Re: My experience, THR Left side-Dale

March 14, 2007

Dale, they won't give you your job back after major surgery ?

I would definitely discuss this with an attorney. Also, if your work

permits, could you do something via telecommute while recovering ?

>

> Yeah but you are 61 yrs old Ed. I mean no offense to you. But if I

were that age I would think nothing of getting this hip out, and

another one in, so I can get on with my life instead of this pain

dictating everything I do in my life right now. Like today for

instance, my hip(actually my whole leg, knee included) hurts like

hell. And I am down to my last two Oxycontin, not that it's really

helping much anyways, but it must help some. And I have no way to see

the doc until Monday. But, I have a very physical full-time job to go

to, and as much as I dread going in to work today. I am really going

to be the rest of the week without any Oxycontin to help with the

pain. But I have a family that I have to take care of and do what I

have to do. But somedays the pain gets so bad I feel like giving up.

If I get a THR now my job already told me they would not let me come

back. And no way I could find another making the kind of money I get

paid and my health, dental, and vision is all free.And I could be

facing three(possibly more) revisions in my lifetime. I think there is

only so much bone they can work with before they tell you that you are

wheelchair bound for the rest of your life because they cannot do

another revsion. Wheelchair bound, and STILL in this agognizing pain

at 55 or 60 does not sound like a life I wanna live. Ed I am only 35!

This is one time that I only wish I were 60 so I could go on and get

this damn hip out of me and get on with what's left of life. And I

still have to worry about the other hip as well. As it's starting to

show some signs of AVN now.

>

> Dale

> in KCMO

>

> My experience, THR Left side

>

> I am 61 yo, I had my hip done 6 weeks ago. From the woman who

mopped the floor in my hospital room, to the woman who served my

meals, the nurses, thept/ot people, the doctor and everyone i came in

contact with, they were all totally professional and now i am feeling

so good and able to walk long distances. I even started back on my

Motorcycle.

> I have been reding posts on this site for about 2 months and quite

frankly most people seem to be looking for problems where there are none.

> I listened to the words of one poster on here and he said....do

what the doctor and the pt/ot people tell you and you will be

fine.....he was absolutely correct

> If anyone wants to contact me because they are not convinced that

the surgery works i would be glad to talk to them

>

> Ed

> Near Philadelphia

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March 17, 2007

in california it is a state law that you have to get your job back

if you back within 6 months so check the laws in your state union or

no union the are law that govern

tammy

> >

> > Yeah but you are 61 yrs old Ed. I mean no offense to you. But

if I

> were that age I would think nothing of getting this hip out, and

> another one in, so I can get on with my life instead of this pain

> dictating everything I do in my life right now. Like today for

> instance, my hip(actually my whole leg, knee included) hurts like

> hell. And I am down to my last two Oxycontin, not that it's

really

> helping much anyways, but it must help some. And I have no way

to see

> the doc until Monday. But, I have a very physical full-time job

to go

> to, and as much as I dread going in to work today. I am really

going

> to be the rest of the week without any Oxycontin to help with the

> pain. But I have a family that I have to take care of and do

what I

> have to do. But somedays the pain gets so bad I feel like giving

up.

> If I get a THR now my job already told me they would not let me

come

> back. And no way I could find another making the kind of money I

get

> paid and my health, dental, and vision is all free.And I could be

> facing three(possibly more) revisions in my lifetime. I think

there is

> only so much bone they can work with before they tell you that

you are

> wheelchair bound for the rest of your life because they cannot do

> another revsion. Wheelchair bound, and STILL in this agognizing

pain

> at 55 or 60 does not sound like a life I wanna live. Ed I am

only 35!

> This is one time that I only wish I were 60 so I could go on and

get

> this damn hip out of me and get on with what's left of life. And

I

> still have to worry about the other hip as well. As it's

starting to

> show some signs of AVN now.

> >

> > Dale

> > in KCMO

> >

> > My experience, THR Left side

> >

> > I am 61 yo, I had my hip done 6 weeks ago. From the woman who

> mopped the floor in my hospital room, to the woman who served my

> meals, the nurses, thept/ot people, the doctor and everyone i

came in

> contact with, they were all totally professional and now i am

feeling

> so good and able to walk long distances. I even started back on

my

> Motorcycle.

> > I have been reding posts on this site for about 2 months and

quite

> frankly most people seem to be looking for problems where there

are none.

> > I listened to the words of one poster on here and he said....do

> what the doctor and the pt/ot people tell you and you will be

> fine.....he was absolutely correct

> > If anyone wants to contact me because they are not convinced

that

> the surgery works i would be glad to talk to them

> >

> > Ed

> > Near Philadelphia

> >

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March 17, 2007

that is most unfortunate, I am sorry, it does not seem right people

get hurt all the time, one would think that 10 years of serice would

mean something, I was self employed for 20 years and did not pay

into disability so I would not have been covered, so I took a job at

a company for 12 months and then I had to get the coverage. but I

have never worked in a union before, maybe taking a non union job

for 12 months will give you the option of getting fixed. Just a

thought

tammy

> > >

> > > Yeah but you are 61 yrs old Ed. I mean no offense to you.

