New to Group

[Guest guest]

Indeed, I believe we have all " been there " . There are doctors in the

midwest in the Corin Cormet 2000 clinical trial. Specifically in Illinois.

See the following web page:

http://www.ActiveJoints.com/corindocs.html

There are patients here who have seen these doctors so if there is one, in

particular, you are interested in, post a note.

England is a veritable hotbed of resurfacing, I'll let others tell you how

he might arrange to see a doc in London, if necessary. Well, unless you are

talking about London, Ontario.

Good luck to Terry,

-

> new to group

>

>

> Sorry to inquire about what is probably old hat to most of you but

> here goes...

>

> My boyfriend Terry is 32 years old with osteoarthritis in his left

> hip. The two orthopods he has seen in the past 6 months are not very

> familiar with resurfacing and are encouraging THR. Terry is very

> opposed to this as I'm sure many of you were. The one he saw

> yesterday thought resurfacing might be a problem since his socket is

> somewhat small and his femur head is somewhat large although there is

> no deformity in either area. Terry is in a great deal of pain on a

> regular basis and on most days is unable to stay on his feet for

> prolonged periods of time. NSAID's do not offer much relief at all.

> Neither do Glucosamine chondroitin MSM creams or oral supplements.

> He is used to a very active life and as you can imagine, he is

> becoming very depressed and frustrated. I have done some research,

> as has he, and plan on contacting some physicians in the midwest who

> may be participating in clinical trials. He also plans on being in

> the London area mid-June--should he try to see someone there?

> What is the best approach for this?

> Thanks in advance for your help.

[Guest guest]

Yes to all the other suggestions already posted to help you. Do your

research and talk to doctors that really know about resurfacing. I f

you are goinf to be in London, get some xrays done, make copies and

send them to either/both Mr. Treacy or McMinn in Birmingham England.

They can give you an assesment of your suitability for resurfacing.

If they can see you during your stay, Birmingham is an easy train

ride from London.

> Indeed, I believe we have all " been there " . There are doctors in

the

> midwest in the Corin Cormet 2000 clinical trial. Specifically in

Illinois.

> See the following web page:

>

> http://www.ActiveJoints.com/corindocs.html

>

> There are patients here who have seen these doctors so if there is

one, in

> particular, you are interested in, post a note.

>

> England is a veritable hotbed of resurfacing, I'll let others tell

you how

> he might arrange to see a doc in London, if necessary. Well,

unless you are

> talking about London, Ontario.

>

> Good luck to Terry,

> -

>

> > new to group

> >

> >

> > Sorry to inquire about what is probably old hat to most of you

but

> > here goes...

> >

> > My boyfriend Terry is 32 years old with osteoarthritis in his

left

> > hip. The two orthopods he has seen in the past 6 months are not

very

> > familiar with resurfacing and are encouraging THR. Terry is very

> > opposed to this as I'm sure many of you were. The one he saw

> > yesterday thought resurfacing might be a problem since his

socket is

> > somewhat small and his femur head is somewhat large although

there is

> > no deformity in either area. Terry is in a great deal of pain on

a

> > regular basis and on most days is unable to stay on his feet for

> > prolonged periods of time. NSAID's do not offer much relief at

all.

> > Neither do Glucosamine chondroitin MSM creams or oral

supplements.

> > He is used to a very active life and as you can imagine, he is

> > becoming very depressed and frustrated. I have done some

research,

> > as has he, and plan on contacting some physicians in the midwest

who

> > may be participating in clinical trials. He also plans on being

in

> > the London area mid-June--should he try to see someone there?

> > What is the best approach for this?

> > Thanks in advance for your help.

[Guest guest]

I was resurfaced on March 28th by Field at St. 's

Hospital at Cheam, Surrey, just south of London. I was and remain

completely satisfied with the entire experience. Mr. Field has a

website which sets out the necessary preliminary information and X-

ray particulars for evaluation, and this is probably the most

efficient way to get the ball rolling. It's

www.hipandkneesurgeon.co.uk. If you're from outside the UK, this

excellent facility is about equidistant(35 minute taxi ride) from

Heathrow and Gatwick. Best wishes-- Gord

> Sorry to inquire about what is probably old hat to most of you but

> here goes...

>

> My boyfriend Terry is 32 years old with osteoarthritis in his left

> hip. The two orthopods he has seen in the past 6 months are not

very

> familiar with resurfacing and are encouraging THR. Terry is very

> opposed to this as I'm sure many of you were. The one he saw

> yesterday thought resurfacing might be a problem since his socket

is

> somewhat small and his femur head is somewhat large although there

is

> no deformity in either area. Terry is in a great deal of pain on a

> regular basis and on most days is unable to stay on his feet for

> prolonged periods of time. NSAID's do not offer much relief at

all.

> Neither do Glucosamine chondroitin MSM creams or oral supplements.

> He is used to a very active life and as you can imagine, he is

> becoming very depressed and frustrated. I have done some research,

> as has he, and plan on contacting some physicians in the midwest

who

> may be participating in clinical trials. He also plans on being in

> the London area mid-June--should he try to see someone there?

> What is the best approach for this?

