Re: Some thoughts-humbling ones

[Guest guest]

Okay, a show of hands, please. How many people are really living in

MY REALITY? For most of the past six years (and the injury occurred

about 8 years ago) I've been veering to the left when I walk. Two

years ago, it was 2 weeks in Paris...on the ground, walking...and

making sure to find a pharmacy that sold naproxin. Climbing the

stairs in the underground, standing and walking the Louvre. A year

ago, it was Rome, on the ground, walking, climbing the Coliseum

stairs, walking,aching, walking, aching... aching, aching; and the

punishing walk through the Vatican Museum. Then the South of England

(Salisbury) and the North of France. Aching with every step, and

because of the ache, never truly enjoying the pleasure I'd travelled

so far to experience. (A five-star restaurant in the North of France

is barely now remembered. What I remember mostly is the pain of

walking to get there from the car...and how much it hurt to sit in

one of those chairs.) From the distance, I now know how much

pleasure of experience the pain stole from me. I now realize how

easy it can become to live with pain. And, in the end, how pointless

and self-defeating; but at the time, I really thought the only thing

that mattered was that I looked funny when I walked.

All of that is past. The reality of what others see came home

today. Yesterday I played (and won) at doubles handball. This

morning, I hurt so much I could barely walk. This afternoon, I

talked on the phone to my doubles partner of yesterday and told

him... I'd played my last handball...until I get the hip fixed. He

asked " why " . I told him he wouldn't believe how much it hurt today.

He said I would believe how bad I looked trying to run while we were

playing yesterday. So much for pretending. THIS REALITY WON'T BE

HIDDEN...BUT IT CAN BE CHANGED. We only need to choose it.

Hobble on, Hippies,

Alan

> As I read the posts from folks who are deliberating whether or not

to go

> ahead with the resurf surgery, I am moved to tell everyone how

very glad I

> am to of OFF of all of those pain controllers. My main pain med was

> ibuprofen and I was, ultimately, taking 800 mgs, twice per day. I

did that

> for several years. It worked. I was constantly buying the stuff.

> Constantly running out of the stuff. I ended up on Vicadin, but

for years

> it was ibuprofen. Do you all know how risky that is? I tended to

think it

> was " just aspirin (only different) " even though my family doc had

fits when

> she found out how much I was taking. Renal failure? Liver

damage? AND I

> was also taking Prilosec every day. Guess what? I hardly ever

take a pain

> pill these days and I don't have to take Prilosec. I'm sure my poor

> filtering organs must be shuddering with relief that I've stopped

> assaulting them and overworking them. And it just plain feels good

to be

> off of all of those pills. So, yeah -- a lot of us can literally

hobble on

> with the help of these meds, but I'm very glad not to be doing that

> anymore. Joyce (Dr Gross, LHR, 2/2/04)

>

>

>

> sungold518@e...

[Guest guest]

From: Joyce Graves

To: surfacehippy

Sent: 6/29/2004 9:52:15 PM

Subject: RE: Re: Some thoughts-humbling ones

I remember, last summer, hiking into the Red River Gorge and while hiking

out (read: uphill), I don't know what kept me putting one foot in front of

the other. Pride, for sure. Also just the certain knowledge that there

was no way out but one step after the other. Now THAT was an enjoyable

experience! Think I had room in my mind for noticing how gorgeous the

place was? Or how still? Or how wild and old?? Nope, every cell, every

thought was focused on putting one foot in front of the other... Joyce

(Dr Gross, LHR, 2/2/04)

sungold518@...

