Guest guest Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 great idea Pamela to have a Vancouver get together eventhough most of you are in North Vancouver but Vancouver is close enough. I would prefer early February so that I would be able to drive (it is my right hip!) and has the same date as me although he does not have the " trip " to Belgium! Bruising of sacrum is going down and I think I will be OK but dread the sitting on the plane for 9 hours! I am counting the days now! Sunita Re: Vancouver hippies Well I've been mostly off the list for a while now but see that there a number of North Vancouver hippies on board now. Cliff and I volunteer to host a get together of Vancouver hippies in the new year. I know I have suggested to a couple of you that we ge together after all the kids have gone back to university/other lives etc. but we would be very happy to have all of you and even those who are future hippies ... email me off list if you are interested and we will put something together in the last half of January. Good luck Sunita - I know you talked to Cliff recently - hope that the bruising is going away and you are a little more comfortable now. n I will be in touch next week... we are all cheering for you ... Duncan is an excellent doctor and I am sure that he is going to very good care of resurfacing patients - is he using the birmingham or something else? We consulted with Darryl both before and after we went to belgium and he was a great help. I am guessing that you should be able to make it over if we aim for later in January? Fred, Regina, , Ralph, Galeen and anyone from here or near here still on the list- would you like to compare scars too? Once again thanks to new hip we a wonderful Christmas and I was able to shop way too long (see VISA bill for proof). A very happy new year to you all... Pamela and Cliff lbhr and rbhr De Smet Oct 23/02 > > Hello > > I am in North Vancouver, but had surgery in England as I didn't > > dare wait (I'm still on a waiting list for an OS in Vancouver, but > > I'll get him to check out my other hip which might need attention > by > > the time I get a consultation appointment in a year or so!) > > The British hospital gave me a pamphlet of exercises to do for > > eight weeks after the surgery, and said not to go for physiotherapy > > during the first two months, just do those exercises. After two > > months, if I felt I needed something different I could look into > > physio, or just keep doing the same exercises with the addition of > > ankle weights. After three months, I could go back to my " mild, > > non-impact " fitness classes. I am 53, and at ten weeks post-op I am > > still not back to normal, but since my hip was locked in a limited > > range of motion for four years, I am not surprised that it will > take a > > long time for those muscles to rebuild. Last week I went to see > Daryl > > Gjernes, a physio in North Vancouver who had both his hips > resurfaced > > a few years ago. He gave me two more exercises to add to the 12 I > was > > already doing, but otherwise just said to carry on. My family > doctor > > wrote me a referral for physiotherapy, but if you don't have > extended > > medical coverage, I think you can just make your own appointment > with > > a physio and pay the fee (which ranges between $35 and $45, > depending > > on the physio and what sort of facilities they offer). > > If you are tall, I recommend arranging to rent a raised toilet > > seat from the Red Cross. They don't charge a fee; you just make a > > donation. The Red Cross also have crutches and canes, I believe. I > > bought a long shoehorn for $5 and a " sock aid " for about $17 at a > > store which carries medical devices. I'm lending my stuff to > another > > friend who's also having hip surgery in January. > > I went back to work part-time after three weeks, but found I > was > > still pretty tired (and sitting was difficult) for the first > month, so > > I recommend taking a month off if you can. During the first month > you > > will probably be on one or two crutches, and not allowed to drive, > so > > it's not easy to carry a briefcase, and I had to go to work by > bus. > > You will find you are quite busy at home, if you take the extra > > rest you will probably need post-surgery. It takes me an hour every > > day just to do the exercises and a little walking or time on the > > exercise bike, and due to the weather I haven't done as much > walking > > as I should. However, I can now walk two miles (on a fairly flat > > route) without stopping to rest, so I'm very happy about that. > > You can expect to feel some pain and have other after-effects of > > major surgery. The first few weeks are the hardest. But most of us > > feel that it's well worth it, and every single week I notice a lot > of > > improvement. > > If you email me your phone number (to mledirect@y...), I will > > call you and try to answer any questions you might have. There are > a > > lot of us " hippies " in Vancouver, especially on the North Shore. > One > > of these days maybe we should have a get-together (but not at > > breakfast, please! I'm not a morning person ). > > Good luck with your surgery (and to Sunita, too)! > > n > > rBHR Oct.17/03 McMinn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 great idea Pamela to have a Vancouver get together eventhough most of you are in North Vancouver but Vancouver is close enough. I would prefer early February so that I would be able to drive (it is my right hip!) and has the same date as me although he does not have the " trip " to Belgium! Bruising