> Thanks in advance for your help.

[Guest guest]

> Yes to all the other suggestions already posted to help you. Do

your

> research and talk to doctors that really know about resurfacing. I

f

> you are goinf to be in London, get some xrays done, make copies and

> send them to either/both Mr. Treacy or McMinn in Birmingham

England.

> They can give you an assesment of your suitability for resurfacing.

> If they can see you during your stay, Birmingham is an easy train

> ride from London.

>

I would add that Mr McMinn does monthly clinics in London (Harley

St). There is also an X-Ray facility there.

There are other BHR surgeons in London. Muirhead-Allwood comes

to mind.

Vale

[Guest guest]

Hello ,

Please tell me exactly what you have been able to do and what you can do now.

I am having simultaneous bilateral on July 2 in Belgium with Dr. DeSmet and I

am curious to hear the different stories. As you know there are not that many

bilateral experiences to learn from.

Thanks for any feedback.

Saeed

Madison, Wisconsin

USA

[Guest guest]

Sorry Ken, I called you by your Doctor's name by mistake. (Just woke up)

Saeed

[Guest guest]

Hi Glenn,

I had bilateral hip resurfacing on 6/5/02 by Mr Singer in Perth

Scotland. Excellent man and great post-op care. I'm finding the post-op

advice a bit confusing - some say minimal weight-bearing for the first 6

weeks, others seem to weight-bear as soon as they feel comfortable without

support of sticks e.g. around 4 weeks. What advice did you receive?

Ken

[Guest guest]

hoping for good news...

The day I posted this message I had also emailed Batts w/Corin

about clinical trials. He responded to me right away with his phone

number to call for more info. I gave Terry his number. told

him he was meeting with Dr. Stachniw the next very day and to FED EX

his x-rays to see if he was a candidate for resurfacing which Terry

did. If Terry is a candidate, he may be able to participate in the

trial possibly as early as next month! Talk about timing. Cross

your fingers and thanks for all of your responses!

Yasmin

> Sorry to inquire about what is probably old hat to most of you but

> here goes...

>

> My boyfriend Terry is 32 years old with osteoarthritis in his left

> hip. The two orthopods he has seen in the past 6 months are not

very

> familiar with resurfacing and are encouraging THR. Terry is very

> opposed to this as I'm sure many of you were. The one he saw

> yesterday thought resurfacing might be a problem since his socket

is

> somewhat small and his femur head is somewhat large although there

is

> no deformity in either area. Terry is in a great deal of pain on a

> regular basis and on most days is unable to stay on his feet for

> prolonged periods of time. NSAID's do not offer much relief at

all.

> Neither do Glucosamine chondroitin MSM creams or oral supplements.

> He is used to a very active life and as you can imagine, he is

> becoming very depressed and frustrated. I have done some research,

> as has he, and plan on contacting some physicians in the midwest

who

> may be participating in clinical trials. He also plans on being in

> the London area mid-June--should he try to see someone there?

> What is the best approach for this?

> Thanks in advance for your help.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 5/27/02 2:39:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

glennobrien@... writes:

> Diane

>

> E-mail your address and I'll send you a photocopy of the booklet

>

> Rgds

>

> Glenn

Thank you so much, Glenn.

Address is:

Diane Batshaw-Eisman, M.D.

8551 North Bayshore Drive

Miami, florida

33138

[Guest guest]

Dr. Gross's website and animation is very interesting and well done, but I

believe the removal of the ball is excessive on the animation. In most

resurfacings, a hole is drilled on top of the ball- thus preserving the ball.

The cap covers the ball. At least that's what my x-rays seem to show on my two

hips.

Saeed

Madison, WI

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Ditto my xray.......... and I thought that was the whole thing about a

BHR...........it keeps the femur head......

Edith

> Dr. Gross's website and animation is very interesting and well done, but I

believe the removal of the ball is excessive on the animation. In most

resurfacings, a hole is drilled on top of the ball- thus preserving the

ball. The cap covers the ball. At least that's what my x-rays seem to show

on my two hips.

> Saeed

> Madison, WI

[Guest guest]

> On the resurfacing side, though, can anyone tell me:

>

> 1. Are the resurfacing prosthetics made of titanium, as are the THR

> components I'm looking at?

The resurfacing components are made of Cobalt-Chrome. Titanium, which is

used in some THR stems for its relative flexibility, is too soft for use on

articulating surfaces. THR heads are made of cobalt-chrome or ceramic.

>

> 2. Are the resurfacing prosthetics, femoral and/or acetabular, fixed by

> cement or are they the porous, cementless fixtures?

Acetabular side is cementless. Except for some test products in limited

use, all resurfacings are cemented on the femoral side.

-

[Guest guest]

You cant see ANYTHING under the metal ball in an x-ray!.

[Guest guest]

Hello

I am new to this group; however, not too new to the surgery. I had open RNY on

Oct. 8, 2002. I weighed approx. 277 and am down to 154.

3 weeks ago I had to have a second surgery. I had 2 hernias fixed and also had

to have my gall bladder out. The gall bladder was fine during original surgery.