Re: Some thoughts-humbling ones

Okay, a show of hands, please. How many people are really living in

MY REALITY? For most of the past six years (and the injury occurred

about 8 years ago) I've been veering to the left when I walk. Two

years ago, it was 2 weeks in Paris...on the ground, walking...and

making sure to find a pharmacy that sold naproxin. Climbing the

stairs in the underground, standing and walking the Louvre. A year

ago, it was Rome, on the ground, walking, climbing the Coliseum

stairs, walking,aching, walking, aching... aching, aching; and the

punishing walk through the Vatican Museum. Then the South of England

(Salisbury) and the North of France. Aching with every step, and

because of the ache, never truly enjoying the pleasure I'd travelled

so far to experience. (A five-star restaurant in the North of France

is barely now remembered. What I remember mostly is the pain of

walking to get there from the car...and how much it hurt to sit in

one of those chairs.) From the distance, I now know how much

pleasure of experience the pain stole from me. I now realize how

easy it can become to live with pain. And, in the end, how pointless

and self-defeating; but at the time, I really thought the only thing

that mattered was that I looked funny when I walked.

All of that is past. The reality of what others see came home

today. Yesterday I played (and won) at doubles handball. This

morning, I hurt so much I could barely walk. This afternoon, I

talked on the phone to my doubles partner of yesterday and told

him... I'd played my last handball...until I get the hip fixed. He

asked " why " . I told him he wouldn't believe how much it hurt today.

He said I would believe how bad I looked trying to run while we were

playing yesterday. So much for pretending. THIS REALITY WON'T BE

HIDDEN...BUT IT CAN BE CHANGED. We only need to choose it.

Hobble on, Hippies,

Alan

> As I read the posts from folks who are deliberating whether or not

to go

> ahead with the resurf surgery, I am moved to tell everyone how

very glad I

> am to of OFF of all of those pain controllers. My main pain med was

> ibuprofen and I was, ultimately, taking 800 mgs, twice per day. I

did that

> for several years. It worked. I was constantly buying the stuff.

> Constantly running out of the stuff. I ended up on Vicadin, but

for years

> it was ibuprofen. Do you all know how risky that is? I tended to

think it

> was " just aspirin (only different) " even though my family doc had

fits when

> she found out how much I was taking. Renal failure? Liver

damage? AND I

> was also taking Prilosec every day. Guess what? I hardly ever

take a pain

> pill these days and I don't have to take Prilosec. I'm sure my poor

> filtering organs must be shuddering with relief that I've stopped

> assaulting them and overworking them. And it just plain feels good

to be

> off of all of those pills. So, yeah -- a lot of us can literally

hobble on

> with the help of these meds, but I'm very glad not to be doing that

> anymore. Joyce (Dr Gross, LHR, 2/2/04)

>

>

>

> sungold518@e...

[Guest guest]

Most of us have been there...I just kept popping the pills and

hurting anyway. I finally resorted to crutches and even then the

pain was awful....It's actually really hard to say exactly when it

started now, but I know when it ended - 45 minutes after falling

asleep on the operating table. I know I am one of the lucky ones -

not a minute of pain did I feel from the time I woke up and it is

probably because any pain there was was so much less than before

surgery I just didn't notice it. When the other hip goes, as I

expect it will after seeing my xrays I will not wait that long. My

OS says that no one ever waits for the second one!!!

I still remember the sheer of joy just being able to walk my dog

without pain... and life even now almost 2 years later continues to

improve. Just didn't know how much I had lost I guess, but getting

it back is a lot of fun.

Just do it....

Pamela

LBHR De Smet Oct/02

> > As I read the posts from folks who are deliberating whether or

not

> to go

> > ahead with the resurf surgery, I am moved to tell everyone how

> very glad I

> > am to of OFF of all of those pain controllers. My main pain med

was

> > ibuprofen and I was, ultimately, taking 800 mgs, twice per day.

I

> did that

> > for several years. It worked. I was constantly buying the

stuff.

> > Constantly running out of the stuff. I ended up on Vicadin, but

> for years

> > it was ibuprofen. Do you all know how risky that is? I tended

to

> think it

> > was " just aspirin (only different) " even though my family doc

had

> fits when

> > she found out how much I was taking. Renal failure? Liver

> damage? AND I

> > was also taking Prilosec every day. Guess what? I hardly ever

> take a pain

> > pill these days and I don't have to take Prilosec. I'm sure my

poor

> > filtering organs must be shuddering with relief that I've stopped

> > assaulting them and overworking them. And it just plain feels

good

> to be

> > off of all of those pills. So, yeah -- a lot of us can

literally

> hobble on

> > with the help of these meds, but I'm very glad not to be doing

that

> > anymore. Joyce (Dr Gross, LHR, 2/2/04)

> >

> >

> >

> > sungold518@e...

