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I agree at the importance of this CPM machine. It does as you say Don.

On Nov 4, 2006, at 1:31 PM, Don wrote:

> Any doctor who say that they are not needed are soooo wrong it boarders

> on law suit. I had knee surgery when I was 10 years old. That was

> about fifty years ago. At that time I was in a long leg cast for two

> or three months. When they removed the cast my tendons had shrunk and

> I need six to eight weeks of PT to get them stretch out again. Plus

> all my muscle had been lost and needed to be build back up. They did

> not realize at the time that it would not hurt or effect the surgery

> if

> my leg was free to move. Don't know how long CPM's have been around

> but that is the way to go. It even encourages healing because it keeps

> blood flow going.

>

> So get them to get it or rent it on your own but do not do without it.

>

> Don

>

>

" the church is not suppose to be a country club for the saints, but

rather a hospital for the sinner. "

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lol okay ann, thanks.

okay, how does one measure these degrees? does one do that with a hip replacement.

will i walk with a limp after the hip heals.

will i have full range of motion.

okay, here i go . . .

what about sex

this is personal but i might as well say it

here goes

right now, i cannot even open my legs -- i know i know, but its the truth, my legs won't spread because of my right hip joint

what about after i have the replacement -- will i have the ability to spead my legs? FDROFLOLPMP

silly lindy lou whose hubby will be glad i asked this question . . .

At 09:21 PM 11/4/2006 +0000, you wrote:>Hi Elaine,>>I'm in the same boat as you. Both my PT & Surgeon don't believe in>CPM machines. Just like you I'm finding I have to work 3x as hard as>the people with them do. After 6 weeks I'm still only about 120>degrees and I have to fight for every degree. I had one after my last>surgeries and it really helped. I wonder why they feel is doesn't help?I'd give my eye teeth for 120 degrees at 6 weeks! I'm at 5-1/2 weeks and 96 degrees - every one of which was hard-won. But I'm gaining on it, and I WILL get to fully functioning!I did have a CPM machine on in the hospital, but didn't think to ask for one at home. Interesting - I don't know that I would have requested it, but maybe it would have helped. I still have quite a bit of swelling and that seems to be part of the issue with the flexon of the knee.Lindy, no a CPM isn't going to help a hip, because there really aren't a lot of bending issues with a hip, as there are with a knee. So don't worry yourself about that one!Ann

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Hi Lindy,

I'm glad you asked that question. I bet there are a lot of people out there

waiting for the answers. I was in my 30's when I had the primary hip done.

My main reason was that each time hubby and I had sex I would end up

literally screaming. I now believe that I was dislocating the hip. I also

tried to find out if I could get back to a normal sex life after my hip was

done.

I only knew one lady who was married with a THR so I went to see her. Her

response, " Oh, hasn't your husband grown out of that yet? Tell him after

you have your hip put in you won't be able to do that anymore! "

Not exactly what I wanted to hear.

I don't have any problems with any position for a short time. I can spread

my legs and do have sex in " missionary position " at times but it can get

uncomfortable. My most comfortable " long loving position " is with hubby

lying on his side facing me, me lying on my back with my legs over his

pelvis. (I actually used this position 8 days after my revision surgery

when hubby and I really needed to connect and comfort each other.) It

allows us both some movement and control over what is happening and access

to each others bodies. Sometimes I put a small cushion under my artificial

hip just to make it more comfortable.

Hope I haven't been too explicit, but I feel sometimes we need to spell

things out, especially when people find the questions so difficult.

Aussie Margaret

RTHR 1990 revised 2004

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lol okay ann, thanks.

okay, how does one measure these degrees? does one do that with a hip

replacement.

will i walk with a limp after the hip heals.

will i have full range of motion.

okay, here i go . . .

what about sex

this is personal but i might as well say it

here goes

right now, i cannot even open my legs -- i know i know, but its the truth,

my legs won't spread because of my right hip joint

what about after i have the replacement -- will i have the ability to spead

my legs? FDROFLOLPMP

silly lindy lou whose hubby will be glad i asked this question . . .

Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.

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lol

okay ann, thanks.

okay, how does one measure

these degrees? does one do that with a hip replacement.

will i walk with a limp after

the hip heals.

will i have full range of

motion.

okay, here i go . .

..

what about sex

this is personal but i might

as well say it

here goes

right now, i cannot even open

my legs -- i know i know, but its the truth, my legs won't spread because

of my right hip joint

what about after i have the

replacement -- will i have the ability to spead my legs?

FDROFLOLPMP

silly lindy lou whose hubby

will be glad i asked this question . . .

NOT silly at all!

My hubby is the one that had the THR - I'm the TKR. SO....

Will you walk with a limp? Maybe, maybe not, depending on whether

your legs end up the same length or not. Sometimes happens.

