RE: Healing takes longer for some of us.

[Guest guest]

Dasher

So pleased to hear that you're doing well. You were in the

2002 'cohort' with me. I've been walking (& running!) for nearly a

year now but I'm still noticing improvements. In the last few weeks I

discovered that I can finally lie on my scar without discomfort.

BTW I love your way of putting standard post-op aches into

context... 'However I do not wake in the middle of the night and

try and remove the knife sticking into the side of my hip.'

Will be quoting that one.

Kathy

LBHR dysplasia Mr Treacy 2002

> I was resurfaced in October 02 but had a history of congenital hip

> dysplasia, so have suffered hip pain for most of my life. Prior to

my

> Left BHR I received a femoral osteotomy to realign my anantomy so

> that any leg length discrepancy was fixed. This has been successful

> and my leg length is equal although this means that my recovery has

> been somewhat slower due to my muscles, knee joint, ankle joint,

feet

> etc getting used to walking with a normal gait - this has been hard

> work.

>

> I am so busy enjoying my new freedom that I don't get to visit very

> often however it seems that several recent hippies are doing it

tough

> in their recoveries.

>

> After my resurface I suffered acute pain after exercising and was

> convinced that I had either :-

> * an infection

> * femoral fracture

> * Muscle tear etc.

> I had several visits to casualty at my local hospital but the x-

rays,

> blood tests all returned negative. I was so worried that I

consulted

> my OS - his response was that I had undergone major surgery and was

> going to hurt for awhile. He thought that I may have hip bursitis

and

> that I needed to take it a little easier. I did and 16 months down

> the track life is great. I still have some numbness in my hip and

at

> times when I overdo the exercise I feel some pain in my hip and the

> muscles protest. However I do not wake in the middle of the night

and

> try and remove the knife sticking into the side of my hip. My cane

> (which I used for over 20 years) has been dontated to those who

> really need it. I can walk long distances which in my previous life

> were impossible.

>

> Some hippies have a quick recovery but more often than not they did

> not suffer for a great length of time. Some of us take longer to

heal

> but it will happen. It just takes persitence and time.

>

> Good luck to all the slower healing hippies out there and all the

> best.

>

> Dasher LBHR 02 D Young - Melbourne, Australia

[Guest guest]

THANK YOU Dasher. I have been beating this drum since having resurf

surgery and seeing that I was one of those " slow " healers. Time moves

differently for each person and there is no doubt in my mind that how long

you take to heal is coupled with 1) How long you had OA or related issues

2) What kind of shape you were in prior to surgery 3) How long you had

been in the " hobbled " state before surgery (weak muscles) and 4) Surgery

complications or how long you were on the operating table for.

Prior to surgery my body was so screwed up that besides hip pain, I had

knee, ankle, foot and shin pain. The pain was so bad I was convinced that

my knees were going on me too. After the surgery, the pain went away but I

had to relearn how to walk.

Each person is created differently and the time it takes to heal varies.

Lois C+ 3/27/03 Dr. Mont

Healing takes longer for some of us.

I was resurfaced in October 02 but had a history of congenital hip

dysplasia, so have suffered hip pain for most of my life. Prior to my

Left BHR I received a femoral osteotomy to realign my anantomy so

that any leg length discrepancy was fixed. This has been successful

and my leg length is equal although this means that my recovery has

been somewhat slower due to my muscles, knee joint, ankle joint, feet

etc getting used to walking with a normal gait - this has been hard

work.

I am so busy enjoying my new freedom that I don't get to visit very

often however it seems that several recent hippies are doing it tough

in their recoveries.

After my resurface I suffered acute pain after exercising and was

convinced that I had either :-

* an infection

* femoral fracture

* Muscle tear etc.

I had several visits to casualty at my local hospital but the x-rays,

blood tests all returned negative. I was so worried that I consulted

my OS - his response was that I had undergone major surgery and was

going to hurt for awhile. He thought that I may have hip bursitis and

that I needed to take it a little easier. I did and 16 months down

the track life is great. I still have some numbness in my hip and at

times when I overdo the exercise I feel some pain in my hip and the

muscles protest. However I do not wake in the middle of the night and

try and remove the knife sticking into the side of my hip. My cane

(which I used for over 20 years) has been dontated to those who

really need it. I can walk long distances which in my previous life

were impossible.