[Guest guest]

Ok Pamela, you almost made me well up with this one.

Chris

> > > As I read the posts from folks who are deliberating whether or

> not

> > to go

> > > ahead with the resurf surgery, I am moved to tell everyone

how

> > very glad I

> > > am to of OFF of all of those pain controllers. My main pain

med

> was

> > > ibuprofen and I was, ultimately, taking 800 mgs, twice per

day.

> I

> > did that

> > > for several years. It worked. I was constantly buying the

> stuff.

> > > Constantly running out of the stuff. I ended up on Vicadin,

but

> > for years

> > > it was ibuprofen. Do you all know how risky that is? I

tended

> to

> > think it

> > > was " just aspirin (only different) " even though my family doc

> had

> > fits when

> > > she found out how much I was taking. Renal failure? Liver

> > damage? AND I

> > > was also taking Prilosec every day. Guess what? I hardly

ever

> > take a pain

> > > pill these days and I don't have to take Prilosec. I'm sure

my

> poor

> > > filtering organs must be shuddering with relief that I've

stopped

> > > assaulting them and overworking them. And it just plain feels

> good

> > to be

> > > off of all of those pills. So, yeah -- a lot of us can

> literally

> > hobble on

> > > with the help of these meds, but I'm very glad not to be doing

> that

> > > anymore. Joyce (Dr Gross, LHR, 2/2/04)

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > sungold518@e...

[Guest guest]

Alan:

For years (like you) I lived with the pain of my arthritic hip. With each

passing year, and every new month, the pain would spiral on. My best

friend, like the dear person she is, would listen to me complain when it got

bad. Hearing my mantra over and over again, listening to me say, " If I

have hip surgery " . Until one day, when she looked me straight in the eye

and said, " IF? Don't you mean WHEN? " It was then that I knew that the

only person I was deceiving was myself. That I was simply avoiding the

issue. That YES, surgery was my future and the sooner I had it the better.

Now, over a year later....I thank her for being my reality check.

Lois

C+ 3/27/03 Dr. Mont

Re: Some thoughts-humbling ones

Okay, a show of hands, please. How many people are really living in

MY REALITY? For most of the past six years (and the injury occurred

about 8 years ago) I've been veering to the left when I walk. Two

years ago, it was 2 weeks in Paris...on the ground, walking...and

making sure to find a pharmacy that sold naproxin. Climbing the

stairs in the underground, standing and walking the Louvre. A year

ago, it was Rome, on the ground, walking, climbing the Coliseum

stairs, walking,aching, walking, aching... aching, aching; and the

punishing walk through the Vatican Museum. Then the South of England

(Salisbury) and the North of France. Aching with every step, and

because of the ache, never truly enjoying the pleasure I'd travelled

so far to experience. (A five-star restaurant in the North of France

is barely now remembered. What I remember mostly is the pain of

walking to get there from the car...and how much it hurt to sit in

one of those chairs.) From the distance, I now know how much

pleasure of experience the pain stole from me. I now realize how

easy it can become to live with pain. And, in the end, how pointless

and self-defeating; but at the time, I really thought the only thing

that mattered was that I looked funny when I walked.

All of that is past. The reality of what others see came home

today. Yesterday I played (and won) at doubles handball. This

morning, I hurt so much I could barely walk. This afternoon, I

talked on the phone to my doubles partner of yesterday and told

him... I'd played my last handball...until I get the hip fixed. He

asked " why " . I told him he wouldn't believe how much it hurt today.

He said I would believe how bad I looked trying to run while we were

playing yesterday. So much for pretending. THIS REALITY WON'T BE

HIDDEN...BUT IT CAN BE CHANGED. We only need to choose it.