But

> if I

> > were that age I would think nothing of getting this hip out,

and

> > another one in, so I can get on with my life instead of this

pain

> > dictating everything I do in my life right now. Like today for

> > instance, my hip(actually my whole leg, knee included) hurts

like

> > hell. And I am down to my last two Oxycontin, not that it's

> really

> > helping much anyways, but it must help some. And I have no way

> to see

> > the doc until Monday. But, I have a very physical full-time

job

> to go

> > to, and as much as I dread going in to work today. I am really

> going

> > to be the rest of the week without any Oxycontin to help with

the

> > pain. But I have a family that I have to take care of and do

> what I

> > have to do. But somedays the pain gets so bad I feel like

giving

> up.

> > If I get a THR now my job already told me they would not let

me

> come

> > back. And no way I could find another making the kind of money

I

> get

> > paid and my health, dental, and vision is all free.And I could

be

> > facing three(possibly more) revisions in my lifetime. I think

> there is

> > only so much bone they can work with before they tell you that

> you are

> > wheelchair bound for the rest of your life because they cannot

do

> > another revsion. Wheelchair bound, and STILL in this

agognizing

> pain

> > at 55 or 60 does not sound like a life I wanna live. Ed I am

> only 35!

> > This is one time that I only wish I were 60 so I could go on

and

> get

> > this damn hip out of me and get on with what's left of life.

And

> I

> > still have to worry about the other hip as well. As it's

> starting to

> > show some signs of AVN now.

> > >

> > > Dale

> > > in KCMO

> > >

> > > My experience, THR Left

side

> > >

> > > I am 61 yo, I had my hip done 6 weeks ago. From the woman who

> > mopped the floor in my hospital room, to the woman who served

my

> > meals, the nurses, thept/ot people, the doctor and everyone i

> came in

> > contact with, they were all totally professional and now i am

> feeling

> > so good and able to walk long distances. I even started back

on

> my

> > Motorcycle.

> > > I have been reding posts on this site for about 2 months and

> quite

> > frankly most people seem to be looking for problems where

there

> are none.

> > > I listened to the words of one poster on here and he

said....do

> > what the doctor and the pt/ot people tell you and you will be

> > fine.....he was absolutely correct

> > > If anyone wants to contact me because they are not convinced

> that

> > the surgery works i would be glad to talk to them

> > >

> > > Ed

> > > Near Philadelphia

> > >

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March 18, 2007

I have already checked the laws. And our local UAW union President. If I do not have a piece of paper stating 100% no restrictions then they will not let me come back to work until I do. If I had this paper. All would be fine and I would go back to work in less than 6 months. Every doctor I have asked so far said they would not be willing to sign a paper like this after a THR. Believe me, I checked because I need my job!

Dale

My experience, THR Left side> > > > > > > > I am 61 yo, I had my hip done 6 weeks ago. From the woman who> mopped the floor in my hospital room, to the woman who served my> meals, the nurses, thept/ot people, the doctor and everyone i came in> contact with, they were all totally professional and now i am feeling> so good and able to walk long distances. I even started back on my> Motorcycle.> > I have been reding posts on this site for about 2 months and quite> frankly most people seem to be looking for problems where there are none.> > I listened to the words of one poster on here and he said....do> what the doctor and the pt/ot people tell you and you will be> fine.....he was absolutely correct> > If anyone wants to contact me because they are not convinced that> the surgery works i would be glad to talk to them> > > > Ed> > Near Philadelphia> > > >> ----------------------------------------------------------> > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's> free from AOL at AOL.com.> >>

March 19, 2007

It is not right Tammy and I was brought up to believe that unions, especially large unions like the UAW I belong to, were there to protect the rights of it's members. I guess all this time, I believed wrong. They sure do not complain when they take the $39 a month out of my paycheck for dues. Added to all the employees in my plant, and the 3500 in the main GM plant, and all the other plants they seem to run, that's a HUGE chunk of change they make off of us. And for what? Where does that money go? And why are they not protecting people like me, who put in 10 very hard working years, doing things for this company that have saved them lots of money with some of the ideas I have come up with, and they, after discussing it with their over-paid engineers, have implemented my ideas and use them to this day. Saved them lots of production time and trouble. I train people, teach people better, more time saving ways of doing things, and basically just help out whenever I can understanding that in a JIT(Just-In-Time) work environment, that time is money. And I saved them plenty of production time over those 10 years. I also take on responsibility of "team leader" when he is absent, with no added pay. When I am gone, he gets someone to come fill my position so he does not have to do it even though this is part of his job in the job description handbook we have. When we have computer problems, I have been around computers enough I fix them, then I radio our IT man and tell him do not worry, I took care of the problem. When we have minor maintenance issues, I have always been good about diagnosing machine problems, and fixing them, I radio the maintenance crew and tell them do not worry, all fixed now, thanks to me. These are not my jobs, I am simply the repair man on automotive front driver and passenger seats. If one comes down the line with some dirt on it, I take care of it, get it back online and into the system, then record the repair. If one comes down the line in pieces, I take it off the line, fix it, put it together, and get it back on line before it reaches the end and stops the entire production process. If someone tells me they do not know how to fix something, it comes to me, if it's something I have never seen before, I figure out how to fix it, whether I know how or not, I get it fixed, back on line, and everything is ok. In a very limited amount of time to work with. I cannot come in and say "I don't feel like working hard today, I think I'll just screw off today and leave the work up to someone else". I have the only job in the plant where how hard I work is and never will be dictated by me alone, that is up to the prodution line people and what they decide to send me, whether it be a minor repair I can do without taking the seat off line, or something major which requires me to painfully lift a fully assembled 65-70 lb car seat and carry it to my repair station. That hurts my hip like hell when I have to do that. But who else is going to do it. That's my job. And they are even rumoring cutting my position as a cost saving measure and putting me wherever they want. That was supposed to happen last month, but has since been extended to the end of the year thank God. My hip could not take the repetitive, twisting movements of the production line like it is now. It just isn't right Tammy and I agree with you.