Some hippies have a quick recovery but more often than not they did

not suffer for a great length of time. Some of us take longer to heal

but it will happen. It just takes persitence and time.

Good luck to all the slower healing hippies out there and all the

best.

Dasher LBHR 02 D Young - Melbourne, Australia

[Guest guest]

Dear Dasher,

Thanks so much for sharing. Will help keep my (slower) recovery in

perspective. Good luck to you!

Lari

> I was resurfaced in October 02 but had a history of congenital hip

> dysplasia, so have suffered hip pain for most of my life. Prior to

my

> Left BHR I received a femoral osteotomy to realign my anantomy so

> that any leg length discrepancy was fixed. This has been

successful

> and my leg length is equal although this means that my recovery

has

> been somewhat slower due to my muscles, knee joint, ankle joint,

feet

> etc getting used to walking with a normal gait - this has been

hard

> work.

>

> I am so busy enjoying my new freedom that I don't get to visit

very

> often however it seems that several recent hippies are doing it

tough

> in their recoveries.

>

> After my resurface I suffered acute pain after exercising and was

> convinced that I had either :-

> * an infection

> * femoral fracture

> * Muscle tear etc.

> I had several visits to casualty at my local hospital but the x-

rays,

> blood tests all returned negative. I was so worried that I

consulted

> my OS - his response was that I had undergone major surgery and

was

> going to hurt for awhile. He thought that I may have hip bursitis

and

> that I needed to take it a little easier. I did and 16 months down

> the track life is great. I still have some numbness in my hip and

at

> times when I overdo the exercise I feel some pain in my hip and

the

> muscles protest. However I do not wake in the middle of the night

and

> try and remove the knife sticking into the side of my hip. My cane

> (which I used for over 20 years) has been dontated to those who

> really need it. I can walk long distances which in my previous

life

> were impossible.

>

> Some hippies have a quick recovery but more often than not they

did

> not suffer for a great length of time. Some of us take longer to

heal

> but it will happen. It just takes persitence and time.

>

> Good luck to all the slower healing hippies out there and all the

> best.

>

> Dasher LBHR 02 D Young - Melbourne, Australia

[Guest guest]

Dear Dasher,

Thanks so much for sharing. Will help keep my (slower) recovery in

perspective. Good luck to you!

Lari

> I was resurfaced in October 02 but had a history of congenital hip

> dysplasia, so have suffered hip pain for most of my life. Prior to

my

> Left BHR I received a femoral osteotomy to realign my anantomy so

> that any leg length discrepancy was fixed. This has been

successful

> and my leg length is equal although this means that my recovery

has

> been somewhat slower due to my muscles, knee joint, ankle joint,

feet

> etc getting used to walking with a normal gait - this has been

hard

> work.

>

> I am so busy enjoying my new freedom that I don't get to visit

very

> often however it seems that several recent hippies are doing it

tough

> in their recoveries.

>

> After my resurface I suffered acute pain after exercising and was

> convinced that I had either :-

> * an infection

> * femoral fracture

> * Muscle tear etc.

> I had several visits to casualty at my local hospital but the x-

rays,

> blood tests all returned negative. I was so worried that I

consulted

> my OS - his response was that I had undergone major surgery and

was

> going to hurt for awhile. He thought that I may have hip bursitis

and

> that I needed to take it a little easier. I did and 16 months down

> the track life is great. I still have some numbness in my hip and

at

> times when I overdo the exercise I feel some pain in my hip and

the

> muscles protest. However I do not wake in the middle of the night

and

> try and remove the knife sticking into the side of my hip. My cane

> (which I used for over 20 years) has been dontated to those who

> really need it. I can walk long distances which in my previous

life

> were impossible.

>

> Some hippies have a quick recovery but more often than not they

did

> not suffer for a great length of time. Some of us take longer to

heal

> but it will happen. It just takes persitence and time.

>

> Good luck to all the slower healing hippies out there and all the

> best.

>

> Dasher LBHR 02 D Young - Melbourne, Australia

[Guest guest]

Dear Dasher,

Thanks so much for sharing. Will help keep my (slower) recovery in

perspective. Good luck to you!

Lari

> I was resurfaced in October 02 but had a history of congenital hip

> dysplasia, so have suffered hip pain for most of my life. Prior to

my

> Left BHR I received a femoral osteotomy to realign my anantomy so

> that any leg length discrepancy was fixed. This has been

successful

> and my leg length is equal although this means that my recovery

has

> been somewhat slower due to my muscles, knee joint, ankle joint,

feet

> etc getting used to walking with a normal gait - this has been

hard

> work.