Hobble on, Hippies,

Alan

> As I read the posts from folks who are deliberating whether or not

to go

> ahead with the resurf surgery, I am moved to tell everyone how

very glad I

> am to of OFF of all of those pain controllers. My main pain med was

> ibuprofen and I was, ultimately, taking 800 mgs, twice per day. I

did that

> for several years. It worked. I was constantly buying the stuff.

> Constantly running out of the stuff. I ended up on Vicadin, but

for years

> it was ibuprofen. Do you all know how risky that is? I tended to

think it

> was " just aspirin (only different) " even though my family doc had

fits when

> she found out how much I was taking. Renal failure? Liver

damage? AND I

> was also taking Prilosec every day. Guess what? I hardly ever

take a pain

> pill these days and I don't have to take Prilosec. I'm sure my poor

> filtering organs must be shuddering with relief that I've stopped

> assaulting them and overworking them. And it just plain feels good

to be

> off of all of those pills. So, yeah -- a lot of us can literally

hobble on

> with the help of these meds, but I'm very glad not to be doing that

> anymore. Joyce (Dr Gross, LHR, 2/2/04)

>

>

>

> sungold518@e...

[Guest guest]

hi alan-

great story. sounds like a good step forward

with no limp to your thinking. i remember it

took me quite a while to come to the point

where you are now. i have no regrets, and

i honestly believe that you won't either.

your description of the museums reminds

me of just how far my well being has come

in just 7 months since my turn at the operation.

i remember how calculated i was with my steps

in the period leading up to surgery. i was constantly

evaluating variables in order to minimize the amount

of walking i had to do. i would cringe every time

i had to make a sudden minute adjustment in my

direction to avoid something. this turned up the volume

on the " ice-pick syndrome " going on in my hip.

baaaad shit fer sher.

i walked all of the museums i could find after

surgery. i enjoyed every moment of it. it was

a fun way for me to get out and practice my

new gait on smooth level surfaces. you can

go at your own pace.....and not look like a cripple!!!

now i'm able to do all the stuff the others talked about

when i was getting ready to go for it. i still can't

believe it.

i can't wait for you and the others who are getting ready

to make it to the other side. it gets way better.

good night,

jeff lbhr desmet 11/19/03

Re: Some thoughts-humbling ones

Okay, a show of hands, please. How many people are really living in

MY REALITY? For most of the past six years (and the injury occurred

about 8 years ago) I've been veering to the left when I walk. Two

years ago, it was 2 weeks in Paris...on the ground, walking...and

making sure to find a pharmacy that sold naproxin. Climbing the

stairs in the underground, standing and walking the Louvre. A year

ago, it was Rome, on the ground, walking, climbing the Coliseum

stairs, walking,aching, walking, aching... aching, aching; and the

punishing walk through the Vatican Museum. Then the South of England

(Salisbury) and the North of France. Aching with every step, and

because of the ache, never truly enjoying the pleasure I'd travelled

so far to experience. (A five-star restaurant in the North of France

is barely now remembered. What I remember mostly is the pain of

walking to get there from the car...and how much it hurt to sit in

one of those chairs.) From the distance, I now know how much

pleasure of experience the pain stole from me. I now realize how

easy it can become to live with pain. And, in the end, how pointless

and self-defeating; but at the time, I really thought the only thing

that mattered was that I looked funny when I walked.

All of that is past. The reality of what others see came home

today. Yesterday I played (and won) at doubles handball. This

morning, I hurt so much I could barely walk. This afternoon, I

talked on the phone to my doubles partner of yesterday and told

him... I'd played my last handball...until I get the hip fixed. He

asked " why " . I told him he wouldn't believe how much it hurt today.

He said I would believe how bad I looked trying to run while we were

playing yesterday. So much for pretending. THIS REALITY WON'T BE

HIDDEN...BUT IT CAN BE CHANGED. We only need to choose it.

Hobble on, Hippies,

Alan

> As I read the posts from folks who are deliberating whether or not

to go

> ahead with the resurf surgery, I am moved to tell everyone how

very glad I

> am to of OFF of all of those pain controllers. My main pain med was

> ibuprofen and I was, ultimately, taking 800 mgs, twice per day. I

did that

> for several years. It worked. I was constantly buying the stuff.

