Re: Stuff I've been too embarrassed to ask Doctors!! Warning s...

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In a message dated 5/5/2004 8:45:11 AM Pacific Standard Time,

morag.mcintosh@... writes:

I was wondering...folk on this site talk about their recliners (what

is a recliner anyway?) and crutches, canes, grabbers, toilet seats

etc. etc. Where did you guys get them from? Did you buy them or do

you borrow them from the hospital? If you have to buy it what do I

need? I'm having my resurf done on my right hip only

privately in birmingam by Mr Treacy.

I arrived in Birmingham for my first resurf with Mr. Treacy in October, 2001

without having even thought about these questions. As a matter of fact I

didn't even know about most of these issues other than I'd need to use canes or

something to hold onto when I walked. Nor did I know about this group. The point

is whatever you need to do can be decided at the last minute without any

detriment to you, or you can plan it - depends on how you handle your stress.

I found answers to all these questions from the physical therapists in the

hospital, and you can buy all this stuff from the hospital at quite reasonable

prices.

Also, perhaps a daft question, where will my scar(s) be and what

will it (they) look like?...Not that I'm bothered, it's just that my

right hip is already covered in scars from surgery performed 23

years ago (I actually quite like them) and I'm wondering what my

hip will look like post resurf... I'm hopefully going on holiday in

July. Would a bikini be out of the question? What about swimming?

You'll probably have a biggish scar (20-25 cm) beginning in the middle of

your rump near the top and then running diagonally down to the top of the side

of

your thigh. If you wear a bikini you'll be showing plenty of scar, and it

sounds like you don't mind that so go for it. My wife says I'm too fat to wear a

Speedo otherwise I would. But I tell myself she's just teasing.

Mr. Treacy will advise you when it's safe to go into the water, but from my

experience, it sounds like you'll be fine.

Des Tuck

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Hiya again Des

Cheers for all the info! I don't know what's happened to me today -

I think I realised I had less than four weeks to go and suddenly

flew into a bit of a panic (perhaps you could tell by my manic

emails)...thanks for telling me you hadn't even considered some of

the stuff I was talking about - that's made me relax somewhat!

> In a message dated 5/5/2004 8:45:11 AM Pacific Standard Time,

> morag.mcintosh@b... writes:

> I was wondering...folk on this site talk about their recliners

(what

> is a recliner anyway?) and crutches, canes, grabbers, toilet seats

> etc. etc. Where did you guys get them from? Did you buy them or do

> you borrow them from the hospital? If you have to buy it what do I

> need? I'm having my resurf done on my right hip only

> privately in birmingam by Mr Treacy.

> I arrived in Birmingham for my first resurf with Mr. Treacy in

October, 2001

> without having even thought about these questions. As a matter of

fact I

> didn't even know about most of these issues other than I'd need to

use canes or

> something to hold onto when I walked. Nor did I know about this

group. The point

> is whatever you need to do can be decided at the last minute

without any

> detriment to you, or you can plan it - depends on how you handle

your stress.

>

> I found answers to all these questions from the physical

therapists in the

> hospital, and you can buy all this stuff from the hospital at

quite reasonable

> prices.

>

>

> Also, perhaps a daft question, where will my scar(s) be and what

> will it (they) look like?...Not that I'm bothered, it's just that

my

> right hip is already covered in scars from surgery performed 23

> years ago (I actually quite like them) and I'm wondering what my

> hip will look like post resurf... I'm hopefully going on holiday

in

> July. Would a bikini be out of the question? What about swimming?

> You'll probably have a biggish scar (20-25 cm) beginning in the

middle of

> your rump near the top and then running diagonally down to the top

of the side of

> your thigh. If you wear a bikini you'll be showing plenty of

scar, and it

> sounds like you don't mind that so go for it. My wife says I'm too

fat to wear a

> Speedo otherwise I would. But I tell myself she's just teasing.

>

> Mr. Treacy will advise you when it's safe to go into the water,

but from my

> experience, it sounds like you'll be fine.

>

>

> Des Tuck

>

>

>

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Hiya again Des

Cheers for all the info! I don't know what's happened to me today -

I think I realised I had less than four weeks to go and suddenly

flew into a bit of a panic (perhaps you could tell by my manic

emails)...thanks for telling me you hadn't even considered some of

the stuff I was talking about - that's made me relax somewhat!

> In a message dated 5/5/2004 8:45:11 AM Pacific Standard Time,

> morag.mcintosh@b... writes:

> I was wondering...folk on this site talk about their recliners

(what

> is a recliner anyway?) and crutches, canes, grabbers, toilet seats

> etc. etc. Where did you guys get them from? Did you buy them or do

> you borrow them from the hospital? If you have to buy it what do I

> need? I'm having my resurf done on my right hip only

> privately in birmingam by Mr Treacy.

> I arrived in Birmingham for my first resurf with Mr. Treacy in

October, 2001

> without having even thought about these questions. As a matter of

fact I

> didn't even know about most of these issues other than I'd need to

use canes or

> something to hold onto when I walked. Nor did I know about this

group. The point

> is whatever you need to do can be decided at the last minute

without any

> detriment to you, or you can plan it - depends on how you handle

your stress.

>

> I found answers to all these questions from the physical

therapists in the

> hospital, and you can buy all this stuff from the hospital at

quite reasonable

> prices.

>

>

> Also, perhaps a daft question, where will my scar(s) be and what

> will it (they) look like?...Not that I'm bothered, it's just that

my

> right hip is already covered in scars from surgery performed 23

> years ago (I actually quite like them) and I'm wondering what my

> hip will look like post resurf... I'm hopefully going on holiday

in

> July. Would a bikini be out of the question? What about swimming?

> You'll probably have a biggish scar (20-25 cm) beginning in the

middle of

> your rump near the top and then running diagonally down to the top

of the side of

> your thigh. If you wear a bikini you'll be showing plenty of

scar, and it

> sounds like you don't mind that so go for it. My wife says I'm too

fat to wear a

> Speedo otherwise I would. But I tell myself she's just teasing.

>

> Mr. Treacy will advise you when it's safe to go into the water,

but from my

> experience, it sounds like you'll be fine.

>

>

> Des Tuck

>

>

>