Dale

My experience, THR Left side> > > > > > > > > > > > I am 61 yo, I had my hip done 6 weeks ago. From the woman who> > mopped the floor in my hospital room, to the woman who served my> > meals, the nurses, thept/ot people, the doctor and everyone i > came in> > contact with, they were all totally professional and now i am > feeling> > so good and able to walk long distances. I even started back on > my> > Motorcycle.> > > I have been reding posts on this site for about 2 months and > quite> > frankly most people seem to be looking for problems where there > are none.> > > I listened to the words of one poster on here and he said....do> > what the doctor and the pt/ot people tell you and you will be> > fine.....he was absolutely correct> > > If anyone wants to contact me because they are not convinced > that> > the surgery works i would be glad to talk to them> > > > > > Ed> > > Near Philadelphia> > > > > >> > ----------------------------------------------------------> > > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about > what's> > free from AOL at AOL.com.> > >> >>

March 19, 2007

Hey Dale,

I sympathize with you to some extent. However it's not fun on the

other side of the auto industry either. I work for a major auto

manufacturer as well. However I'm in Information Technology. Thanks

to being " management " and non-union. I get straight salary every week

whether I put in 62 or 72 hours. Each week I put in an average

between 55 & 65 hours and I'm on call 24 x 7 x 365. I even have to

take my notebook, pager & cellphone on vacation (REQUIRED). I pay

over $200 a month for medical with a $1,500 annual deductible per

person in the family. At least you get overtime and compensation

time. We get to keep getting our paychecks or leave. Plus we do the

work of at least 3-people as compared with other company IT divisions.

Be glad you have the union.

Alan B

> > > >

> > > > Yeah but you are 61 yrs old Ed. I mean no offense to you.

> But

> > if I

> > > were that age I would think nothing of getting this hip out,

> and

> > > another one in, so I can get on with my life instead of this

> pain

> > > dictating everything I do in my life right now. Like today for

> > > instance, my hip(actually my whole leg, knee included) hurts

> like

> > > hell. And I am down to my last two Oxycontin, not that it's

> > really

> > > helping much anyways, but it must help some. And I have no way

> > to see

> > > the doc until Monday. But, I have a very physical full-time

> job

> > to go

> > > to, and as much as I dread going in to work today. I am really

> > going

> > > to be the rest of the week without any Oxycontin to help with

> the

> > > pain. But I have a family that I have to take care of and do

> > what I

> > > have to do. But somedays the pain gets so bad I feel like

> giving

> > up.

> > > If I get a THR now my job already told me they would not let

> me

> > come

> > > back. And no way I could find another making the kind of money

> I

> > get

> > > paid and my health, dental, and vision is all free.And I could

> be

> > > facing three(possibly more) revisions in my lifetime. I think

> > there is

> > > only so much bone they can work with before they tell you that

> > you are

> > > wheelchair bound for the rest of your life because they cannot

> do

> > > another revsion. Wheelchair bound, and STILL in this

> agognizing

> > pain

> > > at 55 or 60 does not sound like a life I wanna live. Ed I am

> > only 35!

> > > This is one time that I only wish I were 60 so I could go on

> and

> > get

> > > this damn hip out of me and get on with what's left of life.

> And

> > I

> > > still have to worry about the other hip as well. As it's

> > starting to

> > > show some signs of AVN now.

> > > >

> > > > Dale

> > > > in KCMO

> > > >

> > > > My experience, THR Left

> side

> > > >

> > > > I am 61 yo, I had my hip done 6 weeks ago. From the woman who

> > > mopped the floor in my hospital room, to the woman who served

> my

> > > meals, the nurses, thept/ot people, the doctor and everyone i

> > came in

> > > contact with, they were all totally professional and now i am

> > feeling

> > > so good and able to walk long distances. I even started back

> on

> > my

> > > Motorcycle.

