Re: any Canadian resurfacers?

[Guest guest]

---, Did you get the metal cap put on or did you get your

joint cleaned up.

R

In surfacehippy , " converseur "

wrote:

> Hello brimer47,

>

> l'm from Montreal too. let me give a short summary. l'm 48 and lt

was

> diagnosed by a physiatrist that l had severe bilateral hip

> oesteoarthritis. He sentenced to walk with at least one cane for

the

> remaining of my days l had to insist over and over to be refered

for

> an orthopaedist. l had a left hip resurfacing 8 months ago. it was

> done at Sacre Coeur Hospital which has the Western Quebec

> Traumatology Center which is known to host the best orthopaedists

in

> town. The surgery was done by s-Yves Laflamme. He's been

doing

> resurfacing since 1998 and had not encountered early failure. He

also

> heads an Eastern Canadian follow up study.

>

> My physiatrist, in fact, had refered me to his father who had

> pioneered resurfacing in Montreal in the early 80'. He had,

> however,to put an end to it due early failures and nearly ruined

his

> career. He refered my case to his son who reintroduced resurfacing

in

> town in 1998.

>

> l met Dr Laflamme January 17 and l was resurfaced september

> 8th. The waiting was 8 months which is certainly not bad if we

> consider the summer holidays and the fact that requested the

presence

> of other specialists also involved in resurfacing.

>

> Where to go for rehabilitation in Montreal? As for

rehabilitation, l

> was offered to go to a rehabilitation center for a short time or

to

> do the rehabilitation on my own. l choosed to do my physio at the

> hospital l worked because l had a dirrect access.

>

> l made a mistake. lt took 2 weeks before l began my physio

> because l had to see the physiatrist before any treatment. l

called

> the CLSC for help but any help is restricted to senior citizens.

> However it is possible to have an admission in a rehabilitation

> center before being discharged from the hospital. l should have

chose

> to go to a rehabilitation center first till my physio treatments

were

> available.

>

> Personal rehabilitation orientation? The physiatrist suggested

that l

> undergo firefighter rehabilitation approach because l work in a

> psychiatric deparment where agressions are common. l must be able

to

> imobilize people in a safely manner for my and their own security.

l

> went for physio treatment every morning from 9:00 to 11:30 and

> repeated the same exercise after supper. l had to take a rest in

the

> afternoon for the first two weeks. Afterward, l did the same

exercise

> at home in the afternoon. l did that for 4 months till the

therapist

> could attest that l was able to walk without a cane safely for 30

> minutes. l kept doing my exercises twice a day and l joined a

senior

> walking club, then l joined a fitness center and l worked out

till l

> have no physical restriction other than impact sports. This took

an

> additional 4 months of training till l reach the condition to be

> elegible to get back to work which was 2 weeks ago.

>

> My Os confirmed that the x-rays show that my right hip needs

> resurfacing too. l'm confident that the success of the surgery and

> the reabilitation of my right hip is also within reach.

>

>

> Brimer47 l hope that the condition of your hip is within reach of

> resurfacing. You are going to have to fight the most you can to

have

> access for your physical therapy and your rehabilitation.

>

>

>

>

>

>

> > > I live in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and would like to know if

> > anyone

> > > has had the resurfacing done here. Looking forward to hearing

> from

> > > you. Moira

[Guest guest]

---I saw dr at the jewish hospital. I am a candate so I will

go for it. I am having a hard time walking now and it is hard to

work for 8 hours. I am scheduled for august. I am still very nervous.

In surfacehippy , " brimer47 " wrote:

> ---, Did you get the metal cap put on or did you get your

> joint cleaned up.

>

>

> R

>

> In surfacehippy , " converseur "

> wrote:

> > Hello brimer47,

> >

> > l'm from Montreal too. let me give a short summary. l'm 48 and

lt

> was

> > diagnosed by a physiatrist that l had severe bilateral hip

> > oesteoarthritis. He sentenced to walk with at least one cane for

> the

> > remaining of my days l had to insist over and over to be refered

> for

> > an orthopaedist. l had a left hip resurfacing 8 months ago. it

was

> > done at Sacre Coeur Hospital which has the Western Quebec

> > Traumatology Center which is known to host the best

orthopaedists

> in

> > town. The surgery was done by s-Yves Laflamme. He's been

> doing

> > resurfacing since 1998 and had not encountered early failure. He

> also

> > heads an Eastern Canadian follow up study.

> >

> > My physiatrist, in fact, had refered me to his father who

had

> > pioneered resurfacing in Montreal in the early 80'. He had,

> > however,to put an end to it due early failures and nearly ruined

> his

> > career. He refered my case to his son who reintroduced

resurfacing

> in

> > town in 1998.

> >

> > l met Dr Laflamme January 17 and l was resurfaced

september

> > 8th. The waiting was 8 months which is certainly not bad if we

> > consider the summer holidays and the fact that requested the

> presence

> > of other specialists also involved in resurfacing.

> >

> > Where to go for rehabilitation in Montreal? As for

> rehabilitation, l

> > was offered to go to a rehabilitation center for a short time or

> to

> > do the rehabilitation on my own. l choosed to do my physio at

the

> > hospital l worked because l had a dirrect access.

> >

> > l made a mistake. lt took 2 weeks before l began my

physio

> > because l had to see the physiatrist before any treatment. l

> called

> > the CLSC for help but any help is restricted to senior citizens.

