Guest guest Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 Hi Jeanetta, I would first of all like to apologize for answering questions posted without first hearing from your texperts. I in no way meant to step on anyone's foot or is it feet? From reading answers supplied by some of your texperts, you indeed have excellent and well educated individuals to answer questions of concern. As I have indicated time and time again from my own forum, your forum is an excellent avenue in helping those studying for the national exam. Respectfully, Joe Medina, CPhT ------------- Dear and All, What I am concerned about is,as in the past, when someone is trying to answer posted questions as a 'practice' that another student/memer will 'accept' the answer as 'fact' and absolute, when in fact it has not been checked by myself or another TEXPERT who is a seasoned tech or another educator like myself. So if student/member attempts to answer the questions in a post it is best to let everyone know " this is what I got is it right? " , as opposed to " here are the answers for you. " . The latter leads others to think that because they gave it a shot it must be correct. Even Texperts make errors...especially those up late at night with long fingernails! (me!) I am suggesting that everyone hold out for the jury - the Texperts to acknowledge the correctness of an answer rather than accept it right away. Respectfully, Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS Chem Founder/Owner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 You are most welcome12 Respectfully, Jeanetta > > Dear and All, > > > > What I am concerned about is,as in the past, when someone is > trying to answer posted questions as a 'practice' that another > student/memer will 'accept' the answer as 'fact' and absolute, when > in fact it has not been checked by myself or another TEXPERT who is > a seasoned tech or another educator like myself. > > > > So if student/member attempts to answer the questions in a post it > is best to let everyone know " this is what I got is it right? " , as > opposed to " here are the answers for you. " . The latter leads others > to think that because they gave it a shot it must be correct. Even > Texperts make errors...especially those up late at night with long > fingernails! (me!) > > > > I am suggesting that everyone hold out for the jury - the Texperts > to acknowledge the correctness of an answer rather than accept it > right away. > > > > Respectfully, > > Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS Chem > > Founder/Owner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 11, 2004 Report Share Posted November 11, 2004 Dear Joe, I have not problem with you or anyone anwsering posted questions before TEXPERTS or I get a chance to answer them. What I caution ALL on is that the answers are not checked by a TEXPERT before they are taken as gosple or truth. I wish to avoid a " blind leading the blind " situation. This is NOT to say that other non-Texperts can not answer or that they do not have correct answers. What I want is for all studying, reading and learning from this site to be sure that they can RELY on the answers that are posted and given. The ONLY way that this site is set up to do that is for TEXPERTS to review the questions and answers and make a statement that they are correct or not. If answers are not correct, then the TEXPERT is to explain WHY and give the correct answer. You have aevery right to answer any question. However I have every right to review, add or disagree with it. My viewers have every right to question our responses and learn from them. Respectfully, Jeanetta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Dianne, Our Boston plan is that I traded in " miles " for three nights at the Hilton-Copley....that will give us one night together before the surgery and I figured would be a good place for Pete to hang out if he wanted to pull out of the hospital scene for awhile....I really don't think I want him hanging around 24/7....he is a good guy but not much of a nurse....he almost swooned when they did an amnio when I was pregnant with my son...and again when I delivered.... He also is the lightest sleeper so I am sure the hospital noise would make him a very tired camper. the other " truth " is I am probably less likely to ask for help if he is around...I don't know why, I will ask a stranger for help, but am usually reluctant to ask family and friends..... Then I plan on letting him go home for a couple days, see our son, and then come back up for three nights beginning the night before my second/third surgery....and that time he is staying in the NEBH guest rooms. I guess they have like 13 rooms that are contained within the Assisted Living facilities there.....has to use the hospital cafeteria....but room charges are $75-95...and right next door so that seems like the way to go.... When I consulted with Boachie in NYC I used miles and got a room at the Waldorf...which is also a Hilton.... My hubby is a pilot, so since we fly for free we got the Hilton/amex card and that gets us lots or rooms! Cam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Eileen, You got a great deal. Best Western in Amarillo told me their medical rate is $59.00 per night! loriann > Hi Diane,My husband spent a lot of time on the phone,checking out arrangements.The Best Western is right across the street from the hospital.He will stay there.My daughter will stay with him.My brother and sister are flying in from Arizona,and will stay there as well.The hotel has been very accommodating.They will supply microwave,frig.coffee maker,recliner chair.The medical rate is 40.00 a night.It even has a heated indoor pool! I'm so thankfull for allof this.He will not have to rent a car every day.After the surgery and rehab,I plan to stay there until I feel well enough to travel. I will feel secure to be near the hospital until I know the pain is under control.It should be easy to walk a lot,since Texas is so flat!.Hope you will find some good connections.When my husband had open heart surgery in Ceveland Clinic,Ohio,I stayed with a private family.I think it was 25.00 a night.It was run by the hospital. It was a blessing.Dr Boachie is a great Dr.Let's hope the rest of it > comes together for you. Good luck to you. Eileen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 We paid $52 per night for Best Western (make sure it´s the one next to the hospital-there are two, it´s the Amarillo Best Western. Seems there´s some inconsistency in their rates. We stayed there one week after surgery until I felt ready to fly. I didn´t like getting in a car so we often ate at the hospital-very cheap food. Also, a word of warning, I was dismissed from rehab a Sat. afternoon with prescriptions to fill. But the pharmacies (there´s one rigt next to the hotel) close on Sat. afternoon and you can´t fill them at the hospital. I was in tears on the phone in rehab until one of the nurses lent us her car and we went to Walgreens. THEN, some of the RXs needed preauthorization and BCBS wasn´t available on weekends so we paid cash. So beware getting dismissed on weekends! > > Hi Diane,My husband spent a lot of time on the phone,checking out > arrangements.The Best Western is right across the street from the > hospital.He will stay there.My daughter will stay with him.My brother > and sister are flying in from Arizona,and will stay there as well.The > hotel has been very accommodating.They will supply > microwave,frig.coffee maker,recliner chair.The medical rate is 40.00 > a night.It even has a heated indoor pool! I'm so thankfull for allof > this.He will not have to rent a car every day.After the surgery and > rehab,I plan to stay there until I feel well enough to travel. I will > feel secure to be near the hospital until I know the pain is under > control.It should be easy to walk a lot,since Texas is so flat!.Hope > you will find some good connections.When my husband had open heart > surgery in Ceveland Clinic,Ohio,I stayed with a private family.I > think it was 25.00 a night.It was run by the hospital. It was a > blessing.Dr Boachie is a great Dr.Let's hope the rest of it > > comes together for you. Good luck to you. Eileen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Joanne, Thanks for these additional tips. That rehab nurse of yours was a true saint! Take care, loriann > > > We paid $52 per night for Best Western (make sure it´s the one next > to the hospital-there are two, it´s the Amarillo Best Western. Seems > there´s some inconsistency in their rates. We stayed there one week > after surgery until I felt ready to fly. I didn´t like getting in a > car so we often ate at the hospital-very cheap food. Also, a word of > warning, I was dismissed from rehab a Sat. afternoon with > prescriptions to fill. But the pharmacies (there´s one rigt next to > the hotel) close on Sat. afternoon and you can´t fill them at the > hospital. I was in tears on the phone in rehab until one of the > nurses lent us her car and we went to Walgreens. THEN, some of the > RXs needed preauthorization and BCBS wasn´t available on weekends so > we paid cash. So beware getting dismissed on weekends! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 Diane, Hi! If your husband is willing to stay at a YMCA or other hostel, you'll find a bunch of possibilities in NYC that charge well under $100 a night at www.hostels.com. Some of these places have age or other restrictions, but not all. For example, there's the Vanderbilt YMCA on East 47th Street, where you can reserve a single private room for one night for $65. Between the Y and HSS is a quick ride by subway. Also, was the hotel you checked HSS's own Belaire Guest Facility? If not, that would be my first suggestion. Good luck, Sondra > Dear Fiestys, I know many of you have already had Revision Surgery or > have it scheduled & it is rapidly approaching. > Have any of you found a place for your husband or Significant Other to > stay in for a reasonable amt of money while you are in the hospital? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 I looked at Craigslist.com where you can often sublet an apt for a short amount of time. There were tons of listings when I went. You could always try to negotiate someone down as well. > > From: " str8_n_tall " <s.berkman@...> > Date: 2005/01/10 Mon AM 12:43:58 EST > > Subject: Re: Some Questions > > > > > Diane, Hi! > > If your husband is willing to stay at a YMCA or other hostel, you'll > find a bunch of possibilities in NYC that charge well under $100 a > night at www.hostels.com. Some of these places have age or other > restrictions, but not all. For example, there's the Vanderbilt YMCA > on East 47th Street, where you can reserve a single private room for > one night for $65. Between the Y and HSS is a quick ride by subway. > > Also, was the hotel you checked HSS's own Belaire Guest Facility? If > not, that would be my first suggestion. > > Good luck, > Sondra > > > > > Dear Fiestys, I know many of you have already had Revision Surgery > or > > have it scheduled & it is rapidly approaching. > > Have any of you found a place for your husband or Significant Other > to > > stay in for a reasonable amt of money while you are in the hospital? > > > > > > > > > > > Support for scoliosis-surgery veterans with Harrington Rod Malalignment Syndrome. Not medical advice. Group does not control ads or endorse any advertised products. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 Hi Carla They're not easy questions so I can't promise to shed any insight on them but a few comments anyway: His hearing level varies. One day, it's like nothing was ever wrong with his ear; but the next, it's like he can't hear a word. There are a lot of possible explanations. Pressure build-up in the middle ear can cause hearing to go up and down. Tinnitus is common amongst people with hearing and ear problems. It can fluctuate and you hear less well when it's loud. It's also aggravating and distracting. Children don't always tell you if they do have tinnitus, possibly because they don't realaize that it isn't just the normal state of hearing. I can remember that I was about 11 or 12 years old before I worked out that nobody else had noises in their heads. Evenso, people with compromised hearing function some days better than others depending on general mood and environment etc. Background noise or places where the sound reflects off walls can make it impossible to hear. Anyone with hearing impairment will instinctively come to rely more on lipreading, facial expression and body language. That means you become more visually dependent and have to work harder at being observant. There are days when you can seem to follow a conversation from 20 yards away and days when you can't tell a word of what is being said to you face to face. Dr. hasn't mentioned a thing about Second-Look Surgery, says that he doubts further surgery will be necessary. It's generally done some time after Canal Wall Up surgery, once the ear has fully healed. It's usually planned along with reconstruction to replace any or all of the ear bones that may be missing/damaged. You could ask the doctor what the status of your son's ear bones is. Also, Baseball is starting up and he so desperately wants to play. It should be ok, right? Absolutely But, when he has an ear ache, he is constantly finding something to do to get himself in trouble. Earache is a miserable condition, all the worse because it's inside your head - right on top of you, so to speak. It certainly interrupts your ability to think straight and pay attention. We adults may just seek solitude and moan and groan a bit but children driven by an discomfort do tend to act differently, they're more likely to express it by being disruptive. Best wishes Phil No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.4.0 - Release Date: 22/02/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 Thanks for insight Phil. Your post seem to always have some good advice/info in them. Carla in Kentucky > Hi Carla > > They're not easy questions so I can't promise to shed any insight on them but a few comments anyway: > > His hearing level varies. One day, it's like nothing was ever wrong > with his ear; but the next, it's like he can't hear a word. > > There are a lot of possible explanations. Pressure build-up in the middle ear can cause hearing to go up and down. Tinnitus is common amongst people with hearing and ear problems. It can fluctuate and you hear less well when it's loud. It's also aggravating and distracting. Children don't always tell you if they do have tinnitus, possibly because they don't realaize that it isn't just the normal state of hearing. I can remember that I was about 11 or 12 years old before I worked out that nobody else had noises in their heads. > > Evenso, people with compromised hearing function some days better than others depending on general mood and environment etc. Background noise or places where the sound reflects off walls can make it impossible to hear. Anyone with hearing impairment will instinctively come to rely more on lipreading, facial expression and body language. That means you become more visually dependent and have to work harder at being observant. There are days when you can seem to follow a conversation from 20 yards away and days when you can't tell a word of what is being said to you face to face. > > Dr. hasn't mentioned a thing about Second-Look Surgery, says that he doubts further surgery will be necessary. > > It's generally done some time after Canal Wall Up surgery, once the ear has fully healed. It's usually planned along with reconstruction to replace any or all of the ear bones that may be missing/damaged. You could ask the doctor what the status of your son's ear bones is. > > Also, Baseball is starting up and he so desperately wants to > play. It should be ok, right? > > Absolutely > > But, when he has an ear ache, he is constantly finding > something to do to get himself in trouble. > > Earache is a miserable condition, all the worse because it's inside your head - right on top of you, so to speak. It certainly interrupts your ability to think straight and pay attention. We adults may just seek solitude and moan and groan a bit but children driven by an discomfort do tend to act differently, they're more likely to express it by being disruptive. > > Best wishes > > Phil > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.4.0 - Release Date: 22/02/05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 21, 2005 Report Share Posted March 21, 2005 Go to to http://www.tropicaltraditions.com/faq.htm http://www.coconutresearchcenter.org http://www.wildernessfamilynaturals.com/ to find out all about the different oils and their healing properties. IN NC ine Lanz <lanzp73@...