Guest guest Posted February 27, 2000 Report Share Posted February 27, 2000 Yes, Kat, you are right about the accident thing. In '94, I fell and broke my hip (upsetting at 35 years old), and then went thru an agonizing and ridiculous year. My hip never healed (vascular necrosis) and the initially placed screws had to come out and the hip was replaced. Unfortunately, I had an ortho-surgeon who was very inexperienced with the realities of CMT. It took many months for him to believe that the first surgery was not working (he thought I was complaining of incredible pain and spasms - which typically lasted for 30-45 minutes - to get pain-killers). I finally wound up at Mass General in Boston (I lived in Massachusetts then) and they realized that my hip bone was gone and I did in fact need a hip replacement. My pain was valid. Anyway, when I had the replacement and went to a rehab hospital, they could not get the muscles on my left leg to work at all, aside from spasming. Very scary time. I was confined to a wheelchair for almost two years. I had always been very independent and I found myself very helpless. It was a big setback. But I fought and fought, got the use of the muscles back, and am nearly back to where I was. So after a very long story, I will say that I am very careful these days!! Peace, Marc in Blocksburg, CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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