Re: Another hot string of mesages going down....

[Guest guest]

Yes you have the 'pre-op jitters' or whatever.... we all have/had

them!

My BHR is almost 4 years old and it was the best thing that I ever

did for myself.

Yes we all manage ....I thought I was 'managing' until a man in his

70's stopped me in a supermarket car park to see if he could help

me...I was 52 ... I got into my car and cried. I obviously thought

I was 'managing' but the 'outside world' saw something different.

My hip history was quite short ...diagnosed March 2000, having been

bone on bone for at least 18 months although I didn't know. I chose

Surgery for September...gitters!!! Just before my surgery I started

to hear 'chalk' sounds... had I left it any longer I would not have

had good enough bone stock for the resurfacing.

You have a four year old, go for it and give him and yourself the

best possible time together. Nobody can give you a 100% gaurantee

that the surgery will work out ok, but we can all guarantee the you

will be in more pain and become more incapacitated as time goes on

if you choose to do nothing.

I only look at this site now and again to make sure that reurfacing

isn't failing in droves. It seems that it isn't! Go for it and get

your life back.

Arlene

Mr Treacy BHR Sept 2000