> wrote: Hi. I'm new to this group, and I have enjoyed reading all the posts from the last couple weeks. I have a few questions. On one message I read that " expelled coconut oil has no flavor " . What exactly is the difference between the methods of making coconut oil? Which is the most beneficial for cooking use? Is there a recipe board for special coconut oil recipes or can you just substitute it for any oil in any recipe? What is detoxing and what all does that involve? Thanks for your help. lanzp73 __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 My understanding is that cholesterol blocks the arteries when it oxidizes. This will happen when the fat is unsaturated. Cholesterol is made largely of unsaturated fat. Oxidized fat gets hard and brittle, like dry paint. It then forms hard plaques, which impede the blood flow. <<Yes, studies of people on traditional Polynesian diets have found that they have relatively low rates from heart disease despite very high LDL cholesterol levels, but other aspects of their native lifestyle are very healthful, and probably help counteract the cholesterol-raising effect of the coconut fat. Their traditional diet, for example, is very high in dietary fiber and heart-healthy omega 3 fatty acids from seafood, and very low in sodium. Historically, native Polynesians also tended to be nonsmokers, and were physically very active. >> You can do it too, Punchinello, little fellow! I do! The Polynesian cholesterol levels were moderately high but not very high - say around 220. My LDL went up with VCO but my HDL went up much more, and the ratio (total chol / HDL) went down to 2.09. Optimal is below 3.4 or so. Nina some questions Hi all, I've been lurking for several weeks. Many of my questions were answered by reading through the archives. I finally decided to order some VCO and started using it this week. I found this information on the net and now I'm not sure I want to continue consuming the coconut oil as a supplement.. Can someone please try and explain the controversy to me? Why is Dr. Kenny is saying the oil is full of unhealthy saturated fat? I'm enclosing the article in the email. If the info doesn't come through, maybe this link will work: _http://www.pritikin.com/askexperts/001.shtml_ (http://www.pritikin.com/askexperts/001.shtml) Marj Is It True That Coconut Oil May Help Lower Cholesterol? By Dr. J. (Jay) Kenney, PhD, RD, FACN _Home_ (http://www.pritikin.com/index.shtml) > Ask the Experts > Is It True That Coconut Oil May Help Lower Cholesterol? Dr. J. (Jay) Kenney, PhD, RD, FACN Director of Nutrition Research and Educator at the Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa Dr. Kenney, highly acclaimed nutrition researcher, author, and educator, offers expert advice on hot health topics such as Diet Wars (high protein vs. high-carb), Adolescent Obesity, Trans Fats, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Hypertension, Cancer, Women's Health, and more. _View all articles by Dr. Kenney..._ (http://www.pritikin.com/articlelist/kenney.shtml) Question: “A newspaper article said that coconut oil, though high in saturated fat, may help lower cholesterol levels because its saturated fat is different from the saturated fat in animal foods like butter and meat. Is this true?†Answer: This is a case where facts have been twisted into fiction. Here are the facts: All oils are a mixture of saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids, though they’re usually called by the name of the fatty acid that is most abundant. The artery-clogging – and therefore most damaging – one is saturated fat. The fat in coconut oil is 92% saturated fat. What gets tricky is the fact that there are different kinds of saturated fats. Some, for example, are long-chain (they have 12 or more carbon atoms) and some are medium-chain (fewer than 12 carbon atoms), and these various saturated fats don’t have the same impact on LDL ( " bad " ) cholesterol levels. One long-chain sat fat, stearic acid, has little impact on LDL cholesterol. Stearic acid is the most common saturated fat in chocolate, which is why chocolate or cocoa butter raise LDL only about one-quarter as much as butter, even though both fats are about 60% saturated fat. But other long-chain saturated fatty acids, like the ones that make up most of the saturated fat in coconut, palm kernel, and palm oils (known as tropical oils), do in fact raise LDL cholesterol considerably. These saturated fats are called palmitic, myristic, and lauric acids. They also make up most of the saturated fatty acids in meat, poultry, and dairy fats like milk and cheese. Other saturated fats that have little impact on LDL cholesterol levels include medium-chain varieties like caproic, caprylic, and capic acids. A small percentage of the saturated fat in coconut oil, about 10%, is made up of these less harmful saturated fatty acids, but virtually all the rest of coconut oil’ s saturated fat is made up of the long-chain varieties that send LDL soaring. And coconut oil is full of these artery-busting long-chain varieties by the sheer fact that there’s such a huge percentage of saturated fat, 92%, packed into coconut oil to begin with. Ounce for ounce, coconut oil has more saturated fat than butter, beef tallow, and even lard. So coconut oil raises LDL cholesterol as much – or more – than animal fats. The coconut oil industry likes to point out that the traditional Polynesian diet – high in tropical oils like coconut – is linked with relatively low rates of heart disease. It’s important to remember, however, that heart disease involves several variables. Yes, studies of people on traditional Polynesian diets have found that they have relatively low rates from heart disease despite very high LDL cholesterol levels, but other aspects of their native lifestyle are very healthful, and probably help counteract the cholesterol-raising effect of the coconut fat. Their traditional diet, for example, is very high in dietary fiber and heart-healthy omega 3 fatty acids from seafood, and very low in sodium. Historically, native Polynesians also tended to be nonsmokers, and were physically very active. All these factors would certainly promote heart health. This page printed from: http://www.pritikin.com/askexperts/001.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 I 've just read the article by Dr J. Kenney, PhD,RD,FACN. He claimes that coconut oil is made out of mostly long chain fatty acids. Please someone tell me this person is a Quack and doesn't know what he's talking about, or that he works for the soy bean company! Seriously, can someone who knows please respond about this artice! thanks Mimi some questions Hi all, I've been lurking for several weeks. Many of my questions were answered by reading through the archives. I finally decided to order some VCO and started using it this week. I found this information on the net and now I'm not sure I want to continue consuming the coconut oil as a supplement.. Can someone please try and explain the controversy to me? Why is Dr. Kenny is saying the oil is full of unhealthy saturated fat? I'm enclosing the article in the email. If the info doesn't come through, maybe this link will work: _http://www.pritikin.com/askexperts/001.shtml_ (http://www.pritikin.com/askexperts/001.shtml) Marj Is It True That Coconut Oil May Help Lower Cholesterol? By Dr. J. (Jay) Kenney, PhD, RD, FACN _Home_ (http://www.pritikin.com/index.shtml) > Ask the Experts > Is It True That Coconut Oil May Help Lower Cholesterol? Dr. J. (Jay) Kenney, PhD, RD, FACN Director of Nutrition Research and Educator at the Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa Dr. Kenney, highly acclaimed nutrition researcher, author, and educator, offers expert advice on hot health topics such as Diet Wars (high protein vs. high-carb), Adolescent Obesity, Trans Fats, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Hypertension, Cancer, Women's Health, and more. _View all articles by Dr. Kenney..._ (http://www.pritikin.com/articlelist/kenney.shtml) Question: “A newspaper article said that coconut oil, though high in saturated fat, may help lower cholesterol levels because its saturated fat is different from the saturated fat in animal foods like butter and meat. Is this true?†Answer: This is a case where facts have been twisted into fiction. Here are the facts: All oils are a mixture of saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids, though they’re usually called by the name of the fatty acid that is most abundant. The artery-clogging – and therefore most damaging – one is saturated fat. The fat in coconut oil is 92% saturated fat. What gets tricky is the fact that there are different kinds of saturated fats. Some, for example, are long-chain (they have 12 or more carbon atoms) and some are medium-chain (fewer than 12 carbon atoms), and these various saturated fats don’t have the same impact on LDL ( " bad " ) cholesterol levels. One long-chain sat fat, stearic acid, has little impact on LDL cholesterol. Stearic acid is the most common saturated fat in chocolate, which is why chocolate or cocoa butter raise LDL only about one-quarter as much as butter, even though both fats are about 60% saturated fat. But other long-chain saturated fatty acids, like the ones that make up most of the saturated fat in coconut, palm kernel, and palm oils (known as tropical oils), do in fact raise LDL cholesterol considerably. These saturated fats are called palmitic, myristic, and lauric acids. They also make up most of the saturated fatty acids in meat, poultry, and dairy fats like milk and cheese. Other saturated fats that have little impact on LDL cholesterol levels include medium-chain varieties like caproic, caprylic, and capic acids. A small percentage of the saturated fat in coconut oil, about 10%, is made up of these less harmful saturated fatty acids, but virtually all the rest of coconut oil’ s saturated fat is made up of the long-chain varieties that send LDL soaring. And coconut oil is full of these artery-busting long-chain varieties by the sheer fact that there’s such a huge percentage of saturated fat, 92%, packed into coconut oil to begin with. Ounce for ounce, coconut oil has more saturated fat than butter, beef tallow, and even lard. So coconut oil raises LDL cholesterol as much – or more – than animal fats. The coconut oil industry likes to point out that the traditional Polynesian diet – high in tropical oils like coconut – is linked with relatively low rates of heart disease. It’s important to remember, however, that heart disease involves several variables. Yes, studies of people on traditional Polynesian diets have found that they have relatively low rates from heart disease despite very high LDL cholesterol levels, but other aspects of their native lifestyle are very healthful, and probably help counteract the cholesterol-raising effect of the coconut fat. Their traditional diet, for example, is very high in dietary fiber and heart-healthy omega 3 fatty acids from seafood, and very low in sodium. Historically, native Polynesians also tended to be nonsmokers, and were physically very active. All these factors would certainly promote heart health. This page printed from: http://www.pritikin.com/askexperts/001.