Guest guest Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 Hi All, I haven't posted here much but have read most of yours and they have helped me greatly. Just thought I would write in to say thanks to all and especially to Edith. I am going under the knife tomorrow and feel very relaxed about it all, compared to a few months ago when I made the initial decision to have the BHR. If you have any doubt an upcoming op I can assure you it dissapears as the big day gets closer. Try spending two weeks off your anti-inflamatories (as you must before the op) and you'll see! Catch up with you next week with my new right hip. (Hope the surgeon does the correct side!) regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 All the very best for tomorrow. Looking forward to hearing your news in a week or so. ine RHS April 03, LHS March 04 > > > Hi All, > I haven't posted here much but have read most of yours and they have helped > me greatly. > Just thought I would write in to say thanks to all and especially to Edith. > I am going under the knife tomorrow and feel very relaxed about it all, > compared to a few months ago when I made the initial decision to have the > BHR. > If you have any doubt an upcoming op I can assure you it dissapears as the > big day gets closer. Try spending two weeks off your anti- inflamatories (as > you must before the op) and you'll see! > > Catch up with you next week with my new right hip. (Hope the surgeon does > the correct side!) > regards > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 Behnam, I had both hips operated at once (simultaneous bilateral resurfacing) with Dr. Koen DeSmet in Ghent, Belgium on July 2, 2002. Not that many people had done simultaneous bilaterals prior to me but I think many others have done so since. I know that DeSmet is not afraid to do them if the patient is in good physical shape. I was a fit 50 yr. old at the time. My surgery and result has been fantastic. I am able to lead a very active lifestyle and play tournament single tennis again. I am also happy I did the operations at one time. One surgery, one anesthetic, and one recovery instead of two. As Dr DeSmet said, " Better to suffer only once. " In my case, I never felt that I " suffered " since the whole experience of being restored was wonderful and magical. Naturally, the first 48 hrs. after surgery is a little difficult but overall it went very well. My only regret about not having two separate operations was that I couldn't repeat the great experience with everyone at Ghent. Feel free to contact me if you have more questions. Please put my name in the subject so that I know the question is for me, since it is hard to read all the postings. Saeed Nowrasteh Madison, WI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 7, 2004 Report Share Posted April 7, 2004 > ine, > > I am a new comer to the group and I wonder if anyone > thought or investgated about operating both right and > left hips in one operation? Several surgeons in Europe and the US do bilateral resurfacings. I'm having a bilateral in Los Angeles on April 20. > Do you mean by " RHS April 03, LHS March 04 " that you > had a second operation on the right hip after one > month with respect to the first on the left? No, she means she had her left hip done 11 months after her right hip. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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