Re: Anybody speak Belgium-ese?

[Guest guest]

Hi

Think that the only person who can clarify is good doctor himself..........

I would doubt they can remove the Resurface prothesis all that easy and so

he would be speaking putting in a cup to match........... They use femur

head prothesis THR replacements to match the other side so I can imagine

they do the same with Resurface too.........

I would still wonder if it wasn't wise to at least have a 'conversation'

with Amstutz about it all........... though I really sympathize with you

about contacting doctors who have been painful to deal with............have

a few myself...........

Best of luck with it all - it isn't a problem I envy you having..........

Edith LBHR Dr.L Walter Syd Aust 8/02

>

> Ok, so I finally got all my x-rays " digitized " and sent an email over to

Dr.

> DeSmet yesterday, and he has already replied to me! That's great, but I'm

> having trouble decyphering his reply! Can anybody help me? Here it is in

> all it's glory:

>

> " Dear

>

> You sea very well, you have worn out your cartilage and you have now

> osteo-arthritis pain.

>

> That is the reason why I never have done a hemi and always a total!

>

>

[Guest guest]

Check out your options in the states I have a friend who went

to DeSmet and got a BHR...on the end of a big stem. I'm not a

surgeon, but do you really think if he removes the Conserve (femoral

component) he can have enough bone to work with to put a BHR

resurface on.

Wouldn't it be better to get a Conserve acetabular unit to correspond

with the femoral component.

Why all this love affair with going to Belgium

Capt Amaze-O Still ready to sing the praises of Doc Mont (even if

he's a hack) heh-heh

> Hey Hippies!

>

> Ok, so I finally got all my x-rays " digitized " and sent an email

over to Dr.

> DeSmet yesterday, and he has already replied to me! That's great,

but I'm

> having trouble decyphering his reply! Can anybody help me? Here

it is in

> all it's glory:

>

> " Dear

>

> You sea very well, you have worn out your cartilage and you have now

> osteo-arthritis pain.

>

> That is the reason why I never have done a hemi and always a total!

>

> I think we indeed can try to get the resurfacing of and totalise

another

> resurfacing! I know that the hemi you received we normally can not

totalise

> to a full conserve plus!! If it would be possible I would perform

that less

> invasive surgery, where I indeed have already experience with!!!!

>

> Can you let me know your exact dat of surgery and exact date of

birth!!! "

>

> My situation is one where Amstutz put in a Hemi back in 99 and it's

not

> working, but I don't feel comfortable going back to him or anyone

in the US

> to have the whole thing put in. I think he's saying that he can

try to take

> out the Conserve+ and replace it w/ a full BHR, but that " finishing

off " the

> replacement is impossible. Am I on the right track here? Let me

know!

>

> Sincerely,

>

>

> P.S.: Any ideas on how to fund the trip to Belgium? $15,000 is an

awful

> lot of bake sales...

[Guest guest]

Check out your options in the states I have a friend who went

to DeSmet and got a BHR...on the end of a big stem. I'm not a

surgeon, but do you really think if he removes the Conserve (femoral

component) he can have enough bone to work with to put a BHR

resurface on.

Wouldn't it be better to get a Conserve acetabular unit to correspond

with the femoral component.

Why all this love affair with going to Belgium

Capt Amaze-O Still ready to sing the praises of Doc Mont (even if

he's a hack) heh-heh

> Hey Hippies!

>

> Ok, so I finally got all my x-rays " digitized " and sent an email

over to Dr.

> DeSmet yesterday, and he has already replied to me! That's great,

but I'm

> having trouble decyphering his reply! Can anybody help me? Here

it is in

> all it's glory:

>

> " Dear

>

> You sea very well, you have worn out your cartilage and you have now

> osteo-arthritis pain.

>

> That is the reason why I never have done a hemi and always a total!