of sacrum is going down and I think I will be OK but dread the sitting on the plane for 9 hours! I am counting the days now! Sunita Re: Vancouver hippies Well I've been mostly off the list for a while now but see that there a number of North Vancouver hippies on board now. Cliff and I volunteer to host a get together of Vancouver hippies in the new year. I know I have suggested to a couple of you that we ge together after all the kids have gone back to university/other lives etc. but we would be very happy to have all of you and even those who are future hippies ... email me off list if you are interested and we will put something together in the last half of January. Good luck Sunita - I know you talked to Cliff recently - hope that the bruising is going away and you are a little more comfortable now. n I will be in touch next week... we are all cheering for you ... Duncan is an excellent doctor and I am sure that he is going to very good care of resurfacing patients - is he using the birmingham or something else? We consulted with Darryl both before and after we went to belgium and he was a great help. I am guessing that you should be able to make it over if we aim for later in January? Fred, Regina, , Ralph, Galeen and anyone from here or near here still on the list- would you like to compare scars too? Once again thanks to new hip we a wonderful Christmas and I was able to shop way too long (see VISA bill for proof). A very happy new year to you all... Pamela and Cliff lbhr and rbhr De Smet Oct 23/02 > > Hello > > I am in North Vancouver, but had surgery in England as I didn't > > dare wait (I'm still on a waiting list for an OS in Vancouver, but > > I'll get him to check out my other hip which might need attention > by > > the time I get a consultation appointment in a year or so!) > > The British hospital gave me a pamphlet of exercises to do for > > eight weeks after the surgery, and said not to go for physiotherapy > > during the first two months, just do those exercises. After two > > months, if I felt I needed something different I could look into > > physio, or just keep doing the same exercises with the addition of > > ankle weights. After three months, I could go back to my " mild, > > non-impact " fitness classes. I am 53, and at ten weeks post-op I am > > still not back to normal, but since my hip was locked in a limited > > range of motion for four years, I am not surprised that it will > take a > > long time for those muscles to rebuild. Last week I went to see > Daryl > > Gjernes, a physio in North Vancouver who had both his hips > resurfaced > > a few years ago. He gave me two more exercises to add to the 12 I > was > > already doing, but otherwise just said to carry on. My family > doctor > > wrote me a referral for physiotherapy, but if you don't have > extended > > medical coverage, I think you can just make your own appointment > with > > a physio and pay the fee (which ranges between $35 and $45, > depending > > on the physio and what sort of facilities they offer). > > If you are tall, I recommend arranging to rent a raised toilet > > seat from the Red Cross. They don't charge a fee; you just make a > > donation. The Red Cross also have crutches and canes, I believe. I > > bought a long shoehorn for $5 and a " sock aid " for about $17 at a > > store which carries medical devices. I'm lending my stuff to > another > > friend who's also having hip surgery in January. > > I went back to work part-time after three weeks, but found I > was > > still pretty tired (and sitting was difficult) for the first > month, so > > I recommend taking a month off if you can. During the first month > you > > will probably be on one or two crutches, and not allowed to drive, > so > > it's not easy to carry a briefcase, and I had to go to work by > bus. > > You will find you are quite busy at home, if you take the extra > > rest you will probably need post-surgery. It takes me an hour every > > day just to do the exercises and a little walking or time on the > > exercise bike, and due to the weather I haven't done as much > walking > > as I should. However, I can now walk two miles (on a fairly flat > > route) without stopping to rest, so I'm very happy about that. > > You can expect to feel some pain and have other after-effects of > > major surgery. The first few weeks are the hardest. But most of us > > feel that it's well worth it, and every single week I notice a lot > of > > improvement. > > If you email me your phone number (to mledirect@y...), I will > > call you and try to answer any questions you might have. There are > a > > lot of us " hippies " in Vancouver, especially on the North Shore. > One > > of these days maybe we should have a get-together (but not at > > breakfast, please! I'm not a morning person ). > > Good luck with your surgery (and to Sunita, too)! > > n > > rBHR Oct.17/03 McMinn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 great idea Pamela to have a Vancouver get together eventhough most of you are in North Vancouver but Vancouver is close enough. I would prefer early February so that I would be able to drive (it is my right hip!) and has the same date as me although he does not have the " trip " to Belgium! Bruising of sacrum is going down and I think I will be OK but dread the sitting on the plane for 9 hours! I am counting the days now! Sunita Re: Vancouver hippies Well I've been mostly off the list for a while now but see that there a number of North Vancouver hippies on board now. Cliff and I volunteer to host a get together of Vancouver hippies in the new