Re: Climber Chris Part 2 (or is it 3...) Feb 12th is it. Interesting info....

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Hi

Thats my date! I'm an American! We must be roommates!

Verne

> Hi,

> I saw Dr. Koen DeSmet in Belgium today and received good

news and had

> my preconceptions knocked for six. Apparently you can have

more than

> two revisions of a THR. Dr K. has done six or more on the

same

> person. Secondly, you can get a greater ROM from a THR than

from a

> BHR " but you wouldn't notice the difference. " Thirdly, NSAIDs

can

> cause significant bone decay in 12 months and could prevent

a BHR

> being possible because the bone just isn't good enough.

>

> I'm booked into UZ, Gent for February 12th and will be sharing

a room

> with two Americans. I wonder if they post on or read this list? If

> you do, say hello.

>

> My local UK NHS Trust has refused to pay for the operation as

> I'm 'not registered on their waiting list,' (I couldn't wait!), they

> would only consider 'long waiters' and it's unlikely that the

> operation would be done privately because 'it isn't a

recognised

> procedure.'Oh, that's a surprise.

>

> Long waiters are, I guess, the unhappy looking older table staff

with

> a imp in restaurants.

>

> Me, I'm a happy, read 'hippy' bunny. Dr. K has done 270 THRs

with no

> dislocations.

>

> Happy days.

> Chris.