> > > > I have been reding posts on this site for about 2 months and

> > quite

> > > frankly most people seem to be looking for problems where

> there

> > are none.

> > > > I listened to the words of one poster on here and he

> said....do

> > > what the doctor and the pt/ot people tell you and you will be

> > > fine.....he was absolutely correct

> > > > If anyone wants to contact me because they are not convinced

> > that

> > > the surgery works i would be glad to talk to them

> > > >

> > > > Ed

> > > > Near Philadelphia

> > > >

> > > ----------------------------------------------------------

> > > > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about

> > what's

> > > free from AOL at AOL.com.

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

March 19, 2007

Dale dont get me wrong I am sure you are good at your job and work

very hard, as do I, I am an engineer (and worth every dime they psy

mr) in a high tech company I work hard too. But my point is only

this... if you need an operation for your better health you can not

get fired if the doctors put you on disability while your getting

your joint replaced, they have to keep a job for you you should

check into that, that being said this group is about joint

replacements and if you need one you need one and will support you,

the doc will put youn 100% disability until you are able to work.

and disability will pay you it is a simple concept that has been

around a long time. you have rights and you should research them

you, if you have no intentions of doing that there is not much we

can do to help youwhat we think and what is actual maybe different,

we all have bills and expenses but this group is about the joint

replacements

tammy

drrJoint Replacement , " mbwebman "

<mbwebman@...> wrote:

>

> Hey Dale,

>

> I sympathize with you to some extent. However it's not fun on the

> other side of the auto industry either. I work for a major auto

> manufacturer as well. However I'm in Information Technology.

Thanks

> to being " management " and non-union. I get straight salary every

week

> whether I put in 62 or 72 hours. Each week I put in an average

> between 55 & 65 hours and I'm on call 24 x 7 x 365. I even have to

> take my notebook, pager & cellphone on vacation (REQUIRED). I pay

> over $200 a month for medical with a $1,500 annual deductible per

> person in the family. At least you get overtime and compensation

> time. We get to keep getting our paychecks or leave. Plus we do

the

> work of at least 3-people as compared with other company IT

divisions.

> Be glad you have the union.

>

> Alan B

>

> > > > >

> > > > > Yeah but you are 61 yrs old Ed. I mean no offense to

you.

> > But

> > > if I

> > > > were that age I would think nothing of getting this hip

out,

> > and

> > > > another one in, so I can get on with my life instead of

this

> > pain

> > > > dictating everything I do in my life right now. Like today

for

> > > > instance, my hip(actually my whole leg, knee included)

hurts

> > like

> > > > hell. And I am down to my last two Oxycontin, not that

it's

> > > really

> > > > helping much anyways, but it must help some. And I have no

way

> > > to see

> > > > the doc until Monday. But, I have a very physical full-

time

> > job

> > > to go

> > > > to, and as much as I dread going in to work today. I am

really

> > > going

> > > > to be the rest of the week without any Oxycontin to help

with

> > the

> > > > pain. But I have a family that I have to take care of and

do

> > > what I

> > > > have to do. But somedays the pain gets so bad I feel like

> > giving

> > > up.

> > > > If I get a THR now my job already told me they would not

let

> > me

> > > come

> > > > back. And no way I could find another making the kind of

money

> > I

> > > get

> > > > paid and my health, dental, and vision is all free.And I

could

> > be

> > > > facing three(possibly more) revisions in my lifetime. I

think

> > > there is

> > > > only so much bone they can work with before they tell you

that

> > > you are

> > > > wheelchair bound for the rest of your life because they

cannot

> > do

> > > > another revsion. Wheelchair bound, and STILL in this

> > agognizing

> > > pain

> > > > at 55 or 60 does not sound like a life I wanna live. Ed I

am

> > > only 35!

> > > > This is one time that I only wish I were 60 so I could go

on

> > and

> > > get

> > > > this damn hip out of me and get on with what's left of

life.

> > And

> > > I

> > > > still have to worry about the other hip as well. As it's

> > > starting to

> > > > show some signs of AVN now.

> > > > >

> > > > > Dale

> > > > > in KCMO

> > > > >

> > > > > My experience, THR

Left

> > side

> > > > >

> > > > > I am 61 yo, I had my hip done 6 weeks ago. From the

woman who

> > > > mopped the floor in my hospital room, to the woman who

served

> > my

> > > > meals, the nurses, thept/ot people, the doctor and

everyone i

> > > came in

> > > > contact with, they were all totally professional and now i

am

> > > feeling

> > > > so good and able to walk long distances. I even started

back

> > on

> > > my

> > > > Motorcycle.

> > > > > I have been reding posts on this site for about 2 months

and

> > > quite

> > > > frankly most people seem to be looking for problems where

> > there

> > > are none.