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 > > Hi all, > > I've been lurking for several weeks. Many of my questions were answered by > reading through the archives. I finally decided to order some VCO and started > using it this week. > > I found this information on the net and now I'm not sure I want to continue > consuming the coconut oil as a supplement.. Can someone please try and > explain the controversy to me? > Why is Dr. Kenny is saying the oil is full of unhealthy saturated fat? If you search his name or look at the opening of it the pritkin places says... The Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa offers MEDICALLY proven programs for weight loss, heart disease, lowering cholesterol, high blood pressure, That means that they are pushing medical info for money not health...read Tredeau's new book about comon cures they don't want you to know about..he tells of all the insane stuff that goes on with the AMA and pharmacutical companies... Look at conspiracy sites...i.e. Goldismoney.info, most cover alternative remidies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 I don't see these various alternative theories as ill-intended conspiracies. These subjects are difficult to know the answers for sometimes, and a lot of what we are talking about is at the cutting edge. Just keep speaking the facts and encourage people to test these ideas by means of trial and error - the only true way to know something. Nina Re: some questions > > Hi all, > > I've been lurking for several weeks. Many of my questions were answered by > reading through the archives. I finally decided to order some VCO and started > using it this week. > > I found this information on the net and now I'm not sure I want to continue > consuming the coconut oil as a supplement.. Can someone please try and > explain the controversy to me? > Why is Dr. Kenny is saying the oil is full of unhealthy saturated fat? If you search his name or look at the opening of it the pritkin places says... The Pritikin Longevity Center & Spa offers MEDICALLY proven programs for weight loss, heart disease, lowering cholesterol, high blood pressure, That means that they are pushing medical info for money not health...read Tredeau's new book about comon cures they don't want you to know about..he tells of all the insane stuff that goes on with the AMA and pharmacutical companies... Look at conspiracy sites...i.e. Goldismoney.info, most cover alternative remidies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 See my answers interspersed among your questions. Greywolf - RTHR-2003; LTHR-2004 mdavison@... From: Joint Replacement [mailto:Joint Replacement ] On Behalf Of skyepyperSent: 30 March, 2006 8:35 PMJoint Replacement Subject: Some questions Hello everyone, I've been in the group for a good while but have not posted until now. My left hip has been very bad and arthritic for a long time. It causes me a lot of pain and is nearly frozen in place because the femur head is so large now.I am considering getting my hip replaced and would appreciate feedback about how long it takes to recover and if there is the possibility of my continuing to have chronic pain from the hip area, even with the hip replacement? There are no hard and fast rules for recovery. Some people can function within a couple of weeks, and some take many months. After each of my surgeries (I'm a bilateral "hippie"), I was ambulatory, with crutches, within less than a week... and fully functional, except for driving. At 6 weeks from surgery, I was walking without any aids and at four months joined a pickup street basketball game. If you have pain after the replacement, it won't be from the joint-- the implants have no nerve cells. After the hip replacement is there a tendency for the artificial joint to become dislocated? And if so, does this get better over time? Do you lose any leg length with the operation? I live alone and have no family so recovery is also a concern as I have two dogs who I don't want to be away from too long as well. The joints don't dislocate easily, but you shouldn't try to do too much too soon. Implants can break or work loose if the bone around them hasn't locked tightly around it. The joint itself is unlikely to doslocate (the ball leaving the socket). Get the dogs out of the house... they will likely hinder your rehab... and could be dangerous, if they jump on or around you during the early days after surgery. Prepare your house for your return-- grab bars near the toilet and in the bath/shower, get all the loose rugs off the floor and make sure you have plenty of clear space-- as much as you can. Keep anything you think you might need frequently at a low height-- not above shoulder level. read and ask about all the helpful gadgets that can be used during rehab, to pick up things that fall, to get your pants, socks and shoes on, etc. There are plenty of helpful items around. Losing leg length depends on how far the carpenter (oops, sorry, the Orthoedic Surgeon) has to dig down to find healthy bone to set the implant parts on, and individual for each person. Thanks for any advise.Dan Good luck to you. My replacements gave me my life back. Greywolf - RTHR-2003; LTHR-2004 mdavison@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Thanks very much Greywolf. I made my appointment for next week to see an orthopedic carpenter . No harm in talking to them. I have arthritis in my PI joint (which is in the pelis) and in my lower spine which has some scoliosis because of my hip being so bad for so many years (30). So I am a bit worried about what a new hip will do to all that. If I lost some length in my leg it would actually be good because my right leg is shorter than my left from the accident which damaged me. The hard thing will be getting up the steps to my home and taking care of myself the first week or so. The last time I had an operation the hospital gave me a bone infection which caused me to have an extra 20 or so operations so I worry about the hospital or doctor screwing up again. Thanks again. > > See my answers interspersed among your questions. > > Greywolf - RTHR-2003; LTHR-2004 > mdavison@... > > _____ > > From: Joint Replacement > [mailto:Joint Replacement ] On Behalf Of skyepyper > Sent: 30 March, 2006 8:35 PM > Joint Replacement > Subject: Some questions > > > Hello everyone, I've been in the group for a good while but have not > posted until now. My left hip has been very bad and arthritic for a > long time. It causes me a lot of pain and is nearly frozen in place > because the femur head is so large now. > > I am considering getting my hip replaced and would appreciate feedback > about how long it takes to recover and if there is the possibility of > my continuing to have chronic pain from the hip area, even with the hip > replacement? > > There are no hard and fast rules for recovery. Some people can function > within a couple of weeks, and some take many months. After each of my > surgeries (I'm a bilateral " hippie " ), I was ambulatory, with crutches, > within less than a week... and fully functional, except for driving. At 6 > weeks from surgery, I was walking without any aids and at four months joined > a pickup street basketball game. > > If you have pain after the replacement, it won't be from the joint-- the > implants have no nerve cells. > > After the hip replacement is there a tendency for the artificial joint > to become dislocated? And if so, does this get better over time? Do you > lose any leg length with the operation? I live alone and have no family > so recovery is also a concern as I have two dogs who I don't want to be > away from too long as well. > > The joints don't dislocate easily, but you shouldn't try to do too much too > soon. Implants can break or work loose if the bone around them hasn't > locked tightly around it. The joint itself is unlikely to doslocate (the > ball leaving the socket). > > Get the dogs out of the house... they will likely hinder your rehab... and > could be dangerous, if they jump on or around you during the early days > after surgery. Prepare your house for your return-- grab bars near the > toilet and in the bath/shower, get all the loose rugs off the floor and make > sure you have plenty of clear space-- as much as you can. Keep anything you > think you might need frequently at a low height-- not above shoulder level. > read and ask about all the helpful gadgets that can be used during rehab, to > pick up things that fall, to get your pants, socks and shoes on, etc. There > are plenty of helpful items around. > > Losing leg length depends on how far the carpenter (oops, sorry, the > Orthoedic Surgeon) has to dig down to find healthy bone to set the implant > parts on, and individual for each person. > > Thanks for any advise. > Dan > > Good luck to you. My replacements gave me my life back. > > Greywolf - RTHR-2003; LTHR-2004 > mdavison@... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 I have had both hips replaced and am now awaiting the date of my first revision in a few weeks. Once I was fully rehabbed, I had no pain whatsoever in either of my hips. My hips had OA with bone cysts which my surgeon said were like the hips of an elderly person. It is miraculous! As a nurse, I was out of work for 3 months cause I was on my feet a lot and had to lift. If you have a desk job, you could return earlier. After two months, I did go on vacation to visit my son in Seattle. Although I was slow in keeping up, I still got to sightsee without any problems. Both my THR were cementless cause of my age. The discrepancy in leg lengths was corrected. Dislocation can occur, but if you practice good hip precautions, this does not need to happen. You will obtain full instructions pre op and post op so you will be fully versed on all the to do's and don'ts. I too have two dogs this time round that I did not have after my first surgeries. I know I will have to enforce my alpha status to keep them from jumping up and getting in my way. Whenever I am home they want to be let out more often than need be, just to be outdoors in this nice weather. I am trying to figure out how that can be accomplished without be having to get up every 10 minutes. A dog door may be the answer. It doesn't sound like you are in any condition to take your dogs for walks, but after the procedure and rehab, you will be able to enjoy the time spent with your canines to the fullest. Good luck, Dan. Sue in PA Hello everyone, I've been in the group for a good while but have not posted until now. My left hip has been very bad and arthritic for a long time. It causes me a lot of pain and is nearly frozen in place because the femur head is so large now.I am considering getting my hip replaced and would appreciate feedback about how long it takes to recover and if there is the possibility of my continuing to have chronic pain from the hip area, even with the hip replacement?After the hip replacement is there a tendency for the artificial joint to become dislocated? And if so, does this get better over time? Do you lose any leg length with the operation? I live alone and have no family so recovery is also a concern as I have two dogs who I don't want to be away from too long as well.Thanks for any advise.Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 I've missed much. I don't know your age. My husband had his done on July 4 2005. He was just about 35. He he needed his result of an accident when he we 18. He was standing 3 hours after and walked out using crutches for balance the next day. HE ditched the crutches totally with in three weeks. Week five he was climbing up a water fall. He went back to work in January. IS OS kept him off because his work is manual labor, monkey job. Then with ice and snow up here, and coming down off trains and track equipment on steep ballast beds. It was better to let all the muscles get very strong. Now his scar hurts a little if he sleeps on it all night. He couldn't sleep on that hip at all. All his transferred pain is gone, nut, knee, back, everything. Being younger may have helped that. They lengthened his leg out 2-2.5 inches. But with your other leg being shorter they should shorten it. The red cross in canada has stuff that you can borrow, like reaches ( a must), raised toilet seat (he didn't use), transfer benches, walkers, and so on. My husband used a walker in the house for the first week home. It just worked better then crutches as it was more stable with dogs, and didn't knock over like crutches when it is set somewhere. Get a TV tray and zip lock bags. Then you can put small things in the zip lock bag and pack it around with you if need be. And a TV tray to be by the couch to set remotes, magazines, water bottles (work good for any cool drink has a lid). Stretch out your socks before you go in. This way if someone has to help you with them they have been pulled on and off once. So they are a little looser for them to get on. This way they don't have to wrestle with it as much. Our OS is not worried about dislocation that much. He just said not to lift and twist at the same time. Craig has slipped on the ice three times this winter and hasn't had a problem yet. Thankfully. You may go through night sweats for the first week after. This seems to be normal from what others have said. I hope this helps you. Again age, physical fitness and out look are big things to it. If you don't like what one OS says go to another. It doesn't hurt to get more opinions. Also look at the different types of hips and what could work good with you. And write questions down so you don't forget to ask them. Good luck. & Craig BC Canada From: "skyepyper" <skyepyper@...>Reply-Joint Replacement To: Joint Replacement Subject: Re: Some questionsDate: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 13:09:17 -0000Thanks very much Greywolf. I made my appointment for next week to see an orthopedic carpenter . No harm in talking to them. I have arthritis in my PI joint (which is in the pelis) and in my lower spine which has some scoliosis because of my hip being so bad for so many years (30). So I am a bit worried about what a new hip will do to all that. If I lost some length in my leg it would actually be good because my right leg is shorter than my left from the accident which damaged me. The hard thing will be getting up the steps to my home and taking care of myself the first week or so. The last time I had an operation the hospital gave me a bone infection which caused me to have an extra 20 or so operations so I worry about the hospital or doctor screwing up again.Thanks again.>> See my answers interspersed among your questions.> > Greywolf - RTHR-2003; LTHR-2004> mdavison@...> > _____ > > From: Joint Replacement > [mailto:Joint Replacement ] On Behalf Of skyepyper> Sent: 30 March, 2006 8:35 PM> Joint Replacement > Subject: Some questions> > > Hello everyone, I've been in the group for a good while but have not > posted until now. My left hip has been very bad and arthritic for a > long time. It causes me a lot of pain and is nearly frozen in place > because the femur head is so large now.> > I am considering getting my hip replaced and would appreciate feedback > about how long it takes to recover and if there is the possibility of > my continuing to have chronic pain from the hip area, even with the hip > replacement? > > There are no hard and fast rules for recovery. Some people can function> within a couple of weeks, and some take many months. After each of my> surgeries (I'm a bilateral "hippie"), I was ambulatory, with crutches,> within less than a week... and fully functional, except for driving. At 6> weeks from surgery, I was walking without any aids and at four months joined> a pickup street basketball game.> > If you have pain after the replacement, it won't be from the joint--the> implants have no nerve cells. > > After the hip replacement is there a tendency for the artificial joint > to become dislocated? And if so, does this get better over time? Do you > lose any leg length with the operation? I live alone and have no family > so recovery is also a concern as I have two dogs who I don't want to be > away from too long as well. > > The joints don't dislocate easily, but you shouldn't try to do too much too> soon. Implants can break or work loose if the bone around them hasn't> locked tightly around it. The joint itself is unlikely to doslocate (the> ball leaving the socket).> > Get the dogs out of the house... they will likely hinder your rehab... and> could be dangerous, if they jump on or around you during the early days> after surgery. Prepare your house for your return-- grab bars near the> toilet and in the bath/shower, get all the loose rugs off the floor and make> sure you have plenty of clear space-- as much as you can. Keep anything you> think you might need frequently at a low height-- not above shoulder level.> read and ask about all the helpful gadgets that can be used during rehab, to> pick up things that fall, to get your pants, socks and shoes on, etc. There> are plenty of helpful items around.