Mike - Re:Surgery set early Jan. 2007, but.....?

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> Mike, you should be able to return to work in 3 months, although

I'm not familiar with the physical aspects of a pressman's job.

Just remember to do your PT every day, whether you think it does any

good or not. And keep on doing it after you've returned to work and

things feel normal. Doing PT for the rest of your life is a good

way to remain pain-free and keep your muscles strong so they can

support you and your hip.

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> You will have to adapt to some changes after your surgery, so be

prepared and try to accept the changes as temporary obstacles on

your way back to your normal life.

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> I'm having a revision to my right THR in January, too. I'm also

allergic to metals, so we'll keep our fingers crossed that the

allergy doesn't affect the success of our surgeries. I'm told there

are no conclusive studies out that show that a metal allergy

adversely affects a THR from being successful. Good luck.

> -NH

>Best of luck in your Jan. surgery work. Hopefully metal allergy is

not an issue with THR surgery. I know that in hip resurfacing it is

an issue. Because both socket and ball are metal. I would probably

go with resurfacing because I'm under 60, but the THR surgery is the

tradional way.