RE: message from to Cheryl -Lou ph and Eleanor

[Guest guest]

Hi All

Thanks so much Cheryl -Lou ph and Eleanor

Cheryl I'll look out for Lorraine, is she pretty?! I'll spot her if she

is!

Eleanor I did get some pain at night, however I never suffered swelling

externally, my pain was worse if I sat or stood with weight off the

operated leg, all of a sudden it would build to become excruciating, if

I tried to put my foot down and apply weight I'd have to take tiny

almost hopping steps slowly applying more weight, it was awful at times,

however after 3 days on the antibiotic Flucloxacillin I could walk

without the stick and indeed haven't used it all the time I'm taking the

antibiotic.

Hope this helps, I'm thinking good thoughts for u!

Good luck

Lbhr 04 09 01

Dob 20 08 1972

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good luck and watch out for my friend Lorraine. thinking of you

cherylx

[Guest guest]

Hi All

Thanks so much Cheryl -Lou ph and Eleanor

Cheryl I'll look out for Lorraine, is she pretty?! I'll spot her if she

is!

Eleanor I did get some pain at night, however I never suffered swelling

externally, my pain was worse if I sat or stood with weight off the

operated leg, all of a sudden it would build to become excruciating, if

I tried to put my foot down and apply weight I'd have to take tiny

almost hopping steps slowly applying more weight, it was awful at times,

however after 3 days on the antibiotic Flucloxacillin I could walk

without the stick and indeed haven't used it all the time I'm taking the

antibiotic.

Hope this helps, I'm thinking good thoughts for u!

Good luck

Lbhr 04 09 01

Dob 20 08 1972

message for

good luck and watch out for my friend Lorraine. thinking of you

cherylx

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Thanks for coming back. Your pain sounds much worse than mine. Amazing

the effect the antibiotic has had.

Another question---my OS has implied that an antibiotic might clear up

the infection and I would then not need another op. Did the antibiotic

not work permanently for you then? Why do you need the op?

Eleanor

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good luck and watch out for my friend Lorraine. thinking of you

cherylx

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Hi Eleanor

My surgeon was hoping the antibiotics could clear up the infection, it

feels so much better now, however the femur has slipped out of the ball

bit of the resurfacing, it sticks out the side looking well dodgy!

The pain is still there but much reduced, I'm still on the antibiotics,

if they find no sign of infection they can revise on Thursday with a m o

m large head thr using the Birmingham pelvic cup.

I hope they sort you out really quickly and the pain isn't too bad

All the best

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good luck and watch out for my friend Lorraine. thinking of you

cherylx

[Guest guest]

Hi Eleanor

My surgeon was hoping the antibiotics could clear up the infection, it

feels so much better now, however the femur has slipped out of the ball

bit of the resurfacing, it sticks out the side looking well dodgy!

The pain is still there but much reduced, I'm still on the antibiotics,

if they find no sign of infection they can revise on Thursday with a m o

m large head thr using the Birmingham pelvic cup.

I hope they sort you out really quickly and the pain isn't too bad

All the best

message for

good luck and watch out for my friend Lorraine. thinking of you

cherylx

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Thanks for this. I know you have written about it before, but it only

becomes really meaningful when one might have to go through the same

thing. I wonder what made the femur slip out of the ball bit of the

resurfacing? Do they/you have any theories? Perhaps not until they get

inside. Would the infection affect that?

You sound so positive about it, and yet I can only imagine your mixed

feelings about going through the operation again. Or, at least I know

what mine or, and I am not even facing one for sure yet. I guess in the

end, it might be like going into the op for the first time---the

difficulties without it just manage to outweigh the negative experience

of surgery itself. Except, of course, I don't know if you had a

'negative ' experience, as everyone is different, of course.

And, of course, I would guess that like me, part of you may be feeling

that 'it's not fair', and 'why me, anyway'? Another part of me seems

quite philosophical about it, as I am getting over the initial shock.

And I supposed relieved that they are at last finding out what is wrong.

Well-have gone more than intended. Thursday is coming quickly. You may

go in tomorrow? As you know, we will all be rooting for you. Thankyou

so much sharing.

Eleanor

message for

good luck and watch out for my friend Lorraine. thinking of you

cherylx

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

Thanks for this. I know you have written about it before, but it only

becomes really meaningful when one might have to go through the same

thing. I wonder what made the femur slip out of the ball bit of the

resurfacing? Do they/you have any theories? Perhaps not until they get

inside. Would the infection affect that?

You sound so positive about it, and yet I can only imagine your mixed

feelings about going through the operation again. Or, at least I know

what mine or, and I am not even facing one for sure yet. I guess in the

end, it might be like going into the op for the first time---the

difficulties without it just manage to outweigh the negative experience

of surgery itself. Except, of course, I don't know if you had a

'negative ' experience, as everyone is different, of course.

And, of course, I would guess that like me, part of you may be feeling

that 'it's not fair', and 'why me, anyway'? Another part of me seems

quite philosophical about it, as I am getting over the initial shock.

And I supposed relieved that they are at last finding out what is wrong.

Well-have gone more than intended. Thursday is coming quickly. You may

go in tomorrow? As you know, we will all be rooting for you. Thankyou

so much sharing.