>

> I think we indeed can try to get the resurfacing of and totalise

another

> resurfacing! I know that the hemi you received we normally can not

totalise

> to a full conserve plus!! If it would be possible I would perform

that less

> invasive surgery, where I indeed have already experience with!!!!

>

> Can you let me know your exact dat of surgery and exact date of

birth!!! "

>

> My situation is one where Amstutz put in a Hemi back in 99 and it's

not

> working, but I don't feel comfortable going back to him or anyone

in the US

> to have the whole thing put in. I think he's saying that he can

try to take

> out the Conserve+ and replace it w/ a full BHR, but that " finishing

off " the

> replacement is impossible. Am I on the right track here? Let me

know!

>

> Sincerely,

>

>

> P.S.: Any ideas on how to fund the trip to Belgium? $15,000 is an

awful

> lot of bake sales...

[Guest guest]

Check out your options in the states I have a friend who went

to DeSmet and got a BHR...on the end of a big stem. I'm not a

surgeon, but do you really think if he removes the Conserve (femoral

component) he can have enough bone to work with to put a BHR

resurface on.

Wouldn't it be better to get a Conserve acetabular unit to correspond

with the femoral component.

Why all this love affair with going to Belgium

Capt Amaze-O Still ready to sing the praises of Doc Mont (even if

he's a hack) heh-heh

> Hey Hippies!

>

> Ok, so I finally got all my x-rays " digitized " and sent an email

over to Dr.

> DeSmet yesterday, and he has already replied to me! That's great,

but I'm

> having trouble decyphering his reply! Can anybody help me? Here

it is in

> all it's glory:

>

> " Dear

>

> You sea very well, you have worn out your cartilage and you have now

> osteo-arthritis pain.

>

> That is the reason why I never have done a hemi and always a total!

>

> I think we indeed can try to get the resurfacing of and totalise

another

> resurfacing! I know that the hemi you received we normally can not

totalise

> to a full conserve plus!! If it would be possible I would perform

that less

> invasive surgery, where I indeed have already experience with!!!!

>

> Can you let me know your exact dat of surgery and exact date of

birth!!! "

>

> My situation is one where Amstutz put in a Hemi back in 99 and it's

not

> working, but I don't feel comfortable going back to him or anyone

in the US

> to have the whole thing put in. I think he's saying that he can

try to take

> out the Conserve+ and replace it w/ a full BHR, but that " finishing

off " the

> replacement is impossible. Am I on the right track here? Let me

know!

>

> Sincerely,

>

>

> P.S.: Any ideas on how to fund the trip to Belgium? $15,000 is an

awful

> lot of bake sales...

[Guest guest]

Sounds like you have it right. You could ask Amstutz or maybe Gross in

SC about the possibility of matching your existing C+ femoral resurf

with the corresponding acetabular component. You could also ask Koen

why he doesn't think completing your C+ hemi would work. I trust him

completely and can vouch for his skill as a surgeon and his compassion

for others without hesitation or reservation. If it were me, I'd hop a

plane to Belgium and let De Smet work on it. He's done more difficult

cases than anyone around and if he says he can revise your hemi, it's

because he can. I don't know of anyone who has gone to him and come

away disappointed, myself included.

Good luck!

Steve Vince

Bilat BHR De Smet Jan 6, 2004

> Hey Hippies!

>

> Ok, so I finally got all my x-rays " digitized " and sent an email

over to Dr.

> DeSmet yesterday, and he has already replied to me! That's great,

but I'm

> having trouble decyphering his reply! Can anybody help me? Here it

is in

> all it's glory:

>

> " Dear

>

> You sea very well, you have worn out your cartilage and you have now

> osteo-arthritis pain.

>

> That is the reason why I never have done a hemi and always a total!

>

> I think we indeed can try to get the resurfacing of and totalise another

> resurfacing! I know that the hemi you received we normally can not

totalise

> to a full conserve plus!! If it would be possible I would perform

that less

> invasive surgery, where I indeed have already experience with!!!!

