Off to See the Wizzard

[Guest guest]

Surf's up...I hope. Leaving by car from the Bay Area for LA today.

Consultation tomorrow mid-afternoon with Dr. Amstutz. It feels a

little like an audition or a job interview. Will he like my hip?

Will he want to work with it? Will he find something else wrong I

don't know about? Am I beyond repair?

I saw a post earlier, yesterday I think. Somebody said they were

scheduled in for a resurf at JRI in August. Is the waiting list that

long?

Update upon my return.

Thanks to all for useful information, humor and encouragement that

got me this far.

Alan

[Guest guest]

I have an appointment with Dr. Amstutz tomorrow and scheduled

surgery for Tuesday since I am coming from the other coast. I did

my consult while I was on an airplane and only heard portions of the

conversation. I knew it was bad. I hope I signed up for the right

procedure. I will look for you. My two boys have provided me with

some great material relative to this hip thing that you may find

humorous.

Best of luck...Aleks.

> Surf's up...I hope. Leaving by car from the Bay Area for LA

today.

> Consultation tomorrow mid-afternoon with Dr. Amstutz. It feels a

> little like an audition or a job interview. Will he like my hip?

> Will he want to work with it? Will he find something else wrong I

> don't know about? Am I beyond repair?

>

> I saw a post earlier, yesterday I think. Somebody said they were

> scheduled in for a resurf at JRI in August. Is the waiting list

that

> long?

>

> Update upon my return.

>

> Thanks to all for useful information, humor and encouragement that

> got me this far.

>

> Alan

[Guest guest]

Hi Alan,

Good luck tommorrow with your visit. Dr. Amstutz is a cool guy,

easy going and all. He's pretty old, so I made him hold his hand out

straight see if it would shake....and by God, it was more steady

than my own. I brought x-rays from years gone by with me so he could

see the chronology of the whole melt down. You'll see a guy name

first (doesn't like to be called by his last name), he's a

fellow there, has been from some time. He'll probably be the one

sewing you up after Dr. Amstutz is done with his saw and Makita.

is a teffific guy, very available and caring through

everything...including recovery. I can't say enough about that

gentleman. I hope someone told you about the buildings exterior and

neighboring surroundings. Looks a little sketchy..but they run like

a well oiled machine inside. I know that you'll be on official Alan

business, but if you would, give the good Dr.'s a hello from Chris

Roche.

So that you know, I'm feeling great! Working on flexibility now.

Sleeping fine, no pain. I'm at day 16, and I am down to 1 crutch,

sometimes a cane. Like Steve, my back is getting a little stiff.

Perhaps a scandanavian masseus would be in order?

Let me know what you find out, & best of luck to you!

C+ 4-04

> Surf's up...I hope. Leaving by car from the Bay Area for LA

today.

> Consultation tomorrow mid-afternoon with Dr. Amstutz. It feels a

> little like an audition or a job interview. Will he like my hip?

> Will he want to work with it? Will he find something else wrong I

> don't know about? Am I beyond repair?

>

> I saw a post earlier, yesterday I think. Somebody said they were

> scheduled in for a resurf at JRI in August. Is the waiting list

that

> long?

>

> Update upon my return.

>

> Thanks to all for useful information, humor and encouragement that

> got me this far.

>

> Alan

[Guest guest]

Hi Alan,

Good luck tommorrow with your visit. Dr. Amstutz is a cool guy,

easy going and all. He's pretty old, so I made him hold his hand out

straight see if it would shake....and by God, it was more steady

than my own. I brought x-rays from years gone by with me so he could

see the chronology of the whole melt down. You'll see a guy name

first (doesn't like to be called by his last name), he's a

fellow there, has been from some time. He'll probably be the one

sewing you up after Dr. Amstutz is done with his saw and Makita.

is a teffific guy, very available and caring through

everything...including recovery. I can't say enough about that

gentleman. I hope someone told you about the buildings exterior and

neighboring surroundings. Looks a little sketchy..but they run like

a well oiled machine inside. I know that you'll be on official Alan

business, but if you would, give the good Dr.'s a hello from Chris

Roche.

So that you know, I'm feeling great! Working on flexibility now.

Sleeping fine, no pain. I'm at day 16, and I am down to 1 crutch,

sometimes a cane. Like Steve, my back is getting a little stiff.

Perhaps a scandanavian masseus would be in order?

Let me know what you find out, & best of luck to you!

C+ 4-04

> Surf's up...I hope. Leaving by car from the Bay Area for LA

today.

> Consultation tomorrow mid-afternoon with Dr. Amstutz. It feels a

> little like an audition or a job interview. Will he like my hip?

> Will he want to work with it? Will he find something else wrong I

> don't know about? Am I beyond repair?

>

> I saw a post earlier, yesterday I think. Somebody said they were

> scheduled in for a resurf at JRI in August. Is the waiting list

that

> long?

>

> Update upon my return.

>

> Thanks to all for useful information, humor and encouragement that

> got me this far.

>

> Alan

[Guest guest]

Hi Alan,

Good luck tommorrow with your visit. Dr. Amstutz is a cool guy,

easy going and all. He's pretty old, so I made him hold his hand out

straight see if it would shake....and by God, it was more steady

than my own. I brought x-rays from years gone by with me so he could

see the chronology of the whole melt down. You'll see a guy name

first (doesn't like to be called by his last name), he's a

fellow there, has been from some time. He'll probably be the one

sewing you up after Dr. Amstutz is done with his saw and Makita.

is a teffific guy, very available and caring through

everything...including recovery. I can't say enough about that

gentleman. I hope someone told you about the buildings exterior and

neighboring surroundings. Looks a little sketchy..but they run like

a well oiled machine inside. I know that you'll be on official Alan

business, but if you would, give the good Dr.'s a hello from Chris

Roche.

