Guest guest Posted May 8, 2004 Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 Hi group, I am new to this chat group after reading a's article today in the Vancouver Sun. I am 35 years old and was diagnosed with OA in my right hip at 32. I played hockey for 26 years and had to retire from playing. I try to stay active by going to the gym and weight training and low-impact cardio, but I am desperate to play hockey again, and was intrigued by today's Sun article. Thanks a for writing your article, it has given me some hope and relief that there are others out there who are desperate for a solution, and desire to get back to the activities that they love. How do I go about getting on the wait list for Resurfacing Surgery? I don't know much about it, so some tips on resources/information would be great too. I read other postings that the wait list in Vancouver is approximately two years. Can anyone offer me some advice on this surgery in Vancouver, BC? Harold > Hi all > If you are in B.C., pick up a copy of today's Vancouver Sun, and > see a's article on page F1. It's called " Into the chat room to > make a hip check " (but I think they have a separate person writing the > headlines at the Sun ), and it's all about the new way of taking > care of one's health, using the Internet, on-line discussion groups, > etc., and travelling the world to get problems fixed. Surfacehippy is > featured prominantly, and I'll bet we get a lot more lurkers and > would-be hippies from B.C. in this group shortly. I'd love to post a > copy of the article here, but it's copyrighted, and you have to be a > subscriber to see it > (http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/index.html). > She says that the series she wrote for the Sun last year on hip > resurfacing was the most requested reprint in 2003 (according to the > Sun's librarian). We have a lot of retired people in B.C. (because we > have the mildest weather in Canada, on the coast), so our waiting > lists are consequently horrendous. > As a person who faced the possibility of a two-year wait, because > I wasn't on the " urgent " list yet (I could still work part-time and > limp around), I chose to go abroad for my resurfacing, and six months > later I don't regret it; in fact, I wish I'd done it much earlier. > Life is too short to suffer like that unnecessarily. However, not > everyone has the financial resources (or access to credit) to make > that choice, so we need to keep fighting for more timely health care > here in Canada. > n > rBHR Oct.2003 McMinn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2004 Report Share Posted May 8, 2004 It is accessible online at this page, if you have a paid subscription, but I don't, :-( http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/columnists/story.html? id=b0a3d033-894e-4069-b72a-1b3848d30dbb --------------------------------------------- > Hi all > If you are in B.C., pick up a copy of today's Vancouver Sun, and > see a's article on page F1. It's called " Into the chat room to > make a hip check " (but I think they have a separate person writing the > headlines at the Sun ), and it's all about the new way of taking > care of one's health, using the Internet, on-line discussion groups, > etc., and travelling the world to get problems fixed. Surfacehippy is > featured prominantly, and I'll bet we get a lot more lurkers and > would-be hippies from B.C. in this group shortly. I'd love to post a > copy of the article here, but it's copyrighted, and you have to be a > subscriber to see it > (http://www.canada.com/vancouver/vancouversun/index.html). > She says that the series she wrote for the Sun last year on hip > resurfacing was the most requested reprint in 2003 (according to the > Sun's librarian). We have a lot of retired people in B.C. (because we > have the mildest weather in Canada, on the coast), so our waiting > lists are consequently horrendous. > As a person who faced the possibility of a two-year wait, because > I wasn't on the " urgent " list yet (I could still work part-time and > limp around), I chose to go abroad for my resurfacing, and six months > later I don't regret it; in fact, I wish I'd done it much earlier. > Life is too short to suffer like that unnecessarily. However, not > everyone has the financial resources (or access to credit) to make > that choice, so we need to keep fighting for more timely health care > here in Canada. > n > rBHR Oct.2003 McMinn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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