>

> Can you let me know your exact dat of surgery and exact date of

birth!!! "

>

> My situation is one where Amstutz put in a Hemi back in 99 and it's not

> working, but I don't feel comfortable going back to him or anyone in

the US

> to have the whole thing put in. I think he's saying that he can try

to take

> out the Conserve+ and replace it w/ a full BHR, but that " finishing

off " the

> replacement is impossible. Am I on the right track here? Let me know!

>

> Sincerely,

>

>

> P.S.: Any ideas on how to fund the trip to Belgium? $15,000 is an

awful

> lot of bake sales...

[Guest guest]

Dr. Amstutz is under the impression that Dr. DeSmet just this week

began implanting the C+. You should confirm this directly with Dr.

DeSmet.

Dave

> > Hey Hippies!

> >

> > Ok, so I finally got all my x-rays " digitized " and sent an email

> over to Dr.

> > DeSmet yesterday, and he has already replied to me! That's great,

> but I'm

> > having trouble decyphering his reply! Can anybody help me? Here

it

> is in

> > all it's glory:

> >

> > " Dear

> >

> > You sea very well, you have worn out your cartilage and you have

now

> > osteo-arthritis pain.

> >

> > That is the reason why I never have done a hemi and always a

total!

> >

> > I think we indeed can try to get the resurfacing of and totalise

another

> > resurfacing! I know that the hemi you received we normally can not

> totalise

> > to a full conserve plus!! If it would be possible I would perform

> that less

> > invasive surgery, where I indeed have already experience with!!!!

> >

> > Can you let me know your exact dat of surgery and exact date of

> birth!!! "

> >

> > My situation is one where Amstutz put in a Hemi back in 99 and

it's not

> > working, but I don't feel comfortable going back to him or anyone

in

> the US

> > to have the whole thing put in. I think he's saying that he can

try

> to take

> > out the Conserve+ and replace it w/ a full BHR, but

that " finishing

> off " the

> > replacement is impossible. Am I on the right track here? Let me

know!

> >

> > Sincerely,

> >

> >

> > P.S.: Any ideas on how to fund the trip to Belgium? $15,000 is

an

> awful

> > lot of bake sales...

[Guest guest]

Dr. Amstutz is under the impression that Dr. DeSmet just this week

began implanting the C+. You should confirm this directly with Dr.

DeSmet.

Dave

> > Hey Hippies!

> >

> > Ok, so I finally got all my x-rays " digitized " and sent an email

> over to Dr.

> > DeSmet yesterday, and he has already replied to me! That's great,

> but I'm

> > having trouble decyphering his reply! Can anybody help me? Here

it

> is in

> > all it's glory:

> >

> > " Dear

> >

> > You sea very well, you have worn out your cartilage and you have

now

> > osteo-arthritis pain.

> >

> > That is the reason why I never have done a hemi and always a

total!

> >

> > I think we indeed can try to get the resurfacing of and totalise

another

> > resurfacing! I know that the hemi you received we normally can not

> totalise

> > to a full conserve plus!! If it would be possible I would perform

> that less

> > invasive surgery, where I indeed have already experience with!!!!

> >

> > Can you let me know your exact dat of surgery and exact date of

> birth!!! "

> >

> > My situation is one where Amstutz put in a Hemi back in 99 and

it's not

> > working, but I don't feel comfortable going back to him or anyone

in

> the US

> > to have the whole thing put in. I think he's saying that he can

try

> to take

> > out the Conserve+ and replace it w/ a full BHR, but

that " finishing

> off " the

> > replacement is impossible. Am I on the right track here? Let me

know!

> >

> > Sincerely,

> >

> >

> > P.S.: Any ideas on how to fund the trip to Belgium? $15,000 is

an

> awful

> > lot of bake sales...

[Guest guest]

I think one of Dr. DeSmet's videos shows the replacement of an old

hemi-resurf; he took off the old hemi and put in a bhr. The

emphasis of the video was the bone quality after removal (and before

replacement with a bhr.