So that you know, I'm feeling great! Working on flexibility now.

Sleeping fine, no pain. I'm at day 16, and I am down to 1 crutch,

sometimes a cane. Like Steve, my back is getting a little stiff.

Perhaps a scandanavian masseus would be in order?

Let me know what you find out, & best of luck to you!

C+ 4-04

> Surf's up...I hope. Leaving by car from the Bay Area for LA

today.

> Consultation tomorrow mid-afternoon with Dr. Amstutz. It feels a

> little like an audition or a job interview. Will he like my hip?

> Will he want to work with it? Will he find something else wrong I

> don't know about? Am I beyond repair?

>

> I saw a post earlier, yesterday I think. Somebody said they were

> scheduled in for a resurf at JRI in August. Is the waiting list

that

> long?

>

> Update upon my return.

>

> Thanks to all for useful information, humor and encouragement that

> got me this far.

>

> Alan

[Guest guest]

> > Surf's up...I hope. Leaving by car from the Bay Area for LA

> today.

> > Consultation tomorrow mid-afternoon with Dr. Amstutz. It feels a

> > little like an audition or a job interview. Will he like my hip?

If he could handle mine, I'm sure he can handle yours. It'll all be

fine. Tomorrow, you'll know for sure. Fretting about it ahead of time

isn't going to help any, so why waste the energy on it?

> > Will he want to work with it? Will he find something else wrong I

> > don't know about? Am I beyond repair?

Have you already spoken to him on the phone? If so, I'm sure he would

have mentioned if there was anything preventing a resurfacing.

> > I saw a post earlier, yesterday I think. Somebody said they were

> > scheduled in for a resurf at JRI in August. Is the waiting list

> that

> > long?

Well, when I started trying to pick a date with Nikki on Feb 24, their

first available date was 4/15, so that's about 7 1/2 weeks. Of course,

I was trying to schedule a bilateral. Since that requires blocking out

a larger chunk of operating room time, the wait might be longer than

for a unilateral resurface. I don't know how their backlog varies

throughout the year.

The JRI docs and the nurses, techs, and PTs at Orthopaedic Hospital

are really knowledgeable, and very, very dedicated. Like most of the

other resurfacing docs, they've got the whole resurface/recovery/rehab

routine down to a science. You're in really good hands.

Steve (bilateral C+ 4/20/04, Amstutz)

[Guest guest]

> > Surf's up...I hope. Leaving by car from the Bay Area for LA

> today.

> > Consultation tomorrow mid-afternoon with Dr. Amstutz. It feels a

> > little like an audition or a job interview. Will he like my hip?

If he could handle mine, I'm sure he can handle yours. It'll all be

fine. Tomorrow, you'll know for sure. Fretting about it ahead of time

isn't going to help any, so why waste the energy on it?

> > Will he want to work with it? Will he find something else wrong I

> > don't know about? Am I beyond repair?

Have you already spoken to him on the phone? If so, I'm sure he would

have mentioned if there was anything preventing a resurfacing.

> > I saw a post earlier, yesterday I think. Somebody said they were

> > scheduled in for a resurf at JRI in August. Is the waiting list

> that

> > long?

Well, when I started trying to pick a date with Nikki on Feb 24, their

first available date was 4/15, so that's about 7 1/2 weeks. Of course,

I was trying to schedule a bilateral. Since that requires blocking out

a larger chunk of operating room time, the wait might be longer than

for a unilateral resurface. I don't know how their backlog varies

throughout the year.

The JRI docs and the nurses, techs, and PTs at Orthopaedic Hospital

are really knowledgeable, and very, very dedicated. Like most of the

other resurfacing docs, they've got the whole resurface/recovery/rehab

routine down to a science. You're in really good hands.

Steve (bilateral C+ 4/20/04, Amstutz)

[Guest guest]

> > Surf's up...I hope. Leaving by car from the Bay Area for LA

> today.

> > Consultation tomorrow mid-afternoon with Dr. Amstutz. It feels a

> > little like an audition or a job interview. Will he like my hip?

If he could handle mine, I'm sure he can handle yours. It'll all be

fine. Tomorrow, you'll know for sure. Fretting about it ahead of time

isn't going to help any, so why waste the energy on it?

> > Will he want to work with it? Will he find something else wrong I

> > don't know about? Am I beyond repair?

Have you already spoken to him on the phone? If so, I'm sure he would

have mentioned if there was anything preventing a resurfacing.

> > I saw a post earlier, yesterday I think. Somebody said they were

> > scheduled in for a resurf at JRI in August. Is the waiting list

> that

> > long?

Well, when I started trying to pick a date with Nikki on Feb 24, their

first available date was 4/15, so that's about 7 1/2 weeks. Of course,

I was trying to schedule a bilateral. Since that requires blocking out

a larger chunk of operating room time, the wait might be longer than

for a unilateral resurface. I don't know how their backlog varies

throughout the year.

The JRI docs and the nurses, techs, and PTs at Orthopaedic Hospital

are really knowledgeable, and very, very dedicated. Like most of the

other resurfacing docs, they've got the whole resurface/recovery/rehab

routine down to a science. You're in really good hands.

Steve (bilateral C+ 4/20/04, Amstutz)