> > Losing leg length depends on how far the carpenter (oops, sorry, the> Orthoedic Surgeon) has to dig down to find healthy bone to set the implant> parts on, and individual for each person. > > Thanks for any advise.> Dan> > Good luck to you. My replacements gave me my life back.> > Greywolf - RTHR-2003; LTHR-2004> mdavison@...> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Thanks for the advise Sue, much appreciated. My dogs are very large (175 pounds each) but very well behaved. My concerns are not so much their behavior, as they are very calm and well behaved, but with having to be away from them for too long. They have been with me every day, all day, of their lives and are my only family. So I may have to wait as long as I have them. I have other health/bone/joint/back problems so getting the hip done would hopefully help with one area. Thanks again, Dan > > I have had both hips replaced and am now awaiting the date of my first revision in a few weeks. Once I was fully rehabbed, I had no pain whatsoever in either of my hips. My hips had OA with bone cysts which my surgeon said were like the hips of an elderly person. It is miraculous! As a nurse, I was out of work for 3 months cause I was on my feet a lot and had to lift. If you have a desk job, you could return earlier. After two months, I did go on vacation to visit my son in Seattle. Although I was slow in keeping up, I still got to sightsee without any problems. Both my THR were cementless cause of my age. The discrepancy in leg lengths was corrected. Dislocation can occur, but if you practice good hip precautions, this does not need to happen. You will obtain full instructions pre op and post op so you will be fully versed on all the to do's and don'ts. > > I too have two dogs this time round that I did not have after my first surgeries. I know I will have to enforce my alpha status to keep them from jumping up and getting in my way. Whenever I am home they want to be let out more often than need be, just to be outdoors in this nice weather. I am trying to figure out how that can be accomplished without be having to get up every 10 minutes. A dog door may be the answer. It doesn't sound like you are in any condition to take your dogs for walks, but after the procedure and rehab, you will be able to enjoy the time spent with your canines to the fullest. Good luck, Dan. > > Sue in PA > > > Hello everyone, I've been in the group for a good while but have not > posted until now. My left hip has been very bad and arthritic for a > long time. It causes me a lot of pain and is nearly frozen in place > because the femur head is so large now. > > I am considering getting my hip replaced and would appreciate feedback > about how long it takes to recover and if there is the possibility of > my continuing to have chronic pain from the hip area, even with the hip > replacement? > > After the hip replacement is there a tendency for the artificial joint > to become dislocated? And if so, does this get better over time? Do you > lose any leg length with the operation? I live alone and have no family > so recovery is also a concern as I have two dogs who I don't want to be > away from too long as well. > > Thanks for any advise. > Dan > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2006 Report Share Posted March 31, 2006 Thanks and Craig for the good adivse. I'm 47 by the way. Wow, Craig really healed fast. Dan ******************* I've missed much. I don't know your age. My husband had his done on July 4 2005. He was just about 35. He he needed his result of an accident when he we 18. He was standing 3 hours after and walked out using crutches for balance the next day. HE ditched the crutches totally with in three weeks. Week five he was climbing up a water fall. He went back to work in January. IS OS kept him off because his work is manual labor, monkey job. Then with ice and snow up here, and coming down off trains and track equipment on steep ballast beds. It was better to let all the muscles get very strong. Now his scar hurts a little if he sleeps on it all night. He couldn't sleep on that hip at all. All his transferred pain is gone, nut, knee, back, everything. Being younger may have helped that. They lengthened his leg out 2-2.5 inches. But with your other leg being shorter they should shorten it. The red cross in canada has stuff that you can borrow, like reaches ( a must), raised toilet seat (he didn't use), transfer benches, walkers, and so on. My husband used a walker in the house for the first week home. It just worked better then crutches as it was more stable with dogs, and didn't knock over like crutches when it is set somewhere. Get a TV tray and zip lock bags. Then you can put small things in the zip lock bag and pack it around with you if need be. And a TV tray to be by the couch to set remotes, magazines, water bottles (work good for any cool drink has a lid). Stretch out your socks before you go in. This way if someone has to help you with them they have been pulled on and off once. So they are a little looser for them to get on. This way they don't have to wrestle with it as much. Our OS is not worried about dislocation that much. He just said not to lift and twist at the same time. Craig has slipped on the ice three times this winter and hasn't had a problem yet. Thankfully. You may go through night sweats for the first week after. This seems to be normal from what others have said. I hope this helps you. Again age, physical fitness and out look are big things to it. If you don't like what one OS says go to another. It doesn't hurt to get more opinions. Also look at the different types of hips and what could work good with you. And write questions down so you don't forget to ask them. Good luck. & Craig BC Canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 So this is your first hip right. Really look into the metal on metal. The OS said that it could last my husband his whole life. Some OS say you are too young to get them they are feeding you a line. It is young people that should have them. They work like a bearing the more and the faster you move the more fluid gets in there and the less it wears. Look all over the web about all the different types of hip. Be ready to ask questions. The metal ion concern that most people have isn't really anything to worry about. I sent all the info to my brother who is a micro biologist with a minor in micro something else. Works at the Ottawa hospital and teaches at the Universitybut any way he said that it is very small amounts that you get. If you work as a grinder man for few days you will get more in your body then you get from that in a year. The first three years it will wear due to the way it is made. But he OS told my husband to do anything that doesn't hurt. Dig with a shovel, vibration will not hurt it. with this one you can jog and run. Ride a horse. Cycling. The one thing he really didn't want him doing was the extreme sports of sky diving, and high impact landing sports. Along with the sports that involve being tackled and pushed down all the time. But these are things that are livable. I also think he is worried that he of other bones breaking and having to come back for more pieced. BUt the m/m is only available the first time after that they take too much bone away to get the plastic one in. THe ceramic ones there was a recall two years ago that they could break for no reason. They also can break in some minor car accidents. The m/m if it gets a small scratch in it it will wear it smooth, were a plastic one will break off larger chunks causing it to wear out faster. Plastic often has to be replaced because the plastic chunks from normal wear get in and around it and the bone attacks itself trying to clean this out of the system. Well it can not so it ends up eating the bone away around it and then the hip comes loose and needs to be replaced. (this can happen with the metal but doesn't nearly as often). So the best thing to do is read and read. Write down questions and if you don't feel comfortable with what the OS is trying to get you to do walk away and see another one. It is your body and there are options you need to know about them and feel comfortable with it. You are the one that has to live with it. The guy across from my husband (different doctor). He was early fifties very active guy and he was told that the metal one is for really old people, so that he couldn't have one. Okay he didn't really like this but went with it. As they put in his plastic hip they fractured his pelvis. He wasn't allowed to stand or put any weight on it for eight weeks. Okay life throws you curve balls sometime. For a week he was really sick, it took three nurses, forty five minutes to get him from his bed to the wheel chair. Then the day that after my husband had his they found out that this poor guy was allergic to all the pain killers other then plain Tylenol. So he wasn't allowed any more pain killers. All because of the type of hip his OS put in, it wasn't a grow in type and the screws that hold it in place fractured his pelvis. Why they used screws i will never know. So not to scary you but this guy didn't feel right about his OS and this is what happened. Things can happen anyway, but it is better to be comfortable with the person doing the work on you. Oh and the epidural isn't that bad. Craig had it and then they gave him some other drug to be sort of out of it. The OS showed him his hip after it was cut off. At the hospital Craig had it done at they had been using them since the seventies and had a lot less problems with it. And with the normal stuff you have to stay in for a few days after. You will have to stay in until you can pee on your own. (lions gate hospital). Hope this helps some. If you have any more questions just write. I will try to tell you what I know. WHere are you from? From: "skyepyper" <skyepyper@...