Talk about incompatible materials - metal on bone!

I met the patient before going to Belgium - he was 8 weeks post op

and doing very well.

Bev rbhr 2/19/03 DeSmet

> > Hey Hippies!

> >

> > Ok, so I finally got all my x-rays " digitized " and sent an email

> over to Dr.

> > DeSmet yesterday, and he has already replied to me! That's

great,

> but I'm

> > having trouble decyphering his reply! Can anybody help me?

Here it

> is in

> > all it's glory:

> >

> > " Dear

> >

> > You sea very well, you have worn out your cartilage and you have

now

> > osteo-arthritis pain.

> >

> > That is the reason why I never have done a hemi and always a

total!

> >

> > I think we indeed can try to get the resurfacing of and totalise

another

> > resurfacing! I know that the hemi you received we normally can

not

> totalise

> > to a full conserve plus!! If it would be possible I would perform

> that less

> > invasive surgery, where I indeed have already experience with!!!!

> >

> > Can you let me know your exact dat of surgery and exact date of

> birth!!! "

> >

> > My situation is one where Amstutz put in a Hemi back in 99 and

it's not

> > working, but I don't feel comfortable going back to him or

anyone in

> the US

> > to have the whole thing put in. I think he's saying that he can

try

> to take

> > out the Conserve+ and replace it w/ a full BHR, but

that " finishing

> off " the

> > replacement is impossible. Am I on the right track here? Let

me know!

> >

> > Sincerely,

> >

> >

> > P.S.: Any ideas on how to fund the trip to Belgium? $15,000 is

an

> awful

> > lot of bake sales...

[Guest guest]

I think one of Dr. DeSmet's videos shows the replacement of an old

hemi-resurf; he took off the old hemi and put in a bhr. The

emphasis of the video was the bone quality after removal (and before

replacement with a bhr.

Talk about incompatible materials - metal on bone!

I met the patient before going to Belgium - he was 8 weeks post op

and doing very well.

Bev rbhr 2/19/03 DeSmet

> > Hey Hippies!

> >

> > Ok, so I finally got all my x-rays " digitized " and sent an email

> over to Dr.

> > DeSmet yesterday, and he has already replied to me! That's

great,

> but I'm

> > having trouble decyphering his reply! Can anybody help me?

Here it

> is in

> > all it's glory:

> >

> > " Dear

> >

> > You sea very well, you have worn out your cartilage and you have

now

> > osteo-arthritis pain.

> >

> > That is the reason why I never have done a hemi and always a

total!

> >

> > I think we indeed can try to get the resurfacing of and totalise

another

> > resurfacing! I know that the hemi you received we normally can

not

> totalise

> > to a full conserve plus!! If it would be possible I would perform

> that less

> > invasive surgery, where I indeed have already experience with!!!!

> >

> > Can you let me know your exact dat of surgery and exact date of

> birth!!! "

> >

> > My situation is one where Amstutz put in a Hemi back in 99 and

it's not

> > working, but I don't feel comfortable going back to him or

anyone in

> the US

> > to have the whole thing put in. I think he's saying that he can

try

> to take

> > out the Conserve+ and replace it w/ a full BHR, but

that " finishing

> off " the

> > replacement is impossible. Am I on the right track here? Let

me know!

> >

> > Sincerely,

> >

> >

> > P.S.: Any ideas on how to fund the trip to Belgium? $15,000 is

an

> awful

> > lot of bake sales...

[Guest guest]

I think one of Dr. DeSmet's videos shows the replacement of an old

hemi-resurf; he took off the old hemi and put in a bhr. The

emphasis of the video was the bone quality after removal (and before

replacement with a bhr.

Talk about incompatible materials - metal on bone!

I met the patient before going to Belgium - he was 8 weeks post op

and doing very well.

Bev rbhr 2/19/03 DeSmet

> > Hey Hippies!

