Guest guest Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 At 08:34 PM 2/18/2003 -0500, you wrote: >My 14 year old daughter is about to have a hip resurfacing with Dr. Amstutz. >We are very scared. Anyone want to share a word of wisdom with us? > >A nervous Mom, > ~~ *\l/* ~~ ~~ *\l/* ~~ ~~ *\l/* ~~ > tte Mc > In the vernacular of 14 year olds, the thought of having to have surgery sucks! However, if Dr. A says resurfacing is the way to go, then go for it! I found the anticipation to be worse than the actual surgery! She will be amazed at how much better she will feel and move. There was a youngster, Casey, that had her hip done last year. If you search the archives, you may find her address and she might be willing to share her experiences with your daughter. C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 19, 2003 Report Share Posted February 19, 2003 tte So sorry to hear that your daughter has to go through this at such a young age - puts my prediciament in perspective! My niece has (had?) CDH and underwent surgery (hip osteotomy) at the age of 4. Everyone was amazed how well she coped (in terms of being cheerful and recovery speed)- I think children and young people are often better patients than adults. Carla is 13 now and has no limp, plays sports etc. I'm sure she would write to your neice if it would help. Best of luck Kathy BHR Mr Treacy 26-06-02 > >My 14 year old daughter is about to have a hip resurfacing with Dr. Amstutz. > >We are very scared. Anyone want to share a word of wisdom with us? > > > >A nervous Mom, > > ~~ *\l/* ~~ ~~ *\l/* ~~ ~~ *\l/* ~~ > > tte Mc > > > In the vernacular of 14 year olds, the thought of having to have surgery > sucks! However, if Dr. A says resurfacing is the way to go, then go for > it! I found the anticipation to be worse than the actual surgery! She > will be amazed at how much better she will feel and move. There was a > youngster, Casey, that had her hip done last year. If you search the > archives, you may find her address and she might be willing to share her > experiences with your daughter. > > > C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.