Anybody speak Belgium-ese?

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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...