Re: Running out of ammo

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Hi !

Forget about opening his mind! Find an OS who is supportive of and

interested in this procedure. Not only will this be better emotionally for

you, but if you convince him/her that resurfacing is a good alternative to a

THR for younger, active patients, it will have a greater effect on the

mindset of your local OS community. Someone who is open-minded and

interested in new procedures will be more likely to spread the word of your

success to other OSs in his/her practice group and professional associations

than someone who was proven wrong and may resent it!

I'm seeing a local OS this week for my authorization to return to work

next week. She's been very supportive and intellectually curious about this

procedure, and I think she'll have a much greater effect on the acceptance

of resurfacing among the local OS community than someone who has publicly

taken a stand against it...at least the experience will be much healthier

for me than dealing with the first OS I consulted whose behavior could only

be described as rude!

Hang in there and go with your gut! Many of my family and friends

couldn't understand why I would want to go to another country for a

procedure that was not approved by the FDA, but they were amazed to see me

walking better less than two weeks after surgery than I had for months.

You've done the research and are better informed than all your well-meaning

friends, family, and doctors!

Oh, that thing about being small... Statisticallly, according to the

data the JRI has accumulated during the clinical trials, being small and

female puts you at (slightly) higher risk for a failed hip resurfacing.

They probably have some info about it on their website. Remember, though,

that some of the women who post here are small and have had remarkable

success. " Rock Climbin' Jude " is only about 5 feet tall!

rBHR 3/3/04 De Smet (5'3 " )

Running out of ammo

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> > Hello fellow hipsters -

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> > As a newbie, I continue to have multiple questions.

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> > Finally, I get to the point where I am feeling confident in my

> > decision to go with hip resurfacing v. a total hip replacement*, &

> > now everyone around me is freaking out.

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> > I'm only 35. My local OS, & my family are trying to talk me out of

> > resurfacing, because I am a small female, & because they say, there

> > is not enough research yet.

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> > Any advice?

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> > Thanks,

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> > * Scheduled with Dr. Gross, SC May 12.

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