year. I know I have suggested to a couple of you that we ge together after all the kids have gone back to university/other lives etc. but we would be very happy to have all of you and even those who are future hippies ... email me off list if you are interested and we will put something together in the last half of January. Good luck Sunita - I know you talked to Cliff recently - hope that the bruising is going away and you are a little more comfortable now. n I will be in touch next week... we are all cheering for you ... Duncan is an excellent doctor and I am sure that he is going to very good care of resurfacing patients - is he using the birmingham or something else? We consulted with Darryl both before and after we went to belgium and he was a great help. I am guessing that you should be able to make it over if we aim for later in January? Fred, Regina, , Ralph, Galeen and anyone from here or near here still on the list- would you like to compare scars too? Once again thanks to new hip we a wonderful Christmas and I was able to shop way too long (see VISA bill for proof). A very happy new year to you all... Pamela and Cliff lbhr and rbhr De Smet Oct 23/02 > > Hello > > I am in North Vancouver, but had surgery in England as I didn't > > dare wait (I'm still on a waiting list for an OS in Vancouver, but > > I'll get him to check out my other hip which might need attention > by > > the time I get a consultation appointment in a year or so!) > > The British hospital gave me a pamphlet of exercises to do for > > eight weeks after the surgery, and said not to go for physiotherapy > > during the first two months, just do those exercises. After two > > months, if I felt I needed something different I could look into > > physio, or just keep doing the same exercises with the addition of > > ankle weights. After three months, I could go back to my " mild, > > non-impact " fitness classes. I am 53, and at ten weeks post-op I am > > still not back to normal, but since my hip was locked in a limited > > range of motion for four years, I am not surprised that it will > take a > > long time for those muscles to rebuild. Last week I went to see > Daryl > > Gjernes, a physio in North Vancouver who had both his hips > resurfaced > > a few years ago. He gave me two more exercises to add to the 12 I > was > > already doing, but otherwise just said to carry on. My family > doctor > > wrote me a referral for physiotherapy, but if you don't have > extended > > medical coverage, I think you can just make your own appointment > with > > a physio and pay the fee (which ranges between $35 and $45, > depending > > on the physio and what sort of facilities they offer). > > If you are tall, I recommend arranging to rent a raised toilet > > seat from the Red Cross. They don't charge a fee; you just make a > > donation. The Red Cross also have crutches and canes, I believe. I > > bought a long shoehorn for $5 and a " sock aid " for about $17 at a > > store which carries medical devices. I'm lending my stuff to > another > > friend who's also having hip surgery in January. > > I went back to work part-time after three weeks, but found I > was > > still pretty tired (and sitting was difficult) for the first > month, so > > I recommend taking a month off if you can. During the first month > you > > will probably be on one or two crutches, and not allowed to drive, > so > > it's not easy to carry a briefcase, and I had to go to work by > bus. > > You will find you are quite busy at home, if you take the extra > > rest you will probably need post-surgery. It takes me an hour every > > day just to do the exercises and a little walking or time on the > > exercise bike, and due to the weather I haven't done as much > walking > > as I should. However, I can now walk two miles (on a fairly flat > > route) without stopping to rest, so I'm very happy about that. > > You can expect to feel some pain and have other after-effects of > > major surgery. The first few weeks are the hardest. But most of us > > feel that it's well worth it, and every single week I notice a lot > of > > improvement. > > If you email me your phone number (to mledirect@y...), I will > > call you and try to answer any questions you might have. There are > a > > lot of us " hippies " in Vancouver, especially on the North Shore. > One > > of these days maybe we should have a get-together (but not at > > breakfast, please! I'm not a morning person ). > > Good luck with your surgery (and to Sunita, too)! > > n > > rBHR Oct.17/03 McMinn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 At 01:57 AM 12/28/2003 +0000, you wrote: >Cliff and I >volunteer to host a get together of Vancouver hippies in the new year. > I'm guessing you mean Vancouver B.C. The other one would be much closer for me...I'd be happy to drive up to Seattle though and share a ride the rest of the way if anyone is interested. Cindy C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Cindy- Pam- I live in Spokane and Seattle isn't' too terribly far. I love Vancouver! Perhaps you wouldn't mind a couple of Yanks joining you? Rock climbin' Jude LBHR De Smet 09/11/02 Re: Re: Vancouver hippies At 01:57 AM 12/28/2003 +0000, you wrote: >Cliff and I >volunteer to host a get together of Vancouver hippies in the new year. > I'm guessing you mean Vancouver B.C. The other one would be much closer for me...I'd be happy to drive up to Seattle though and share a ride the rest of the way if anyone is interested. Cindy C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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