Re: ..and another new poster!

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Hi ,

At a guess you 6 weeks no activity could well be because he think there may

be a bone graft somewhere along the way................I was on crutches no

weight bearing for 6 weeks because I had one. My OS had to take a bit of the

side of the femur where tendons attach so he got a better run at the whole

deal and didn't need to cut as many muscles.........well that is my limited

understanding of what happened......... You may have a similiar thing

happening given a very deformed head etc.............

And yes they often have to wait until they get the bone within eye sight to

see what is happening......always better than any xrays etc.........

Best of luck in any event and we hope to hear later..............

Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter 8/02

>

> Well two weeks ago I saw my OS for the first time, and he suggested

> I look at this board and searched the internet for information on

> hip resurfacing! After a CT scan and another consultation two weeks

> later I am organising to go and hopefully be resurfaced in 4 weeks

> time. ( never been in hospital except to visit in 48 years so a big

> step!!) I am in Nottingham, England and am having my op with Mr

> Manktelow a veteran of 150 resurfs trained by Treacey and Co in

> Birmingham.....anybody out there been done by him at the Nuffield

> hospital or at the QMC??

>

> It is great to read all you have been through and the information is

> fantastic..although I can't see anyone who seems to have my

> problem ...there must be someone. I have been diagnosed as having a

> slightly shallow acetabular cup but a very deformed femoral head,

> that doesn't fit properly with various side bone growths that have

> led to significant dysplasia, on one side, the other is completely

> normal. He said I was a " one of a kind " as you American's would

> say!! The plan is to reshape the femoral head into something more

> normal, and then do a BHR. He has suggested a 70% likelihood of

> success and if not a ceramic on ceramic THR. Anybody been here

> before? He says that he will only be able to tell when he can look

> and feel the quality of the femoral bone.

>

> I have gradually been losing mobility and becoming increasingly

> limpy for the last 10 years and have got to the point where I have

> had enough of the retrictions. ( no more cricket...very frustrating)

> Have little pain but lots of stiffness. Am a very keen swimmer, but

> the good doctor has said virtually no activity in my case for 6

> weeks...is this unusual?

>

> I am sure I will have more questions, but that's a bit of a start.

>

> Looking forward to some interesting discussions.

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> BHR (hopefully) 6/04