>

> I am so busy enjoying my new freedom that I don't get to visit

very

> often however it seems that several recent hippies are doing it

tough

> in their recoveries.

>

> After my resurface I suffered acute pain after exercising and was

> convinced that I had either :-

> * an infection

> * femoral fracture

> * Muscle tear etc.

> I had several visits to casualty at my local hospital but the x-

rays,

> blood tests all returned negative. I was so worried that I

consulted

> my OS - his response was that I had undergone major surgery and

was

> going to hurt for awhile. He thought that I may have hip bursitis

and

> that I needed to take it a little easier. I did and 16 months down

> the track life is great. I still have some numbness in my hip and

at

> times when I overdo the exercise I feel some pain in my hip and

the

> muscles protest. However I do not wake in the middle of the night

and

> try and remove the knife sticking into the side of my hip. My cane

> (which I used for over 20 years) has been dontated to those who

> really need it. I can walk long distances which in my previous

life

> were impossible.

>

> Some hippies have a quick recovery but more often than not they

did

> not suffer for a great length of time. Some of us take longer to

heal

> but it will happen. It just takes persitence and time.

>

> Good luck to all the slower healing hippies out there and all the

> best.

>

> Dasher LBHR 02 D Young - Melbourne, Australia

[Guest guest]

Dear Dasher,

Thanks so much for this. Just what I was hoping to hear---that it can

get better in the end. It helps puts things in perspective and will

keep remembering 'persistence and time'. And patience, me thinks.

Eleanor

Healing takes longer for some of us.

I was resurfaced in October 02 but had a history of congenital hip

dysplasia, so have suffered hip pain for most of my life. Prior to my

Left BHR I received a femoral osteotomy to realign my anantomy so

that any leg length discrepancy was fixed. This has been successful

and my leg length is equal although this means that my recovery has

been somewhat slower due to my muscles, knee joint, ankle joint, feet

etc getting used to walking with a normal gait - this has been hard

work.

I am so busy enjoying my new freedom that I don't get to visit very

often however it seems that several recent hippies are doing it tough

in their recoveries.

After my resurface I suffered acute pain after exercising and was

convinced that I had either :-

* an infection

* femoral fracture

* Muscle tear etc.

I had several visits to casualty at my local hospital but the x-rays,

blood tests all returned negative. I was so worried that I consulted

my OS - his response was that I had undergone major surgery and was

going to hurt for awhile. He thought that I may have hip bursitis and

that I needed to take it a little easier. I did and 16 months down

the track life is great. I still have some numbness in my hip and at

times when I overdo the exercise I feel some pain in my hip and the

muscles protest. However I do not wake in the middle of the night and

try and remove the knife sticking into the side of my hip. My cane

(which I used for over 20 years) has been dontated to those who

really need it. I can walk long distances which in my previous life

were impossible.

Some hippies have a quick recovery but more often than not they did

not suffer for a great length of time. Some of us take longer to heal

but it will happen. It just takes persitence and time.

Good luck to all the slower healing hippies out there and all the

best.

Dasher LBHR 02 D Young - Melbourne, Australia

[Guest guest]

Dear Dasher,

Thanks so much for this. Just what I was hoping to hear---that it can

get better in the end. It helps puts things in perspective and will

keep remembering 'persistence and time'. And patience, me thinks.

Eleanor

Healing takes longer for some of us.

I was resurfaced in October 02 but had a history of congenital hip

dysplasia, so have suffered hip pain for most of my life. Prior to my

Left BHR I received a femoral osteotomy to realign my anantomy so

that any leg length discrepancy was fixed. This has been successful

and my leg length is equal although this means that my recovery has

been somewhat slower due to my muscles, knee joint, ankle joint, feet

etc getting used to walking with a normal gait - this has been hard

work.

I am so busy enjoying my new freedom that I don't get to visit very

often however it seems that several recent hippies are doing it tough

in their recoveries.

After my resurface I suffered acute pain after exercising and was

convinced that I had either :-

* an infection

* femoral fracture

* Muscle tear etc.