> > However it is possible to have an admission in a rehabilitation

> > center before being discharged from the hospital. l should have

> chose

> > to go to a rehabilitation center first till my physio treatments

> were

> > available.

> >

> > Personal rehabilitation orientation? The physiatrist suggested

> that l

> > undergo firefighter rehabilitation approach because l work in a

> > psychiatric deparment where agressions are common. l must be

able

> to

> > imobilize people in a safely manner for my and their own

security.

> l

> > went for physio treatment every morning from 9:00 to 11:30 and

> > repeated the same exercise after supper. l had to take a rest

in

> the

> > afternoon for the first two weeks. Afterward, l did the same

> exercise

> > at home in the afternoon. l did that for 4 months till the

> therapist

> > could attest that l was able to walk without a cane safely for

30

> > minutes. l kept doing my exercises twice a day and l joined a

> senior

> > walking club, then l joined a fitness center and l worked out

> till l

> > have no physical restriction other than impact sports. This took

> an

> > additional 4 months of training till l reach the condition to be

> > elegible to get back to work which was 2 weeks ago.

> >

> > My Os confirmed that the x-rays show that my right hip needs

> > resurfacing too. l'm confident that the success of the surgery

and

> > the reabilitation of my right hip is also within reach.

> >

> >

> > Brimer47 l hope that the condition of your hip is within reach

of

> > resurfacing. You are going to have to fight the most you can to

> have

> > access for your physical therapy and your rehabilitation.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > > > I live in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and would like to know

if

> > > anyone

> > > > has had the resurfacing done here. Looking forward to

hearing

> > from

> > > > you. Moira

[Guest guest]

---I saw dr at the jewish hospital. I am a candate so I will

go for it. I am having a hard time walking now and it is hard to

work for 8 hours. I am scheduled for august. I am still very nervous.

In surfacehippy , " brimer47 " wrote:

> ---, Did you get the metal cap put on or did you get your

> joint cleaned up.

>

>

> R

>

> In surfacehippy , " converseur "

> wrote:

> > Hello brimer47,

> >

> > l'm from Montreal too. let me give a short summary. l'm 48 and

lt

> was

> > diagnosed by a physiatrist that l had severe bilateral hip

> > oesteoarthritis. He sentenced to walk with at least one cane for

> the

> > remaining of my days l had to insist over and over to be refered

> for

> > an orthopaedist. l had a left hip resurfacing 8 months ago. it

was

> > done at Sacre Coeur Hospital which has the Western Quebec

> > Traumatology Center which is known to host the best

orthopaedists

> in

> > town. The surgery was done by s-Yves Laflamme. He's been

> doing

> > resurfacing since 1998 and had not encountered early failure. He

> also

> > heads an Eastern Canadian follow up study.

> >

> > My physiatrist, in fact, had refered me to his father who

had

> > pioneered resurfacing in Montreal in the early 80'. He had,

> > however,to put an end to it due early failures and nearly ruined

> his

> > career. He refered my case to his son who reintroduced

resurfacing

> in

> > town in 1998.

> >

> > l met Dr Laflamme January 17 and l was resurfaced

september

> > 8th. The waiting was 8 months which is certainly not bad if we

> > consider the summer holidays and the fact that requested the

> presence

> > of other specialists also involved in resurfacing.

> >

> > Where to go for rehabilitation in Montreal? As for

> rehabilitation, l

> > was offered to go to a rehabilitation center for a short time or

> to

> > do the rehabilitation on my own. l choosed to do my physio at

the

> > hospital l worked because l had a dirrect access.

> >

> > l made a mistake. lt took 2 weeks before l began my

physio

> > because l had to see the physiatrist before any treatment. l

> called

> > the CLSC for help but any help is restricted to senior citizens.

> > However it is possible to have an admission in a rehabilitation

> > center before being discharged from the hospital. l should have

> chose

> > to go to a rehabilitation center first till my physio treatments

> were

> > available.

> >

> > Personal rehabilitation orientation? The physiatrist suggested

> that l

> > undergo firefighter rehabilitation approach because l work in a

> > psychiatric deparment where agressions are common. l must be

able

> to

> > imobilize people in a safely manner for my and their own

security.

> l

> > went for physio treatment every morning from 9:00 to 11:30 and

> > repeated the same exercise after supper. l had to take a rest

in

> the

> > afternoon for the first two weeks. Afterward, l did the same

> exercise

> > at home in the afternoon. l did that for 4 months till the

> therapist

> > could attest that l was able to walk without a cane safely for

30

> > minutes. l kept doing my exercises twice a day and l joined a

> senior

> > walking club, then l joined a fitness center and l worked out

> till l

> > have no physical restriction other than impact sports. This took

> an

> > additional 4 months of training till l reach the condition to be

> > elegible to get back to work which was 2 weeks ago.

> >

> > My Os confirmed that the x-rays show that my right hip needs

> > resurfacing too. l'm confident that the success of the surgery

and

> > the reabilitation of my right hip is also within reach.

> >

> >

> > Brimer47 l hope that the condition of your hip is within reach

of

> > resurfacing. You are going to have to fight the most you can to

> have

> > access for your physical therapy and your rehabilitation.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > > > I live in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and would like to know

if

> > > anyone

> > > > has had the resurfacing done here. Looking forward to

hearing

> > from

> > > > you. Moira