>Reply-Joint Replacement To: Joint Replacement Subject: Re: Some questionsDate: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 23:15:04 -0000Thanks and Craig for the good adivse. I'm 47 by the way. Wow, Craig really healed fast. Dan*******************I've missed much. I don't know your age. My husband had his done on July 4 2005. He was just about 35. He he needed his result of an accident when he we 18. He was standing 3 hours after and walked out using crutches for balance the next day. HE ditched the crutches totally with in three weeks. Week five he was climbing up a water fall. He went back to work in January. IS OS kept him off because his work is manual labor, monkey job. Then with ice and snow up here, and coming down off trains and track equipment on steep ballast beds. It was better to let all the muscles get very strong. Now his scar hurts a little if he sleeps on it all night. He couldn't sleep on that hip at all. All his transferred pain is gone, nut, knee, back, everything. Being younger may have helped that.They lengthened his leg out 2-2.5 inches. But with your other leg being shorter they should shorten it. The red cross in canada has stuff that you can borrow, like reaches ( a must), raised toilet seat (he didn't use), transfer benches, walkers, and so on. My husband used a walker in the house for the first week home. It just worked better then crutches as it was more stable with dogs, and didn't knock over like crutches when it is set somewhere. Get a TV tray and zip lock bags. Then you can put small things in the zip lock bag and pack it around with you if need be. And a TV tray to be by the couch to set remotes, magazines, water bottles (work good for any cool drink has a lid). Stretch out your socks before you go in. This way if someone has to help you with them they have been pulled on and off once. So they are a little looser for them to get on. This way they don't have to wrestle with it as much.Our OS is not worried about dislocation that much. He just said not to lift and twist at the same time. Craig has slipped on the ice three times this winter and hasn't had a problem yet. Thankfully. You may go through night sweats for the first week after. This seems to be normal from what others have said. I hope this helps you. Again age, physical fitness and out look are big things to it. If you don't like what one OS says go to another. It doesn't hurt to get more opinions. Also look at the different types of hips and what could work good with you. And write questions down so you don't forget to ask them. Good luck. & Craig BC Canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2006 Report Share Posted April 3, 2006 Hi heather sorry to interrupt your conversation, but what you said made a lot of sense to me and cleared up a lot of unanswered questions. I am 25 and I am having a THR in May. I had a resurfacing last October which has been unsuccessful. I was told about this site through the hipsrus site. I haven't posted on here before, there's a lot of info some of it quite daunting. My THR will be MOM. Any other advice is welcome. Thank you Johanna RH durrom zimmer 3/10/06 Larsen <Busterchi@...> wrote: So this is your first hip right. Really look into the metal on metal. The OS said that it could last my husband his whole life. Some OS say you are too young to get them they are feeding you a line. It is young people that should have them. They work like a bearing the more and the faster you move the more fluid gets in there and the less it wears. Look all over the web about all the different types of hip. Be ready to ask questions. The metal ion concern that most people have isn't really anything to worry about. I sent all the info to my brother who is a micro biologist with a minor in micro something else. Works at the Ottawa hospital and teaches at the Universitybut any way he said that it is very small amounts that you get. If you work as a grinder man for few days you will get more in your body then you get from that in a year. The first three years it will wear due to the way it is made. But he OS told my husband to do anything that doesn't hurt. Dig with a shovel, vibration will not hurt it. with this one you can jog and run. Ride a horse. Cycling. The one thing he really didn't want him doing was the extreme sports of sky diving, and high impact landing sports. Along with the sports that involve being tackled and pushed down all the time. But these are things that are livable. I also think he is worried that he of other bones breaking and having to come back for more pieced. BUt the m/m is only available the first time after that they take too much bone away to get the plastic one in. THe ceramic ones there was a recall two years ago that they could break for no reason. They also can break in some minor car accidents. The m/m if it gets a small scratch in it it will wear it smooth, were a plastic one will break off larger chunks causing it to wear out faster. Plastic often has to be replaced because the plastic chunks from normal wear get in and around it and the bone attacks itself trying to clean this out of the system. Well it can not so it ends up eating the bone away around it and then the hip comes loose and needs to be replaced. (this can happen with the metal but doesn't nearly as often). So the best thing to do is read and read. Write down questions and if you don't feel comfortable with what the OS is trying to get you to do walk away and see another one. It is your body and there are options you need to know about them and feel comfortable with it. You are the one that has to live with it. The guy across from my husband (different doctor). He was early fifties very active guy and he was told that the metal one is for really old people, so that he couldn't have one. Okay he didn't really like this but went with it. As they put in his plastic hip they fractured his pelvis. He wasn't allowed to stand or put any weight on it for eight weeks. Okay life throws you curve balls sometime. For a week he was really sick, it took three nurses, forty five minutes to get him from his bed to the wheel chair. Then the day that after my husband had his they found out that this poor guy was allergic to all the pain killers other then plain Tylenol. So he wasn't allowed any more pain killers. All because of the type of hip his OS put in, it wasn't a grow in type and the screws that hold it in place fractured his pelvis. Why they used screws i will never know. So not to scary you but this guy didn't feel right about his OS and this is what happened. Things can happen anyway, but it is better to be comfortable with the person doing the work on you. Oh and the epidural isn't that bad. Craig had it and then they gave him some other drug to be sort of out of it. The OS showed him his hip after it was cut off. At the hospital Craig had it done at they had been using them since the seventies and had a lot less problems with it. And with the normal stuff you have to stay in for a few days after. You will have to stay in until you can pee on your own. (lions gate hospital). Hope this helps some. If you have any more questions just write. I will try to tell you what I know. WHere are you from? From: "skyepyper" <skyepyper@...