Re: 4 days post op-he who waits

[Guest guest]

Will...

I'm still waiting to find out if...or how much...my insurance will

pay for. A month after my consultation at JRI, they've not heard

from the carrier, although Nikki did tell me it could 30 to 60 days.

The first thing Dr. Amstutz mentioned when he saw my x-rays was the

presence of osteophytes. Soon as I got home, I went on-line to learn

everything I could about them. The part you mentioned about the

muscles growing to compensate and protect the joint seems exactly

what happened to me. A couple of cold laser treatments seemed to

have forced the compensating muscles to relax...and that finally

allowed the joint to fall into bone-on-bone contact. All the parts

of your story certainly fit with my experience. So..I'll head into my

eventual resurf not expecting to the dancing the frug the morning

after.

Hobble on Hippy...(by the by...where in the world (geographically

speaking) are you. some clues in your postings suggest somewhere ini

the uk)

Alan

> Hi Alan

>

> I knew they were some sort of 'phites' but you have

> got the right name.

[Guest guest]

Hi Alan

yes you've got it right, I am in the UK. Colchester in

Essex to be precise. My op was carried out by a Dr

Villar at the Cambridge Lea Hospital.

Supposedly one of the best Surgeons in the UK for this

op. Has dealt with many top athletes, most famous you

may or may not have heard of depending on whether you

follow soccer. He performed an arthroscopy, as he did

on me 8 years ago, on the current Eire and Man Utd

captain Roy Keane. Figure if he is good enough for Man

Utd to send their players to he will do for me.

Hope your insurance comes through, good luck with the

op.

Will

--- Alan Ray redace_us@...> wrote:

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Will...

I'm still waiting to find out if...or how much...my

insurance will

pay for. A month after my consultation at JRI,

they've not heard

from the carrier, although Nikki did tell me it could

30 to 60 days.

The first thing Dr. Amstutz mentioned when he saw my

x-rays was the

presence of osteophytes. Soon as I got home, I went

on-line to learn

everything I could about them. The part you mentioned

about the

muscles growing to compensate and protect the joint

seems exactly

what happened to me. A couple of cold laser

treatments seemed to

have forced the compensating muscles to relax...and

that finally

allowed the joint to fall into bone-on-bone contact.

All the parts

of your story certainly fit with my experience.

So..I'll head into my

eventual resurf not expecting to the dancing the frug

the morning

after.

Hobble on Hippy...(by the by...where in the world

(geographically

speaking) are you. some clues in your postings

suggest somewhere ini

the uk)

Alan

> Hi Alan

>

> I knew they were some sort of 'phites' but you have

> got the right name.