what you

do on externship is like making a work history. The people who train

you may not have an opening for you, but they will be the source of

your best letter of recommendation.

Since you are in Oregon, I would suggest that you try the ExCPT if

your instructors recommend it. Oregon now accepts this exam. After

you take it be sure to come back and share your experience (not exact

questions) but how you liked the on line testing, the room, the

service etc.

Feel free to post any question at any time.

Hope this helps!

Any else one have any other advice for ?

Respectfully,

Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS

Pharm Tech Educator

F/O

>

> Hello. I am currently a student at Anthem taking Pharmacy

Technician class. I am in my 2nd month of school.

>  

> Jeanetta  - A special Hello from one of my instructors.(Trish

Buckland) She encouraged us to join your site.

>  

> Any advise is greatly appreciated.

>  

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

MRSA is everywhere unfortunately. They give you a scrub to use as

precautions prior to coming to the hospital. The hospital has precautions.

In most cases you have no problem. If he waits until there is no risk of

infection possibility he will wait forever. This is from someone who has

had 1 knee done with no problem. Had the other knee done and had 2

infections and have had 3 replacements in it. I'm fine now 3.5 months out

from the last replacement/infection.

Harold

_____

From: Joint Replacement

[mailto:Joint Replacement ] On Behalf Of marciaLsanders

Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 11:43 AM

Joint Replacement

Subject: new to group

Hi,

My husband was slated for total, bilateral knee replacement tomorrow.

However, after a series of articles in the local paper about the severe

MRSA problem in the area, he has delayed his surgery. Does anyone have

any insight about this problem or know if certain areas are more on top

of it than other areas? We need to figure out how to proceed. Thanks.

Marcia

[Guest guest]

I tell you I'm worried about the same stuff getting sick in the hospital than

when I went in. I think you have to have someone with you at all times and make

sure they only touch you with gloves or wash there hands first that even goes

for the visitors, ask if they wipe down the room bed and bed railing. I was

surprise my mom just got two stents put in and they washed the bed head to toe

after she got out of it.

Sharon LeVine

new to group

Hi,

My husband was slated for total, bilateral knee replacement tomorrow.

However, after a series of articles in the local paper about the severe

MRSA problem in the area, he has delayed his surgery. Does anyone have

any insight about this problem or know if certain areas are more on top

of it than other areas? We need to figure out how to proceed. Thanks.

Marcia

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[Guest guest]

> I get shocked in the winter ALL THE TIME.

I don't know a group for getting shocked all the time, but

I do know that I was getting shocked frequently until I

changed shoes -- I bought some shoes with electrostatic

dissipative soles from a local Red Wing shoe store, and

that problem went away! I'd say that perhaps using more

cotton clothing (less polyester, etc.) might also help,

but I'm not sure about that.

Marc

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/16/2008 4:48:25 P.M. GMT Standard Time,

lexie316@... writes:

lesser degree? Can someone point me to a group that would fit me

better? I am moving back to Florida soon, but maybe there are other

things that are associated with this. Back pain, tired all the time,

can't get enough sleep, frequent but minor headaches, I thought I was

just getting old... (I'm 38)

Thanks, is (and cats Zeke, Noel, and Stormy)

PUK REPLIES = Definitely check out your clothing and shoes to those that are

less likely to generate static E, natural is the way to go, if you are

wearing things like fleeces etc, this will generate a constant Efeild to your

body

which cant be good, also try to drink plenty of water (not excessive) and

perhaps moisturise your skin. in the winter the dry air as you know is great

for static discharge.