At first I was very frustrated and thought why did I ever do this? But am now

back on track. the nice thing was the surgeon was able to use the original

incision line so no new scars. I am still pretty swollen and sore and will have

to build back up to exercising etc.

I will continue to believe that the gastric bypass was the best gift I ever gave

myself and my family no matter how many roadblocks I run into. Hopefully there

won't be too many more.

Thanks for including me in your group and if anyone ever has questions etc.

please feel free to ask.

n

PS I am in Colorado.

[Guest guest]

welcome to the group, marion!

& way to go on the wl! in spite of the hassles:-(

lori h.

> Hello

>

> I am new to this group; however, not too new to the surgery. I had

open RNY on Oct. 8, 2002. I weighed approx. 277 and am down to 154.

>

> 3 weeks ago I had to have a second surgery. I had 2 hernias fixed

and also had to have my gall bladder out. The gall bladder was fine

during original surgery. At first I was very frustrated and thought

why did I ever do this? But am now back on track. the nice thing was

the surgeon was able to use the original incision line so no new

scars. I am still pretty swollen and sore and will have to build back

up to exercising etc.

>

> I will continue to believe that the gastric bypass was the best gift

I ever gave myself and my family no matter how many roadblocks I run

into. Hopefully there won't be too many more.

>

> Thanks for including me in your group and if anyone ever has

questions etc. please feel free to ask.

>

> n

>

> PS I am in Colorado.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I have had 2 children and weighed out at about 350lbs at full term and I wish

with all my heart after 2 c-sections and almost losing one baby that I

would've waited 'til after I had

surgery to have my babies. I think I would've enjoyed being pregnant alot

more!

Jess

[Guest guest]

I've heard of other women being pregnant and they do just fine. I'm sure the

doctors know how to make sure the baby gets all the nutrition it needs. I

will be alot healthier without all the fat in the way of it growing! I plan on

having one more eventually. Well, maybe. LOL!

[Guest guest]

welcome ashley. there's pllleeeenty of testimonials 'round here.

sounds like you're already scheduled for surg, any specific ?s.

lori h.

> Hi everyone,

> I'm and I joined this group because I am having the surgery

around Christmas. I'm 20 years old and from Alabama. I'm excited about

it, but also scared. If anyone could just give me some advice, or just

maybe some confidence about this. I would greatly appreciate it.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hang in there ! Guess what everybody.............Got a call from my

Doctors office today and I got a surgeon!!!!!!!!! My first appointment is this

coming Monday the11th! WOOOOHOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! I'm on my way!!!!!!!!!!

:):)

Jess

[Guest guest]

Thanks !!

Jess

[Guest guest]

great news!!!!!!!!! keep me posted.

Angie D.

Re: Re: New to Group

Hang in there ! Guess what everybody.............Got a call from my

Doctors office today and I got a surgeon!!!!!!!!! My first appointment is

this

coming Monday the11th! WOOOOHOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! I'm on my way!!!!!!!!!!

:):)

Jess

[Guest guest]

Way to go Jess! Congratulations and good luck in your journey!

432/384/170

Lap RNY 6/20/03

[Guest guest]

Jolene,

Welcome. WHen did you have ? I had mine on May 2, 2003 at the Belivedere

BTC I had Dr. Boe, who did you have? I live about 10 mins for the center so

it is very convienant for me. Welcome to the list.

Mel

Open RNY May2,2003

289/203/150

86 pounds gone and only 3 more until I am under 200 (can you tell that I am

excited : ) )

new to group

hi everyone i am Jolene and I had gastric bypass open may 2003 and

have lost 70 lbs so far. I am looking to meet and find new friends

and people who live in chicago or surrounding suburbs who have had it

or are considering it and have been through BTC in belvediere

Illinois. Pls contact me at my email or u can also join my gastric

bypass group also just let me know if u are intrested thanks and

hello to everyone.

Jolene

[Guest guest]

welcome jolene. congrats on the 70 lbs!

lori h.

> hi everyone i am Jolene and I had gastric bypass open may 2003 and

> have lost 70 lbs so far. I am looking to meet and find new friends

> and people who live in chicago or surrounding suburbs who have had

it

> or are considering it and have been through BTC in belvediere

> Illinois. Pls contact me at my email or u can also join my gastric

> bypass group also just let me know if u are intrested thanks and

> hello to everyone.

>

> Jolene

[Guest guest]

I stayed for 3 days. Shoot in 2 weeks I was back at the gym. 3 days seems

more realistic. Barring no complications.

Mel

Open RNY May2,2003

289/202/150

New to Group

Hi everyone, my name is and I live in Fort Lauderdale,

Florida. I had Lap RNY on 8/21/03, so I'm a newbie still. So far I've

lost about 20 pounds. I have my first post op appt next week so I'll

know the exact number by then.

Overall this experience has been good so far. The first few days

afterwards were not too pleasant but I paid close attention to

doctors orders and I was released from the hospital on the fourth

day. I was thrilled to go home and each day feel better and better.

I'm still on protein shakes and liquids for the most part. I look

forward to different flavors again next week when I go to soft

solids.

It's great to read everyone's posts in here and I look forward to

learning alot from those of you that have had this procedure done

longer.

A new family member,