Eleanor

message for

good luck and watch out for my friend Lorraine. thinking of you

cherylx

[Guest guest]

HI Eleanor and

I’m sure your physicians would have thought about that, but still, have all

correlations between the pain you are experiencing and nerves affecting

traumatised muscle and tendon groups been explored, investigated/tested and

ruled out? The reason I am asking this is because I think that both patients

and surgeons tend to assume that because there was an invasive technique

performed it must be an infection that causes pain/problems. A good example of

such thinking is the readiness to use preventive antibiotic treatment prior to

invasive dental treatment. I largely steered clear of that debate but did

discuss it with a few medical experts and the majority view was that the

bacteria cultures that live in the mouth are predominantly not of the type that

are present and effective in the joints. I am therefore minded to rule out

nerve damage before opting for an infectious cause to post-operative

pain/problems.

If neural causes have been ruled out in your cases I hope and trust that the

infections can be treated without major revisions.

Good luck.

Regards

Dan

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From: eleanor

Sent: 10 May 2004 23:19

To: surfacehippy

Subject: RE: message from to Cheryl -Lou ph and

Eleanor

Dear ,

Thanks for coming back. Your pain sounds much worse than mine. Amazing

the effect the antibiotic has had.

Another question---my OS has implied that an antibiotic might clear up

the infection and I would then not need another op. Did the antibiotic

not work permanently for you then? Why do you need the op?

Eleanor

message for

good luck and watch out for my friend Lorraine. thinking of you

cherylx

[Guest guest]

HI Eleanor and

I’m sure your physicians would have thought about that, but still, have all

correlations between the pain you are experiencing and nerves affecting

traumatised muscle and tendon groups been explored, investigated/tested and

ruled out? The reason I am asking this is because I think that both patients

and surgeons tend to assume that because there was an invasive technique

performed it must be an infection that causes pain/problems. A good example of

such thinking is the readiness to use preventive antibiotic treatment prior to

invasive dental treatment. I largely steered clear of that debate but did

discuss it with a few medical experts and the majority view was that the

bacteria cultures that live in the mouth are predominantly not of the type that

are present and effective in the joints. I am therefore minded to rule out

nerve damage before opting for an infectious cause to post-operative

pain/problems.

If neural causes have been ruled out in your cases I hope and trust that the

infections can be treated without major revisions.

Good luck.

Regards

Dan

* +44 (0)7974 981-407

* +44 (0)20 8501-2573

@ dan.milosevic@...

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From: eleanor

Sent: 10 May 2004 23:19

To: surfacehippy

Subject: RE: message from to Cheryl -Lou ph and

Eleanor

Dear ,

Thanks for coming back. Your pain sounds much worse than mine. Amazing

the effect the antibiotic has had.

Another question---my OS has implied that an antibiotic might clear up

the infection and I would then not need another op. Did the antibiotic

not work permanently for you then? Why do you need the op?

Eleanor

message for

good luck and watch out for my friend Lorraine. thinking of you

cherylx

[Guest guest]

HI Eleanor and

I’m sure your physicians would have thought about that, but still, have all

correlations between the pain you are experiencing and nerves affecting

traumatised muscle and tendon groups been explored, investigated/tested and

ruled out? The reason I am asking this is because I think that both patients

and surgeons tend to assume that because there was an invasive technique

performed it must be an infection that causes pain/problems. A good example of

such thinking is the readiness to use preventive antibiotic treatment prior to

invasive dental treatment. I largely steered clear of that debate but did

discuss it with a few medical experts and the majority view was that the

bacteria cultures that live in the mouth are predominantly not of the type that

are present and effective in the joints. I am therefore minded to rule out

nerve damage before opting for an infectious cause to post-operative

pain/problems.

If neural causes have been ruled out in your cases I hope and trust that the

infections can be treated without major revisions.

Good luck.

Regards

Dan

* +44 (0)7974 981-407

* +44 (0)20 8501-2573

@ dan.milosevic@...

_____

From: eleanor

Sent: 10 May 2004 23:19

To: surfacehippy

Subject: RE: message from to Cheryl -Lou ph and

Eleanor

Dear ,

Thanks for coming back. Your pain sounds much worse than mine. Amazing

the effect the antibiotic has had.

Another question---my OS has implied that an antibiotic might clear up

the infection and I would then not need another op. Did the antibiotic

not work permanently for you then? Why do you need the op?

Eleanor

message for

good luck and watch out for my friend Lorraine. thinking of you

cherylx

[Guest guest]

Hi Eleanor

Thanks so much for your post, I'm feeling ok about it really......glad

to be getting something done, I think I'm at an advantage as I've had

quite a lot of surgery in the past, I'm going in tomorrow at 4pm, if you

need any support let me know, I'll keep you informed, especially when

I'm stuck at home in about a week!

Talk to you soon

message for

good luck and watch out for my friend Lorraine. thinking of you

cherylx

[Guest guest]

Hi Dan

My femoral component has failed, the femur is slipping outwards from

under it, we believe this is caused by the femur being damamged by

infection, a revision is needed to a m o m large head thr, I'll no more

on Thursday!

LBHR 04 09 01

DOB 20 08 1972

message for

good luck and watch out for my friend Lorraine. thinking of you

cherylx

[Guest guest]

Dear Dan,

Thank you for your comments. I'm assuming that if my hip fluid test

comes back with no infection showing, other hypotheses will be followed.

My OS is very experienced. For a long time now, the nature of my pain

has made me think infection, not nerves, but this is quite subjective.

Eleanor

message for

good luck and watch out for my friend Lorraine. thinking of you

cherylx