Guest guest Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 > Steve I'm UK based. Well, this is a *good* thing. Resurfacing is a lot more accessible on your side of the pond than it is here in the home of " the best healthcare system in the world " (G.W. Bush, 1/28/04). AFAIK, it's covered by NHS, and you have the option of " going private " , as well. Your surgeons are more experienced with resurfacing and it seems to be much more accepted among the British orthopedic community than it is here. > You're much more active than I am/was. > > I just cannot imagine someone doing Karate with hip probs - makes me > whince. As Des and I have stated from time to time, you've got to have at least a tiny masochistic streak to train karate for more than three decades. ;-) > I think I have a much less agressive OA than yours, now with > hindsight I believe it started well over 6 years ago. I think mine had been developing for about a decade. Maybe longer, actually. The damage really seems to accelerate late in the disease process. Please keep a close watch on the progress of the arthritis. Steve (bilat C+ 4/20/04, Amstutz) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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