Re: For - the 30-year-old who needs a total hip replacement

[Guest guest]

---Hi Janice,

I sent a private message to Veron yesterday telling her about

surfacehippy and Pat walters web site.

I received an answer that they were going to check it out.

Hopefully, she will and hopefully we have helped. Have a good

day! ..... Maxine

In Joint Replacement , " Janice Chadola "

<jchadola@...> wrote:

>

> - For some reason I could not access your message to

reply to

> it. Hopefully, you will see this.

>

> - given your young age, have you looked into hip

resurfacing

> as an alternative to total hip replacement. You may want to take

a

> look at the Surfacehippy group here on . Resurfacing can

result

> in less limitation on what activities you can do compared to a

total

> hip replacement - although I understand that metal-on-metal large

head

> total hip replacement is similar to resurfacing insofar as less

> limitations on activities. However, with resurfacing, you lose

less

> bone than with a THR.

>

> Just a thought - in case you have not considered it. The

Surfacehippy

> group is a wealth of information.

>

> Janice

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks I am looking into it, thanks again.

--- Janice Chadola <jchadola@...> wrote:

> - For some reason I could not access your

> message to reply to

> it. Hopefully, you will see this.

>

> - given your young age, have you looked

> into hip resurfacing

> as an alternative to total hip replacement. You may

> want to take a

> look at the Surfacehippy group here on .

> Resurfacing can result

> in less limitation on what activities you can do

> compared to a total

> hip replacement - although I understand that

> metal-on-metal large head

> total hip replacement is similar to resurfacing

> insofar as less

> limitations on activities. However, with

> resurfacing, you lose less

> bone than with a THR.

>

> Just a thought - in case you have not considered it.

> The Surfacehippy

> group is a wealth of information.

>

> Janice

>

>

>

>

>