> > > > > I listened to the words of one poster on here and he

> > said....do

> > > > what the doctor and the pt/ot people tell you and you will

be

> > > > fine.....he was absolutely correct

> > > > > If anyone wants to contact me because they are not

convinced

> > > that

> > > > the surgery works i would be glad to talk to them

> > > > >

> > > > > Ed

> > > > > Near Philadelphia

> > > > >

> > > > ----------------------------------------------------------

> > > > > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more

about

> > > what's

> > > > free from AOL at AOL.com.

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

March 20, 2007

Hi Dale,

I forgot to mention that it is illegal in the US for a company to FIRE

you for having a required surgery. As part of the UAW, I know that

you have a minimum of 3-months STD at near full Salary and at least

another 2-3 months at 1/2 to 3/4 salary. Check with your HR dept. or

Union Rep. Only if you go out on Long Term Dis. LTD, can they

replace you.

Alan B.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Yeah but you are 61 yrs old Ed. I mean no offense to

> you.

> > > But

> > > > if I

> > > > > were that age I would think nothing of getting this hip

> out,

> > > and

> > > > > another one in, so I can get on with my life instead of

> this

> > > pain

> > > > > dictating everything I do in my life right now. Like today

> for

> > > > > instance, my hip(actually my whole leg, knee included)

> hurts

> > > like

> > > > > hell. And I am down to my last two Oxycontin, not that

> it's

> > > > really

> > > > > helping much anyways, but it must help some. And I have no

> way

> > > > to see

> > > > > the doc until Monday. But, I have a very physical full-

> time

> > > job

> > > > to go

> > > > > to, and as much as I dread going in to work today. I am

> really

> > > > going

> > > > > to be the rest of the week without any Oxycontin to help

> with

> > > the

> > > > > pain. But I have a family that I have to take care of and

> do

> > > > what I

> > > > > have to do. But somedays the pain gets so bad I feel like

> > > giving

> > > > up.

> > > > > If I get a THR now my job already told me they would not

> let

> > > me

> > > > come

> > > > > back. And no way I could find another making the kind of

> money

> > > I

> > > > get

> > > > > paid and my health, dental, and vision is all free.And I

> could

> > > be

> > > > > facing three(possibly more) revisions in my lifetime. I

> think

> > > > there is

> > > > > only so much bone they can work with before they tell you

> that

> > > > you are

> > > > > wheelchair bound for the rest of your life because they

> cannot

> > > do

> > > > > another revsion. Wheelchair bound, and STILL in this

> > > agognizing

> > > > pain

> > > > > at 55 or 60 does not sound like a life I wanna live. Ed I

> am

> > > > only 35!

> > > > > This is one time that I only wish I were 60 so I could go

> on

> > > and

> > > > get

> > > > > this damn hip out of me and get on with what's left of

> life.

> > > And

> > > > I

> > > > > still have to worry about the other hip as well. As it's

> > > > starting to

> > > > > show some signs of AVN now.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Dale

> > > > > > in KCMO

> > > > > >

> > > > > > My experience, THR

> Left

> > > side

> > > > > >

> > > > > > I am 61 yo, I had my hip done 6 weeks ago. From the

> woman who

> > > > > mopped the floor in my hospital room, to the woman who

> served

> > > my

> > > > > meals, the nurses, thept/ot people, the doctor and

> everyone i

> > > > came in

> > > > > contact with, they were all totally professional and now i

> am

> > > > feeling

> > > > > so good and able to walk long distances. I even started

> back

> > > on

> > > > my

> > > > > Motorcycle.

> > > > > > I have been reding posts on this site for about 2 months

> and

> > > > quite

> > > > > frankly most people seem to be looking for problems where

> > > there

> > > > are none.

> > > > > > I listened to the words of one poster on here and he

> > > said....do

> > > > > what the doctor and the pt/ot people tell you and you will

> be

> > > > > fine.....he was absolutely correct

> > > > > > If anyone wants to contact me because they are not

> convinced

> > > > that

> > > > > the surgery works i would be glad to talk to them

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Ed

> > > > > > Near Philadelphia

> > > > > >

> > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------

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March 20, 2007

But you can look at it in another way as well. Be glad you have the education and the IT experience. For, if anything ever happened to your job and you had to start over, I don't suspect it would take too long to find another who will hire you based on your experience and the type of work you do. All my life has been low-level factory production work, I try to learn all I can at any job because I know that gives me better opputunities for advancement, at that job only though. Not like a lot of my co-worker's attitudes who are like "that's not my job, I will do my job and my job only, just barely enough to get by, if they want someone to do something else, then they better hire them". You'd be suprised how a lot of my co-workers think this way. But as I said, advancement at my current job ONLY. If forced to start all over in a factory/production plant type of setting. I will be forced to go back to a 50% or more pay-cut a week. And in 10-15 years, depending on the place and even if it's still there by then the way our production jobs are moving overseas due to competition from China's and Mexico's MUCH lower labor wages and lack of the labor laws we have in place here, in those 10-15 years I could, possibly be back to where the point I am now in weekly wages. And that's a big maybe. If I could start life over, at maybe 20, I would have fought hard to find a way to get a degree in something along the lines of what you do for a living. But that's neither here nor there. As I am 35 now and we cannot turn back time. My wife is also in one of those high demand, easy to relocate type of jobs. That I am grateful for and if we have to rely on her wages for a time, I know she can find work just about anywhere(hopefully) as she's in the health care field. Something we all here know there will always be a need for. I would love to get into police/fire dispatching for a small agency around my area. County or city, does not matter to me. Police/fire scanning has been a hobby of mine for the past 15 years and I have two of them going right next to me as I type this. But then again, the degree thing comes into play. If there is a 20 something fresh out of college with a communications degree in his hand, and me at 35 with no experience other than the hobby and knowing most of the "lingo" dispatchers use and the some of the codes they use, but no degree in my hand, who do you think they would pick for a job like that, no matter what size or agency it would be for. I understand I would probally take a pay-cut from what I do now and would fully accept that, if only to get into a job field I would love to do, like that. So thanks for trying to help with the post Alan. But you have the type of job, and the experience to go with it, that puts you in demand and even if you waited two or three months to get another job. I am sure the pay would be right about the same as what you are used to making now.