>Reply-Joint Replacement To: Joint Replacement Subject: Re: Some questionsDate: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 23:15:04 -0000Thanks and Craig for the good adivse. I'm 47 by the way. Wow, Craig really healed fast. Dan*******************I've missed much. I don't know your age. My husband had his done on July 4 2005. He was just about 35. He he needed his result of an accident when he we 18. He was standing 3 hours after and walked out using crutches for balance the next day. HE ditched the crutches totally with in three weeks. Week five he was climbing up a water fall. He went back to work in January. IS OS kept him off because his work is manual labor, monkey job. Then with ice and snow up here, and coming down off trains and track equipment on steep ballast beds. It was better to let all the muscles get very strong. Now his scar hurts a little if he sleeps on it all night. He couldn't sleep on that hip at all. All his transferred pain is gone, nut, knee, back, everything. Being younger may have helped that.They lengthened his leg out 2-2.5 inches. But with your other leg being shorter they should shorten it. The red cross in canada has stuff that you can borrow, like reaches ( a must), raised toilet seat (he didn't use), transfer benches, walkers, and so on. My husband used a walker in the house for the first week home. It just worked better then crutches as it was more stable with dogs, and didn't knock over like crutches when it is set somewhere. Get a TV tray and zip lock bags. Then you can put small things in the zip lock bag and pack it around with you if need be. And a TV tray to be by the couch to set remotes, magazines, water bottles (work good for any cool drink has a lid). Stretch out your socks before you go in. This way if someone has to help you with them they have been pulled on and off once. So they are a little looser for them to get on. This way they don't have to wrestle with it as much.Our OS is not worried about dislocation that much. He just said not to lift and twist at the same time. Craig has slipped on the ice three times this winter and hasn't had a problem yet. Thankfully. You may go through night sweats for the first week after. This seems to be normal from what others have said. I hope this helps you. Again age, physical fitness and out look are big things to it. If you don't like what one OS says go to another. It doesn't hurt to get more opinions. Also look at the different types of hips and what could work good with you. And write questions down so you don't forget to ask them. Good luck. & Craig BC Canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2006 Report Share Posted April 4, 2006 I had ceramic hip replacement l8 months ago. I believe that having trust in rOS is probably the most important thing. I believe that telling stories about something that went wrong for someone isn't helpful for people looking for information and support on this website. Ruth --- Larsen <Busterchi@...> wrote: --------------------------------- So this is your first hip right. Really look into the metal on metal. The OS said that it could last my husband his whole life. Some OS say you are too young to get them they are feeding you a line. It is young people that should have them. They work like a bearing the more and the faster you move the more fluid gets in there and the less it wears. Look all over the web about all the different types of hip. Be ready to ask questions. The metal ion concern that most people have isn't really anything to worry about. I sent all the info to my brother who is a micro biologist with a minor in micro something else. Works at the Ottawa hospital and teaches at the Universitybut any way he said that it is very small amounts that you get. If you work as a grinder man for few days you will get more in your body then you get from that in a year. The first three years it will wear due to the way it is made. But he OS told my husband to do anything that doesn't hurt. Dig with a shovel, vibration will not hurt it. with this one you can jog and run. Ride a horse. Cycling. The one thing he really didn't want him doing was the extreme sports of sky diving, and high impact landing sports. Along with the sports that involve being tackled and pushed down all the time. But these are things that are livable. I also think he is worried that he of other bones breaking and having to come back for more pieced. BUt the m/m is only available the first time after that they take too much bone away to get the plastic one in. THe ceramic ones there was a recall two years ago that they could break for no reason. They also can break in some minor car accidents. The m/m if it gets a small scratch in it it will wear it smooth, were a plastic one will break off larger chunks causing it to wear out faster. Plastic often has to be replaced because the plastic chunks from normal wear get in and around it and the bone attacks itself trying to clean this out of the system. Well it can not so it ends up eating the bone away around it and then the hip comes loose and needs to be replaced. (this can happen with the metal but doesn't nearly as often). So the best thing to do is read and read. Write down questions and if you don't feel comfortable with what the OS is trying to get you to do walk away and see another one. It is your body and there are options you need to know about them and feel comfortable with it. You are the one that has to live with it. The guy across from my husband (different doctor). He was early fifties very active guy and he was told that the metal one is for really old people, so that he couldn't have one. Okay he didn't really like this but went with it. As they put in his plastic hip they fractured his pelvis. He wasn't allowed to stand or put any weight on it for eight weeks. Okay life throws you curve balls sometime. For a week he was really sick, it took three nurses, forty five minutes to get him from his bed to the wheel chair. Then the day that after my husband had his they found out that this poor guy was allergic to all the pain killers other then plain Tylenol. So he wasn't allowed any more pain killers. All because of the type of hip his OS put in, it wasn't a grow in type and the screws that hold it in place fractured his pelvis. Why they used screws i will never know. So not to scary you but this guy didn't feel right about his OS and this is what happened. Things can happen anyway, but it is better to be comfortable with the person doing the work on you. Oh and the epidural isn't that bad. Craig had it and then they gave him some other drug to be sort of out of it. The OS showed him his hip after it was cut off. At the hospital Craig had it done at they had been using them since the seventies and had a lot less problems with it. And with the normal stuff you have to stay in for a few days after. You will have to stay in until you can pee on your own. (lions gate hospital). Hope this helps some. If you have any more questions just write. I will try to tell you what I know. WHere are you from? --------------------------------- From: " skyepyper " <skyepyper@...> Reply-Joint Replacement Joint Replacement Subject: Re: Some questions Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 23:15:04 -0000 Thanks and Craig for the good adivse. I'm 47 by the way. Wow, Craig really healed fast. Dan ******************* I've missed much. I don't know your age. My husband had his done on July 4 2005. He was just about 35. He he needed his result of an accident when he we 18. He was standing 3 hours after and walked out using crutches for balance the next day. HE ditched the crutches totally with in three weeks. Week five he was climbing up a water fall. He went back to work in January. IS OS kept him off because his work is manual labor, monkey job. Then with ice and snow up here, and coming down off trains and track equipment on steep ballast beds. It was better to let all the muscles get very strong. Now his scar hurts a little if he sleeps on it all night. He couldn't sleep on that hip at all. All his transferred pain is gone, nut, knee, back, everything. Being younger may have helped that. They lengthened his leg out 2-2.5 inches. But with your other leg being shorter they should shorten it. The red cross in canada has stuff that you can borrow, like reaches ( a must), raised toilet seat (he didn't use), transfer benches, walkers, and so on. My husband used a walker in the house for the first week home. It just worked better then crutches as it was more stable with dogs, and didn't knock over like crutches when it is set somewhere. Get a TV tray and zip lock bags. Then you can put small things in the zip lock bag and pack it around with you if need be. And a TV tray to be by the couch to set remotes, magazines, water bottles (work good for any cool drink has a lid). Stretch out your socks before you go in. This way if someone has to help you with them they have been pulled on and off once. So they are a little looser for them to get on. This way they don't have to wrestle with it as much. Our OS is not worried about dislocation that much. He just said not to lift and twist at the same time. Craig has slipped on the ice three times this winter and hasn't had a problem yet. Thankfully. You may go through night sweats for the first week after. This seems to be normal from what others have said. I hope this helps you. Again age, physical fitness and out look are big things to it. If you don't like what one OS says go to another. It doesn't hurt to get more opinions. Also look at the different types of hips and what could work good with you. And write questions down so you don't forget to ask them. Good luck. & Craig BC Canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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