But you probably will NOT limp...and you're going to feel so much better

that it's worth it! As far as full range of motion - with the

restrictions, I guess you'd say you won't have quite full range, at least

for the time being. (you do NOT want to cross the center line of

your body with your operated leg). BUT...other than that, you

probably will.

As far as sex....it's a GOOD question, and my bet is that you'll be able

to spread your legs as far as you want to (great mental image, there!

<G>) after you're totally healed. I know several

" hippies " that now ride horses, so it's certainly

doable!

GOOD LUCK!

Ann

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i heard about the operated leg ending up longer, or shorter????, i hope it doesn't happen to me because one (i'm not sure which right now; forgot) is already longer. ;-) i think most have one longer leg though, it's common.

so you're saying i don't want to take my right leg and swing it back across my body, to my left, and cross the center of my body. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm? are there any other movements that are totally forbidden????????????????????????????NOT silly at all!My hubby is the one that had the THR - I'm the TKR. SO....Will you walk with a limp? Maybe, maybe not, depending on whether your legs end up the same length or not. Sometimes happens. But you probably will NOT limp...and you're going to feel so much better that it's worth it! As far as full range of motion - with the restrictions, I guess you'd say you won't have quite full range, at least for the time being. (you do NOT want to cross the center line of your body with your operated leg). BUT...other than that, you probably will.As far as sex....it's a GOOD question, and my bet is that you'll be able to spread your legs as far as you want to (great mental image, there! <G>) after you're totally healed. I know several "hippies" that now ride horses, so it's certainly doable!GOOD LUCK!Ann

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well i for one do not enjoy sex and just don't do it because of pain. i think i've approached the age now though that i don't much care about sex one way or another, or maybe it's just my pain causing me to think this way, not sure. i'd rather sleep or have a good back rub. :-)))))) but you at 30, well i can see how hearing that you might not be able to would really upset you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I'm glad you asked that question. I bet there are a lot of people out there waiting for the answers. I was in my 30's when I had the primary hip done. My main reason was that each time hubby and I had sex I would end up literally screaming. I now believe that I was dislocating the hip. I also tried to find out if I could get back to a normal sex life after my hip was done.I only knew one lady who was married with a THR so I went to see her. Her response, "Oh, hasn't your husband grown out of that yet? Tell him after you have your hip put in you won't be able to do that anymore!"Not exactly what I wanted to hear.I don't have any problems with any position for a short time. I can spread my legs and do have sex in "missionary position" at times but it can get uncomfortable. My most comfortable "long loving position" is with hubby lying on his side facing me, me lying on my back with my legs over his pelvis. (I actually used this position 8 days after my revision surgery when hubby and I really needed to connect and comfort each other.) It allows us both some movement and control over what is happening and access to each others bodies. Sometimes I put a small cushion under my artificial hip just to make it more comfortable.Hope I haven't been too explicit, but I feel sometimes we need to spell things out, especially when people find the questions so difficult.

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At 07:10 PM 11/4/2006 -0600, you wrote:

i

heard about the operated leg ending up longer, or shorter????, i hope it

doesn't happen to me because one (i'm not sure which right now; forgot)

is already longer. ;-) i think most have one longer leg though,

it's common.

so you're saying i don't want

to take my right leg and swing it back across my body, to my left, and

cross the center of my body. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm? are there any

other movements that are totally

forbidden????????????????????????????

YES! There are three.

1. You are NOT to bend over at more than 90 degrees at the waist - in

other words, no bending down to pick something up off the floor, no

bending down to put your socks on.

2. Do not cross the center line of your body with your operated leg

- don't cross your legs

3. Don't rotate your leg - don't put your toe in toward your other

leg.

At least, these are the restrictions that Larry had, and that his OS

gives to all his patients. However, your OS might have different

ones, because it depends on YOU and the prothesis that is put in.

Talk to your doc!

Ann

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are these restrictions permanent?

thanks Ann.

lindy

YES! There are three.1. You are NOT to bend over at more than 90 degrees at the waist - in other words, no bending down to pick something up off the floor, no bending down to put your socks on. 2. Do not cross the center line of your body with your operated leg - don't cross your legs3. Don't rotate your leg - don't put your toe in toward your other leg.At least, these are the restrictions that Larry had, and that his OS gives to all his patients. However, your OS might have different ones, because it depends on YOU and the prothesis that is put in. Talk to your doc!Ann

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At 02:02 PM 11/5/2006 -0600, you wrote:

are

these restrictions permanent?

thanks

Ann.

Not necessarily. Particularly the 90 degrees at the waist one will

go away after about 6 - 12 weeks, depending on how you're doing.