Dale

My experience, THR Left > side> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am 61 yo, I had my hip done 6 weeks ago. From the woman who> > > mopped the floor in my hospital room, to the woman who served > my> > > meals, the nurses, thept/ot people, the doctor and everyone i > > came in> > > contact with, they were all totally professional and now i am > > feeling> > > so good and able to walk long distances. I even started back > on > > my> > > Motorcycle.> > > > I have been reding posts on this site for about 2 months and > > quite> > > frankly most people seem to be looking for problems where > there > > are none.> > > > I listened to the words of one poster on here and he > said....do> > > what the doctor and the pt/ot people tell you and you will be> > > fine.....he was absolutely correct> > > > If anyone wants to contact me because they are not convinced > > that> > > the surgery works i would be glad to talk to them> > > > > > > > Ed> > > > Near Philadelphia> > > > > > > >> > > ----------------------------------------------------------> > > > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about > > what's> > > free from AOL at AOL.com.> > > >> > >> >>

March 20, 2007

Tammy as I have already explained many, many times. I will get $430 a week in temp-disability. That's it. But hey, it's better than nothing. After 26 weeks of this I am on my own with $0 income. When the doc thinks I am able to go back to work, they will ask me for a paper, signed by him, stating 100% no restrictions. Whether it be a THR, a resurface, ect. I have already asked many docs and not a one would be willing to do this for me. So I cannot sue my company, they will keep me on an inactive list, but after two years has passed, without this piece of paper that will never come, they can and will legally terminate my employment there. Without anything I can do. I have even been to my UAW union president over this matter. He threw up his hands and said he could do nothing to help me. That was the rules. How mnay times do I have to explain this over and over and over. I am at a point, after yesterday's happenings, I am not even focused on keeping my job anymore. I need it now, for the $430 a week for 26 weeks, I need it now for medical insurance for my family, especially me now. But if I am ever able to find a doctor that will allow me to get a THR, then after I am healed, I will worry about the job situation later, and find another, maybe. I know we've been through all this before and you said there must be something the union can do. But there isn't. A job of 10 years, down the drain, history. At $20 per hour. But it took me 10 years to get to that wage. I do not even expect I can get half that amount after all this is done and over with.

Dale

My experience, THR Left > > side> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am 61 yo, I had my hip done 6 weeks ago. From the woman who> > > > mopped the floor in my hospital room, to the woman who served > > my> > > > meals, the nurses, thept/ot people, the doctor and everyone i > > > came in> > > > contact with, they were all totally professional and now i am > > > feeling> > > > so good and able to walk long distances. I even started back > > on > > > my> > > > Motorcycle.> > > > > I have been reding posts on this site for about 2 months and > > > quite> > > > frankly most people seem to be looking for problems where > > there > > > are none.> > > > > I listened to the words of one poster on here and he > > said....do> > > > what the doctor and the pt/ot people tell you and you will be> > > > fine.....he was absolutely correct> > > > > If anyone wants to contact me because they are not convinced > > > that> > > > the surgery works i would be glad to talk to them> > > > > > > > > > Ed> > > > > Near Philadelphia> > > > > > > > > >> > > > ----------------------------------------------------------> > > > > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about > > > what's> > > > free from AOL at AOL.com.> > > > >> > > >> > >> >>

March 20, 2007

Dale, you are planning afunurel and you have not died. Why don't you let tomorow take care of itself.

You might be pleasantly shocked that your hip replacement makes you feel so much better that you are able to go back to work easily.