I had several visits to casualty at my local hospital but the x-rays,

blood tests all returned negative. I was so worried that I consulted

my OS - his response was that I had undergone major surgery and was

going to hurt for awhile. He thought that I may have hip bursitis and

that I needed to take it a little easier. I did and 16 months down

the track life is great. I still have some numbness in my hip and at

times when I overdo the exercise I feel some pain in my hip and the

muscles protest. However I do not wake in the middle of the night and

try and remove the knife sticking into the side of my hip. My cane

(which I used for over 20 years) has been dontated to those who

really need it. I can walk long distances which in my previous life

were impossible.

Some hippies have a quick recovery but more often than not they did

not suffer for a great length of time. Some of us take longer to heal

but it will happen. It just takes persitence and time.

Good luck to all the slower healing hippies out there and all the

best.

Dasher LBHR 02 D Young - Melbourne, Australia

[Guest guest]

Dear Kathy,

You are a Brit as well? Just noticed the 'uk' bit on your e-mail

address. And is Dasher? Interesting to hear that it has taken well

over a year for you to be able to lie on your scar side without

discomfort. I wondered if that would ever happen, as still am tight

there, and while I can lie on it, it is not great. Will look forward to

it being different. (That is the side I lie on when I want a good

in-bed cuddle with my ever-patient lovely husband.)

Eleanor

Re: Healing takes longer for some of us.

Dasher

So pleased to hear that you're doing well. You were in the

2002 'cohort' with me. I've been walking (& running!) for nearly a

year now but I'm still noticing improvements. In the last few weeks I

discovered that I can finally lie on my scar without discomfort.

BTW I love your way of putting standard post-op aches into

context... 'However I do not wake in the middle of the night and

try and remove the knife sticking into the side of my hip.'

Will be quoting that one.

Kathy

LBHR dysplasia Mr Treacy 2002

> I was resurfaced in October 02 but had a history of congenital hip

> dysplasia, so have suffered hip pain for most of my life. Prior to

my

> Left BHR I received a femoral osteotomy to realign my anantomy so

> that any leg length discrepancy was fixed. This has been successful

> and my leg length is equal although this means that my recovery has

> been somewhat slower due to my muscles, knee joint, ankle joint,

feet

> etc getting used to walking with a normal gait - this has been hard

> work.

>

> I am so busy enjoying my new freedom that I don't get to visit very

> often however it seems that several recent hippies are doing it

tough

> in their recoveries.

>

> After my resurface I suffered acute pain after exercising and was

> convinced that I had either :-

> * an infection

> * femoral fracture

> * Muscle tear etc.

> I had several visits to casualty at my local hospital but the x-

rays,

> blood tests all returned negative. I was so worried that I

consulted

> my OS - his response was that I had undergone major surgery and was

> going to hurt for awhile. He thought that I may have hip bursitis

and

> that I needed to take it a little easier. I did and 16 months down

> the track life is great. I still have some numbness in my hip and

at

> times when I overdo the exercise I feel some pain in my hip and the

> muscles protest. However I do not wake in the middle of the night

and

> try and remove the knife sticking into the side of my hip. My cane

> (which I used for over 20 years) has been dontated to those who

> really need it. I can walk long distances which in my previous life

> were impossible.

>

> Some hippies have a quick recovery but more often than not they did

> not suffer for a great length of time. Some of us take longer to

heal

> but it will happen. It just takes persitence and time.

>

> Good luck to all the slower healing hippies out there and all the

> best.

>

> Dasher LBHR 02 D Young - Melbourne, Australia

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[Guest guest]

Dear Kathy,

You are a Brit as well? Just noticed the 'uk' bit on your e-mail

address. And is Dasher? Interesting to hear that it has taken well

over a year for you to be able to lie on your scar side without

discomfort. I wondered if that would ever happen, as still am tight

there, and while I can lie on it, it is not great. Will look forward to

it being different. (That is the side I lie on when I want a good

in-bed cuddle with my ever-patient lovely husband.)

Eleanor

Re: Healing takes longer for some of us.

Dasher

So pleased to hear that you're doing well. You were in the

2002 'cohort' with me. I've been walking (& running!) for nearly a

year now but I'm still noticing improvements. In the last few weeks I

discovered that I can finally lie on my scar without discomfort.

BTW I love your way of putting standard post-op aches into

context... 'However I do not wake in the middle of the night and

try and remove the knife sticking into the side of my hip.'

Will be quoting that one.