The other two generally depend on how well you're healing AND what size

prothesis was put in. My hubby has NO trouble with any of them any

more (he had his revision in April of this year) at all - he can do

anything. In fact, although he's been told " not this

season " , there's a good chance that we'll be able to go skiing again

in the winter of 2008!

Anni

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how common are revisions and for what reasons?

lindy

Not necessarily. Particularly the 90 degrees at the waist one will go away after about 6 - 12 weeks, depending on how you're doing. The other two generally depend on how well you're healing AND what size prothesis was put in. My hubby has NO trouble with any of them any more (he had his revision in April of this year) at all - he can do anything. In fact, although he's been told "not this season", there's a good chance that we'll be able to go skiing again in the winter of 2008!Anni

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At 02:31 PM 11/5/2006 -0600, you wrote:

how

common are revisions and for what

reasons?

I really don't know how common they are - his was just simply bad

luck. The acetabular cup never ingrew into the pelvis. After

2 years and a couple months, he decided to have them go in and see what

was really wrong and fix it - and this time it's worked perfectly.

Not the greatest thing to have happen, but the outcome has been

splendid.

Anni

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I just had a revision 3 wks ago. The reason my right leg would not go straight. so my OS went in and removed a lot of scar tissue and put a smaller spacer. my first sugery on my knee was 1/9/06.Shirley Re: Re: Posting

how common are revisions and for what reasons?

lindy

Not necessarily. Particularly the 90 degrees at the waist one will go away after about 6 - 12 weeks, depending on how you're doing. The other two generally depend on how well you're healing AND what size prothesis was put in. My hubby has NO trouble with any of them any more (he had his revision in April of this year) at all - he can do anything. In fact, although he's been told "not this season", there's a good chance that we'll be able to go skiing again in the winter of 2008!Anni

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Lindy you might find the following site useful there are links that

detail numbers and reasons.

http://www.dmac.adelaide.edu.au/aoanjrr/links.jsp

the New Zealand register has an easy to read page with figures

http://www.cdhb.govt.nz/NJR/

remember some countries are better than others. Australia seems to

have a high revision rate.

Aussie Margaret

RTHR 1990 revised 2004

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>

> how common are revisions and for

> what reasons?

>

> lindy

>

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thanks margaret

lindy

Lindy you might find the following site useful there are links thatdetail numbers and reasons.http://www.dmac.adelaide.edu.au/aoanjrr/links.jspthe New Zealand register has an easy to read page with figureshttp://www.cdhb.govt.nz/NJR/remember some countries are better than others. Australia seems tohave a high revision rate.Aussie MargaretRTHR 1990 revised 2004

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Dwayne,

I hear you. I have the same problem.It seems to happen to me also.

Good luck

>

> I have a question for the mods. I have replied to numerous topics

over

> the last month and not one of my reply's have been posted. I have

been

> sure to sign them so that shouldn't be a problem. Is there a reason

why

> my posts don't get posted? I didn't think I was a trouble maker lol.

>

> Dwayne

>

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Dwayne and Jim

I'm (obviously) not a moderator...... but when you reply to the

messages, do you check that the message is going to the whole group?

The default is that it replies to the person who posted... (in the

" to " part above)

Caela

Mum to , 8, achon, New Zealand

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Yes this is the correct one.

Steph

posting

okay, i hit 'reply to group' as there are three 'reply' options. this one goes to 'iodine @ groups' so that is the correct one?

thanks

erin

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After reading about wanting to know what is going on in our lives I thought I

would catch you all up on mine. Some of you know me and I know that there are

many new ones on here so hello.

I am still in remission and doing real good with the AIH. All my labs continue

to look good I am so blessed. I graduated college with my associates degree in

April and I am now back in school going for my bachelors degree. I think maybe I

wasn't thinking to clearly. lol

My big news is that I am going to be a grandma for the first time in April. My

son and his wife are expecting in April. He is in the Army and they are

stationed in Korea. I hope I can save up the money to be there when the baby

comes.

I hope all my dear friends are doing well. I miss all of you and am lurking

about. I will try to keep in touch more often in the future.

Your friend,

the WV hillbilly

LOVE IS IN ALL THINGS AND IN ALL THINGS IS LOVE

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> How long does it usually take for a message to show up after posting?

>

> Thanks,

> Vicki

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5-10 minutes...

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> How long does it usually take for a message to show up after posting?

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> Thanks,

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After i acclimate myself and my diagnosis with what is going on in your

group.

i would like to be able to post an gain knowledge and ask questions

pertinent to

my stenois and and spondy cervically and lumbar spine.

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Go through how you 'post' direct on the site Jane so I can check

whether there is a problem.

Luv - Sheila

Hi Sheila

Seems I can email direct so that's what I've done.

Just can't post direct on the site.

Jane

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join the club :-)

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> sorry I am totally dislexic at posting

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