Live for today. None of us can predict the future. Terry

Re: Re: My experience, THR Left side-Dale

Tammy as I have already explained many, many times. I will get $430 a week in temp-disability. That's it. But hey, it's better than nothing. After 26 weeks of this I am on my own with $0 income. When the doc thinks I am able to go back to work, they will ask me for a paper, signed by him, stating 100% no restrictions. Whether it be a THR, a resurface, ect. I have already asked many docs and not a one would be willing to do this for me. So I cannot sue my company, they will keep me on an inactive list, but after two years has passed, without this piece of paper that will never come, they can and will legally terminate my employment there. Without anything I can do. I have even been to my UAW union president over this matter. He threw up his hands and said he could do nothing to help me. That was the rules. How mnay times do I have to explain this over and over and over. I am at a point, after yesterday's happenings, I am not even focused on keeping my job anymore. I need it now, for the $430 a week for 26 weeks, I need it now for medical insurance for my family, especially me now. But if I am ever able to find a doctor that will allow me to get a THR, then after I am healed, I will worry about the job situation later, and find another, maybe. I know we've been through all this before and you said there must be something the union can do. But there isn't. A job of 10 years, down the drain, history. At $20 per hour. But it took me 10 years to get to that wage. I do not even expect I can get half that amount after all this is done and over with.

Dale

My experience, THR

Left

> > side

> > > > >

> > > > > I am 61 yo, I had my hip done 6 weeks ago. From the

woman who

> > > > mopped the floor in my hospital room, to the woman who

served

> > my

> > > > meals, the nurses, thept/ot people, the doctor and

everyone i

> > > came in

> > > > contact with, they were all totally professional and now i

am

> > > feeling

> > > > so good and able to walk long distances. I even started

back

> > on

> > > my

> > > > Motorcycle.

> > > > > I have been reding posts on this site for about 2 months

and

> > > quite

> > > > frankly most people seem to be looking for problems where

> > there

> > > are none.

> > > > > I listened to the words of one poster on here and he

> > said....do

> > > > what the doctor and the pt/ot people tell you and you will

be

> > > > fine.....he was absolutely correct

> > > > > If anyone wants to contact me because they are not

convinced

> > > that

> > > > the surgery works i would be glad to talk to them

> > > > >

> > > > > Ed

> > > > > Near Philadelphia

> > > > >

> > > > ----------------------------------------------------------

> > > > > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more

about

> > > what's

> > > > free from AOL at AOL.com.

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

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March 20, 2007

Dale,

I.T. is not all its cracked up to be. I've been laid off 4 times in

20 years and each time it took between 3 and 6 months to find a new

position. It isn't easy because there is a glut of IT workers now

days. But it's never too late for you, you can still get a degree at

home. Just look at AIU, American Intercontinental University. You

can get your Bachelor degree on-line right at home. Then you can

leave the factory line far behind and become " in demand " just like

your wife. You are definitely not without brains or you wouldn't be

able to do what you do at work. You can get government grants to help

you with the payments. GO FOR IT. It's how I'm finally doing my

Masters degree.

Don't give up.

Alan B.

> > > > >

> > > > > Yeah but you are 61 yrs old Ed. I mean no offense to you.

> > But

> > > if I

> > > > were that age I would think nothing of getting this hip out,

> > and

> > > > another one in, so I can get on with my life instead of this

> > pain

> > > > dictating everything I do in my life right now. Like today for

> > > > instance, my hip(actually my whole leg, knee included) hurts

> > like

> > > > hell. And I am down to my last two Oxycontin, not that it's

> > > really

> > > > helping much anyways, but it must help some. And I have no way

> > > to see

> > > > the doc until Monday. But, I have a very physical full-time

> > job

> > > to go

> > > > to, and as much as I dread going in to work today. I am really

> > > going

> > > > to be the rest of the week without any Oxycontin to help with

> > the

> > > > pain. But I have a family that I have to take care of and do

> > > what I

> > > > have to do. But somedays the pain gets so bad I feel like

> > giving

> > > up.

> > > > If I get a THR now my job already told me they would not let

> > me

> > > come

> > > > back. And no way I could find another making the kind of money

> > I

> > > get

> > > > paid and my health, dental, and vision is all free.And I could

> > be

> > > > facing three(possibly more) revisions in my lifetime. I think

> > > there is

> > > > only so much bone they can work with before they tell you that

> > > you are

> > > > wheelchair bound for the rest of your life because they cannot

> > do

> > > > another revsion. Wheelchair bound, and STILL in this

> > agognizing

> > > pain

> > > > at 55 or 60 does not sound like a life I wanna live. Ed I am

> > > only 35!

> > > > This is one time that I only wish I were 60 so I could go on

> > and

> > > get

> > > > this damn hip out of me and get on with what's left of life.

> > And

> > > I

> > > > still have to worry about the other hip as well. As it's

> > > starting to

> > > > show some signs of AVN now.

> > > > >

> > > > > Dale

> > > > > in KCMO

> > > > >

> > > > > My experience, THR Left

> > side

> > > > >

> > > > > I am 61 yo, I had my hip done 6 weeks ago. From the woman who

> > > > mopped the floor in my hospital room, to the woman who served

> > my

> > > > meals, the nurses, thept/ot people, the doctor and everyone i

> > > came in

> > > > contact with, they were all totally professional and now i am

> > > feeling

> > > > so good and able to walk long distances. I even started back

> > on

> > > my

> > > > Motorcycle.

