Re: questions re appropriateness

[Guest guest]

> I was diagnosed last August with pigmented villonodular synovitis in

> my left hip and have been told that a total hip replacement is the

> procedure of choice because I'm 48 and active. Recently received

> information re hip resurfacing and am wondering if anybody knows if

> it's an option with this disease rather than thr. Am concerned that

> thr will really restrict my lifestyle in the sense of restriced

> movement choices - i.e. no kneeling, sitting crosslegged, curling up

> in a chair to read, etc. Right now I enjoy almost complete range of

> motion in the joint and my occasional inflammation is controlled

> with acupuncture and Chinese herbs. Is anybody familiar with pvs and

> had hip resurfacing instead of thr?

My suggestion is that you talk to a resurfacing surgeon to find out if

the procedure is an option for you. That's really the only way to find

out for sure. You don't say what country you live in, so nobody can

really give you any names to contact.

Steve (bilateral C+ 4/20/04, Amstutz)