Guest guest Posted June 21, 2000 Report Share Posted June 21, 2000 Hi, I am . Also new here (I tried to post a reply earlier but it did not appear, so apologies if I end up with two replies here). > My name is Arlene, I am 52 and I live in the UK and am due to have > surgery on September 16th, in Birmingham. My surgeon is Mr Treacy one > of the pioneers of the Birmingham Hip Replacement, which is m/m > resurfacing. I'm also 52, also UK and had BHR done last November by Mr McMinn, from the same team in Birmingham. >I was wondering if > anybody could recommend any pre-op measures to help be in peak > condition for the op. I need to lose some weight but otherwise I'm > reasonably fit and healthy. I exercise on a static bike most days (I > used to walk but I'm in too much pain for it to be useful anymore!!) > and do upper body exercises and take supplements such as cod liver > oil and glucosamine...to name but a few!!!!! I'd be happy to receive > any advice. > The fitter patients seemed to progress a lot quicker. I used to use (as a change from the bike) a small trampoline exerciser which my daughter owns. Low impact, good exercise and fun (do it to music). She bought hers from Index stores - it is labelled " Body Sculpture " . Argos sell one which looks identical from the catalogue photo - they call it a " trampette " . My outcome is excellent - no pain, no limp, playing sports again. Incidentally, Mr McMinn was interested to hear that my father had m/m replacements (using the same metal) 28 years ago. He X-rayed him for his research and found that they are still " perfect " . Good news for us! I assume you are going to Birmingham Nuffield. They look after you well, good team of physios. Best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2000 Report Share Posted July 2, 2000 Arlene wrote: > My name is Arlene, I am 52 and I live in the UK and am due to have > surgery on September 16th, in Birmingham. My surgeon is Mr Treacy one > of the pioneers of the Birmingham Hip Replacement, which is m/m > resurfacing. > > I was wondering if > anybody could recommend any pre-op measures to help be in peak > condition for the op. I need to lose some weight but otherwise I'm > reasonably fit and healthy. I exercise on a static bike most days Hi Arlene, You sound like me :-) ! I'm 50 and just had m/m resurfacing done on my left hip -- due to congenital hip dysplasia -- this past January at the JRI in Los Angeles. Preop I too rode a stationary bike as walking was just too painful. And yes, I needed to lose weight -- Dr. Amstutz minced no words on that, so I managed to lose about 12-15 before the surgery. Before the surgery one other exercise I did was to do leg lifts out to the side (I did this in several variations: lying down, kneeling, standing up) to strengthen the hip/leg muscles that would be operated on. Since your surgery is pretty close at hand, that would probably be the best one for you to do, if you aren't already. You will be surprised at how quickly you're on the mend after this operation; I was and still am. I tell everybody that if anyone had ever said how good I'd feel at this point -- 5 months postop -- I just flat-out wouldn't have believed them. I used a cane for 2-3 years before surgery, so I guess I'd subconsciously adjusted any expectations downward. Boo on me! I am so glad I had this done; it almost feels as if I'd never had surgery. Best to you, Louise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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