Re: Re: Metal on Metal resurfacing - question for group

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Ed -

Your story is almost a duplicate of my own experience with Mont/Sinai from

back on 12/20/00 and 1/3/01 save for me being at home between the two

surgeries and not hanging around for rehab. Still doing well here. Back

skiing, playing ball, light jogging. So far so good.

Hang in there.

Brad B

Re: Metal on Metal resurfacing - question for group

> Kim,

>

> I had a bilateral MOM resurf for severe OA at Sinai Balt with Dr.

> Mont on 2/24 and 3/1. I was in ortho ward for three days after first,

> went to rehab for next four (I live 5+ hours from balt so going home

> between wasn't good idea). Same schedule for second 3 ortho and 4

> rehab. Rehab was good idea. Learned how to use crutches well, stair

> climbing, how to get in and out of car, and other PT/OT stuff. I had

> general anesthesia for both with no problems. The anesthesiologists

> suggested general as opposed to epidural/spinal as it would interfere

> less with getting up and walking ASAP. Had morphine drip for first

> and part of second day post op, percocet after with no problems. I

> was walking on crutches on day of first op. Had walker for second op

> day one and crutches for day two. After second op I had anemia so

> they gave me tranfusions of the two autologous pints I had donated

> prior to ops. Only other problem was me forgetting to make sure most

> everything was out of my intestines prior to second op. Second dose

> of anesthesia/percocets required that sickly sweet stuff (forget

> name - not taste) to get stuff moving again.

>

> Main problem after getting home was sleeping on back (I'm a side

> sleeper). The pain I had at home was mainly result of my

> overdeveloped hip flexors tightening up and trying to sleep on back;

> Sore heels, foot cramps, sore butt, etc.. The TEDs till week six for

> second op were another home " joy " .

>

> Walked with crutches for 6 weeks and no problems. At week six

> switched to canes - I am walking with them with no pain. I'm

> supposed to use canes till week 12. Dr. Mont is more conservative re

> crutch/cane use. Other surgeons have different regimes. I'm going to

> PT, walking on treadmill and using horizontal bike. So far so good.

>

> Ed

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> > Group,

> >

> > Just a question for this group, long story short, I have

> > osteonecrosis bilat. hips, had core decompression already,

> > belong the the ON group through yahoo, great!

> >

> > Right hip has been colapsing, I know I need either

> > THR or metal on metal resurfacing, I need to decide

> > about MOM soon though due to collapse of femoral head.

> >

> > I just wanted to know or hear from someone who ACTUALLY

> > had the metal on metal resurfacing. i am a nurse so I know all the

> > technique, etc I wanted to hear from someone who

> > had MOM of hip(s) and how the post-op recovery was, if you had any

> > problems, etc. I know that everyone is different but

> > it is always nice to hear from someone who has had it!

> >

> > I have a great/expert ortho in this, so that is not an issue.

> > Thanks in advance for your time! Kim in MD

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[Guest guest]

Kim: Go for it! This week marked my 18-month milestone since having my

right hip MOM'd resurfaced in Baltimore by Dr. s at Good Samaritan

Hospital. While my body didn't react well to surgery (my blood pressure was

hard to bring back to normal, i had to have a transfusion, and because of the BP

problem, i couldn't take pain killers, and a few other nasty things),

everything re the hip went perfectly.The incision immediately healed (no post-op

oozing at all) and physical recovery was brilliant. It is truly a miracle.

Good luck to you!

Maureen