> >

> > Ok, so I finally got all my x-rays " digitized " and sent an email

> over to Dr.

> > DeSmet yesterday, and he has already replied to me! That's

great,

> but I'm

> > having trouble decyphering his reply! Can anybody help me?

Here it

> is in

> > all it's glory:

> >

> > " Dear

> >

> > You sea very well, you have worn out your cartilage and you have

now

> > osteo-arthritis pain.

> >

> > That is the reason why I never have done a hemi and always a

total!

> >

> > I think we indeed can try to get the resurfacing of and totalise

another

> > resurfacing! I know that the hemi you received we normally can

not

> totalise

> > to a full conserve plus!! If it would be possible I would perform

> that less

> > invasive surgery, where I indeed have already experience with!!!!

> >

> > Can you let me know your exact dat of surgery and exact date of

> birth!!! "

> >

> > My situation is one where Amstutz put in a Hemi back in 99 and

it's not

> > working, but I don't feel comfortable going back to him or

anyone in

> the US

> > to have the whole thing put in. I think he's saying that he can

try

> to take

> > out the Conserve+ and replace it w/ a full BHR, but

that " finishing

> off " the

> > replacement is impossible. Am I on the right track here? Let

me know!

> >

> > Sincerely,

> >

> >

> > P.S.: Any ideas on how to fund the trip to Belgium? $15,000 is

an

> awful

> > lot of bake sales...

[Guest guest]

are you home?

[Guest guest]

are you home?

[Guest guest]

Hi Greg,

Apparently, your friend didn't examine Dr. De Smet's web site very

closely. The good doctor's educational highlights and CV (curriculum

vitae) are available at hip-clinic.com. More specifically, Dr. De

Smet's educational highlights are at:

http://hip-clinic.com/en/html/education.html

and his CV is at:

http://hip-clinic.com/en/html/cv_de_smet.html

Jim V.S.

LBHR, Dr. De Smet, 11/25/03

> Hi

> I am sort of in the same place you are as far as heading to

Belgium. I e-mailed Dr. De Smet and told him I was interested in

having my left hip resurfaced, ideally in June. He penciled me in

for June 15th! Wow, things are really moving now. I have a friend

who isn't sold on the idea and I keep telling him about all of the

positive testimonials on this site, and after he looked Dr. De Smet's

website he asked me if this guy was an MD? I checked it out myself

and honestly couldn't find it out. Do you, or anybody else out there

know if he is an MD, and if so where/when he went to school? And if

he is not an MD, what kind of problems would it pose? I have been

very impressed so far with everything that I have heard about him,

but now I'm curious.

> Greg (Wisconsin)

[Guest guest]

Yes, I found this very funny. When I told people that I was going to

Belgium for surgery, they just couldn't believe I would leave the " the most

advanced medical system in the world " to have surgery in a foreign country.

It was as if Europe was still in the middle ages and a barber was going to

do the operation...

>

> Guys

>

> Do you really think that one could perform medical operations within EU

> (European Union) without being a qualified doctor with a passed state exam and

> a further specialty qualification? This is a bit too much.

>

> Dan

[Guest guest]

Yes, I found this very funny. When I told people that I was going to

Belgium for surgery, they just couldn't believe I would leave the " the most

advanced medical system in the world " to have surgery in a foreign country.

It was as if Europe was still in the middle ages and a barber was going to

do the operation...

>

> Guys

>

> Do you really think that one could perform medical operations within EU

> (European Union) without being a qualified doctor with a passed state exam and

> a further specialty qualification? This is a bit too much.

>

> Dan

[Guest guest]

Going to see Koen the Barbarian, ehh?

:-)

> Yes, I found this very funny. When I told people that I was going to

> Belgium for surgery, they just couldn't believe I would leave the

" the most

> advanced medical system in the world " to have surgery in a foreign

country.

> It was as if Europe was still in the middle ages and a barber was

going to

> do the operation...

>