> > > > > I have been reding posts on this site for about 2 months and

> > > quite

> > > > frankly most people seem to be looking for problems where

> > there

> > > are none.

> > > > > I listened to the words of one poster on here and he

> > said....do

> > > > what the doctor and the pt/ot people tell you and you will be

> > > > fine.....he was absolutely correct

> > > > > If anyone wants to contact me because they are not convinced

> > > that

> > > > the surgery works i would be glad to talk to them

> > > > >

> > > > > Ed

> > > > > Near Philadelphia

> > > > >

> > > > ----------------------------------------------------------

> > > > > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about

> > > what's

> > > > free from AOL at AOL.com.

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

March 20, 2007

dale it is very possible that you could be back to work in 26 weeks,

you seem so gloomy it is hard to find postive words of wisdom for

you as you will always find the gloom and doom in it, it is

depressing unnecessarily get your hip fixed work and getting better

and have a positive attidude. my doc said I can go back to work

whenever I want to. my husband is a director in IT and there are

tons of jobs out there. but frankly the issue here is your hip not

your checking account, as someone said we all had to make sactifices

to get healther. If you do not take care of your hip now where will

you be in 1o years. you need to think positive if you want a

positive outcome, do yourself a favor , all of your posts are gloomy

and good people here are trying to make you feel better but I am

beginning to think that is hopeless, and thanks for the attorney

message but I am not interested, my doctor fixed me in the second

surgery so I am getting better.

tammy

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Yeah but you are 61 yrs old Ed. I mean no offense to

> you.

> > > But

> > > > if I

> > > > > were that age I would think nothing of getting this hip

> out,

> > > and

> > > > > another one in, so I can get on with my life instead of

> this

> > > pain

> > > > > dictating everything I do in my life right now. Like

today

> for

> > > > > instance, my hip(actually my whole leg, knee included)

> hurts

> > > like

> > > > > hell. And I am down to my last two Oxycontin, not that

> it's

> > > > really

> > > > > helping much anyways, but it must help some. And I have

no

> way

> > > > to see

> > > > > the doc until Monday. But, I have a very physical full-

> time

> > > job

> > > > to go

> > > > > to, and as much as I dread going in to work today. I am

> really

> > > > going

> > > > > to be the rest of the week without any Oxycontin to help

> with

> > > the

> > > > > pain. But I have a family that I have to take care of

and

> do

> > > > what I

> > > > > have to do. But somedays the pain gets so bad I feel

like

> > > giving

> > > > up.

> > > > > If I get a THR now my job already told me they would not

> let

> > > me

> > > > come

> > > > > back. And no way I could find another making the kind of

> money

> > > I

> > > > get

> > > > > paid and my health, dental, and vision is all free.And I

> could

> > > be

> > > > > facing three(possibly more) revisions in my lifetime. I

> think

> > > > there is

> > > > > only so much bone they can work with before they tell

you

> that

> > > > you are

> > > > > wheelchair bound for the rest of your life because they

> cannot

> > > do

> > > > > another revsion. Wheelchair bound, and STILL in this

> > > agognizing

> > > > pain

> > > > > at 55 or 60 does not sound like a life I wanna live. Ed

I

> am

> > > > only 35!

> > > > > This is one time that I only wish I were 60 so I could

go

> on

> > > and

> > > > get

> > > > > this damn hip out of me and get on with what's left of

> life.

> > > And

> > > > I

> > > > > still have to worry about the other hip as well. As it's

> > > > starting to

> > > > > show some signs of AVN now.

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Dale

> > > > > > in KCMO

> > > > > >

> > > > > > My experience, THR

> Left

> > > side

> > > > > >

> > > > > > I am 61 yo, I had my hip done 6 weeks ago. From the

> woman who

> > > > > mopped the floor in my hospital room, to the woman who

> served

> > > my

> > > > > meals, the nurses, thept/ot people, the doctor and

> everyone i

> > > > came in

> > > > > contact with, they were all totally professional and now

i

> am

> > > > feeling

> > > > > so good and able to walk long distances. I even started

> back

> > > on

> > > > my

> > > > > Motorcycle.

> > > > > > I have been reding posts on this site for about 2

months

> and

> > > > quite

> > > > > frankly most people seem to be looking for problems

where

> > > there

> > > > are none.

> > > > > > I listened to the words of one poster on here and he

> > > said....do

> > > > > what the doctor and the pt/ot people tell you and you

will

> be

> > > > > fine.....he was absolutely correct

> > > > > > If anyone wants to contact me because they are not

> convinced

> > > > that

> > > > > the surgery works i would be glad to talk to them

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Ed

> > > > > > Near Philadelphia

> > > > > >

> > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------

-

> > > > > > AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more

> about

> > > > what's

> > > > > free from AOL at AOL.com.

> > > > > >

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

March 20, 2007

Tammy, I have been thinking about you since you were in so much pain the other day. Are you doing better? Did you go to the hospital? I hurt in my heart when I read about your pain being that bad.

I sure hope you are doing better. Terry