Kathy

LBHR dysplasia Mr Treacy 2002

> I was resurfaced in October 02 but had a history of congenital hip

> dysplasia, so have suffered hip pain for most of my life. Prior to

my

> Left BHR I received a femoral osteotomy to realign my anantomy so

> that any leg length discrepancy was fixed. This has been successful

> and my leg length is equal although this means that my recovery has

> been somewhat slower due to my muscles, knee joint, ankle joint,

feet

> etc getting used to walking with a normal gait - this has been hard

> work.

>

> I am so busy enjoying my new freedom that I don't get to visit very

> often however it seems that several recent hippies are doing it

tough

> in their recoveries.

>

> After my resurface I suffered acute pain after exercising and was

> convinced that I had either :-

> * an infection

> * femoral fracture

> * Muscle tear etc.

> I had several visits to casualty at my local hospital but the x-

rays,

> blood tests all returned negative. I was so worried that I

consulted

> my OS - his response was that I had undergone major surgery and was

> going to hurt for awhile. He thought that I may have hip bursitis

and

> that I needed to take it a little easier. I did and 16 months down

> the track life is great. I still have some numbness in my hip and

at

> times when I overdo the exercise I feel some pain in my hip and the

> muscles protest. However I do not wake in the middle of the night

and

> try and remove the knife sticking into the side of my hip. My cane

> (which I used for over 20 years) has been dontated to those who

> really need it. I can walk long distances which in my previous life

> were impossible.

>

> Some hippies have a quick recovery but more often than not they did

> not suffer for a great length of time. Some of us take longer to

heal

> but it will happen. It just takes persitence and time.

>

> Good luck to all the slower healing hippies out there and all the

> best.

>

> Dasher LBHR 02 D Young - Melbourne, Australia

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[Guest guest]

Dear Kathy,

You are a Brit as well? Just noticed the 'uk' bit on your e-mail

address. And is Dasher? Interesting to hear that it has taken well

over a year for you to be able to lie on your scar side without

discomfort. I wondered if that would ever happen, as still am tight

there, and while I can lie on it, it is not great. Will look forward to

it being different. (That is the side I lie on when I want a good

in-bed cuddle with my ever-patient lovely husband.)

Eleanor

Re: Healing takes longer for some of us.

Dasher

So pleased to hear that you're doing well. You were in the

2002 'cohort' with me. I've been walking (& running!) for nearly a

year now but I'm still noticing improvements. In the last few weeks I

discovered that I can finally lie on my scar without discomfort.

BTW I love your way of putting standard post-op aches into

context... 'However I do not wake in the middle of the night and

try and remove the knife sticking into the side of my hip.'

Will be quoting that one.

Kathy

LBHR dysplasia Mr Treacy 2002

> I was resurfaced in October 02 but had a history of congenital hip

> dysplasia, so have suffered hip pain for most of my life. Prior to

my

> Left BHR I received a femoral osteotomy to realign my anantomy so

> that any leg length discrepancy was fixed. This has been successful

> and my leg length is equal although this means that my recovery has

> been somewhat slower due to my muscles, knee joint, ankle joint,

feet

> etc getting used to walking with a normal gait - this has been hard

> work.

>

> I am so busy enjoying my new freedom that I don't get to visit very

> often however it seems that several recent hippies are doing it

tough

> in their recoveries.

>

> After my resurface I suffered acute pain after exercising and was

> convinced that I had either :-

> * an infection

> * femoral fracture

> * Muscle tear etc.

> I had several visits to casualty at my local hospital but the x-

rays,

> blood tests all returned negative. I was so worried that I

consulted

> my OS - his response was that I had undergone major surgery and was

> going to hurt for awhile. He thought that I may have hip bursitis

and

> that I needed to take it a little easier. I did and 16 months down

> the track life is great. I still have some numbness in my hip and

at

> times when I overdo the exercise I feel some pain in my hip and the

> muscles protest. However I do not wake in the middle of the night

and

> try and remove the knife sticking into the side of my hip. My cane

> (which I used for over 20 years) has been dontated to those who

> really need it. I can walk long distances which in my previous life

> were impossible.

>

> Some hippies have a quick recovery but more often than not they did

> not suffer for a great length of time. Some of us take longer to

heal

> but it will happen. It just takes persitence and time.

>

> Good luck to all the slower healing hippies out there and all the

> best.

>

> Dasher LBHR 02 D Young - Melbourne, Australia

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