Re: Leaving the group-the greeting

[Guest guest]

May I add... the heading I see up top of my surfacehippy page

says " hip resurfacing patients and friends " . Anybody who's come this

seems to me to qualify as a " friend " , Joy...and we certainly need to

know how you fair with a " THR " , since that will certainly be

the " revision " future for some of us.

Alan

> > > Joy

> > > Stay with us and report from time to time - it would help

others

> > who are

> > > revised or have left it too long - there are still family

doctors

> > out there

> > > advising surgery to be left as long as you can bear the pain.

Your

> > advice

> > > to others would be invaluable.

> > > Rog

> > > Leaving the group

> > >

> > >

> > > > I've been a member of the group for 18 months now and have

really

> > > > appreciated the advice and guidance given to myself and

reading

> > that

> > > > given to others.

> > > >

> > > > However I will shortly be leaving the group as I am now 5 days

> > post

> > > > op from a BHR but unfortunately my hip was too far gone to

> > resurface

> > > > and I have had to have a a THR.

> > > >

> > > > I thought I would have been really upset, however after the

> > initial

> > > > tears in the recovery room I have put all my energy into

getting

> > > > better. I am now 6 days post op, home and cannot believe how

> > well I

> > > > feel. The back pain has gone, no more arthritic pain and no

pain

> > > > walking - I still feel lucky to be in this position. I just

have

> > a

> > > > bit!! of swelling from the waist to my ankle, has anyone any

> > > > suggestions to relieve this.

> > > >

> > > > What I would like to say to anyone in the UK who is reading

this

> > who

> > > > may have been advised to wait as long as possible before

having

> > > > surgery is that this is poor advice and has lead to me having

a

> > > > replacement rather than a resurface. However if the worst

comes

> > to

> > > > the worst and you have to have a THR you can still feel

fantasitic

> > > > and look forward to life afterwards - as I am.

> > > >

> > > > So I would just like to say goodbye to everyone and good luck

with

> > > > your surgery and recovery. I will miss seeing all your

familiar

> > > > names.

> > > >

> > > > Kind regards and thank you for all the support you have given

me

> > > > (sometines without even knowing).

> > > >

> > > > Joy

> > > >

> > > > RTHR Sheffield 16/6/04

> > > >

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