Hi Ben!
Had a friend who had hip replacement last year. The
surgury did suck, but she said she never realized how
much pain she was in until she had it fixed. The pain
relief and the increased mobility made the process
well worth it.
Katie
--- Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Nope. But, I just made a trip to the orthopedist,
> too. I have thickened knee
> caps and shins from uneven weight bearing and
> possible scraping of bone on
> bone on left knee, and most likely a torn miniscus
> (which is finally
> starting to heal 13 weeks out from injury). Ain't it
> hell getting old?
>
> From what I've heard, joint replacement surgery
> sucks, but is worth it in
> the long run.
>
> -d
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 4:02 PM
> Subject: Hip (the body part, not the attitude)
>
>
> > So I go to the doctor for x-rays as the pain in
> the hip gets worse (in
> spite of
> > the exercise which should be re-habbing the
> muscles).
> >
> > The xrays show arthritis.
> > Get referred to the orthopedist.
> > She says "bone-on-bone contact due to cartilege
> erosion".
> >
> > Am told that continuing to stretch, exercise, lose
> weight, and take
> glucosamine
> > might help, as would water exercise.
> >
> > But, "eventually" will need hip replacement. Not
> thrilled about the idea.
> > Although she said that might restore enough
> freedom of movement and relief
> of
> > pain to let me ski again ("just no bumps and
> jumps" - ha! never did).
> >
> > Not sure what to do.
> > Anybody been there/done that?
> >
> > -Ben
> >
> >
> >
>
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