Guest guest Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Hi I would think sending anybody something like this a couple of days before surgery is down right irresponsible......... I went out and read the actual article and the pictures indicate that he had quite severe arthritis of his hips........... so what is he really recommending to you.........??? I feel you need to keep it in mind that nothing was going to fix his hips but a try at a Resurface and when that failed a THR which he now has............ So what is was the point of his email to you? Tell you to wait until you are bad enough to get a THR..........??? This is your decision.............. everyone has personal luck and given his story as outlined he didn't have too much from the start......... the story of op time and recovery is well outside normal expectations here in Australia........... I am sure the Dr. De Smet people talk of him taking less than an hour........... so something doesn't sound right to me from the start............. and again highlights having a good surgeon who has plenty of experience.......... I would suggest you contact your OS and have a chat at this point........... he is the only person who is familiar with your hips - not any of the rest of us who may take it into our heads to post emails to you................ ask him about waiting etc........... and what you are likely to get waiting.............. for he is the only one in a position to really advise you...........not us.......... For what it is worth.......... Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > I got this e-mail just 3 days before my resurfacing. Talk about > freaking me out...I've pasted it below: > > > > My hip stopped hurting the last six months before my resurfacing > surgery, and I almost bailed out. One week before the surgery I > expressed my reservations to the nurse, and she said, " You don't > have to do this. " But by then everything was arranged--even the > girls in my office had prepared and froze food so I'd have something > to eat during my recovery. Somehow I just couldn't tell everyone > that I had changed my mind. And so I went through with it. In > retrospect I can say that I wish I had listened to the inner voice > that said " Not yet! " because I could have made it a while longer on > my real hip. I had read that nothing works like the real thing, and > I chose to ignore that advice. Some of my activities had become > limited, but not all, and I was not really in excruciating pain yet. > > Unfortunately, I didn't have rosy outcome most others experience. > As with any procedure, there is not a 100% success rate, and there > will always be people who experience problems. I was one of them, > but unfortunately, once you take the plunge, there is no turning > back. I don't know how bad off you are right now, and only you can > make that determination. For many people, there is no choice. For > those of us who have a choice, it can really be a difficult and > heart wrenching decision. Good luck with your decision. > > You can read about my experience on the Hip Surface Replacement page > of www.BananaRepublican.info. > > ph K. Waltenbaugh > Division of Corrective Action > > jwaltenbau@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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