> Constantly running out of the stuff. I ended up on Vicadin, but

for years

> it was ibuprofen. Do you all know how risky that is? I tended to

think it

> was " just aspirin (only different) " even though my family doc had

fits when

> she found out how much I was taking. Renal failure? Liver

damage? AND I

> was also taking Prilosec every day. Guess what? I hardly ever

take a pain

> pill these days and I don't have to take Prilosec. I'm sure my poor

> filtering organs must be shuddering with relief that I've stopped

> assaulting them and overworking them. And it just plain feels good

to be

> off of all of those pills. So, yeah -- a lot of us can literally

hobble on

> with the help of these meds, but I'm very glad not to be doing that

> anymore. Joyce (Dr Gross, LHR, 2/2/04)

>

>

>

> sungold518@e...

[Guest guest]

hi alan-

great story. sounds like a good step forward

with no limp to your thinking. i remember it

took me quite a while to come to the point

where you are now. i have no regrets, and

i honestly believe that you won't either.

your description of the museums reminds

me of just how far my well being has come

in just 7 months since my turn at the operation.

i remember how calculated i was with my steps

in the period leading up to surgery. i was constantly

evaluating variables in order to minimize the amount

of walking i had to do. i would cringe every time

i had to make a sudden minute adjustment in my

direction to avoid something. this turned up the volume

on the " ice-pick syndrome " going on in my hip.

baaaad shit fer sher.

i walked all of the museums i could find after

surgery. i enjoyed every moment of it. it was

a fun way for me to get out and practice my

new gait on smooth level surfaces. you can

go at your own pace.....and not look like a cripple!!!

now i'm able to do all the stuff the others talked about

when i was getting ready to go for it. i still can't

believe it.

i can't wait for you and the others who are getting ready

to make it to the other side. it gets way better.

good night,

jeff lbhr desmet 11/19/03

Re: Some thoughts-humbling ones

Okay, a show of hands, please. How many people are really living in

MY REALITY? For most of the past six years (and the injury occurred

about 8 years ago) I've been veering to the left when I walk. Two

years ago, it was 2 weeks in Paris...on the ground, walking...and

making sure to find a pharmacy that sold naproxin. Climbing the

stairs in the underground, standing and walking the Louvre. A year

ago, it was Rome, on the ground, walking, climbing the Coliseum

stairs, walking,aching, walking, aching... aching, aching; and the

punishing walk through the Vatican Museum. Then the South of England

(Salisbury) and the North of France. Aching with every step, and

because of the ache, never truly enjoying the pleasure I'd travelled

so far to experience. (A five-star restaurant in the North of France

is barely now remembered. What I remember mostly is the pain of

walking to get there from the car...and how much it hurt to sit in

one of those chairs.) From the distance, I now know how much

pleasure of experience the pain stole from me. I now realize how

easy it can become to live with pain. And, in the end, how pointless

and self-defeating; but at the time, I really thought the only thing

that mattered was that I looked funny when I walked.

All of that is past. The reality of what others see came home

today. Yesterday I played (and won) at doubles handball. This

morning, I hurt so much I could barely walk. This afternoon, I

talked on the phone to my doubles partner of yesterday and told

him... I'd played my last handball...until I get the hip fixed. He

asked " why " . I told him he wouldn't believe how much it hurt today.

He said I would believe how bad I looked trying to run while we were

playing yesterday. So much for pretending. THIS REALITY WON'T BE

HIDDEN...BUT IT CAN BE CHANGED. We only need to choose it.

Hobble on, Hippies,

Alan

> As I read the posts from folks who are deliberating whether or not

to go

> ahead with the resurf surgery, I am moved to tell everyone how

very glad I

> am to of OFF of all of those pain controllers. My main pain med was

> ibuprofen and I was, ultimately, taking 800 mgs, twice per day. I

did that

> for several years. It worked. I was constantly buying the stuff.

> Constantly running out of the stuff. I ended up on Vicadin, but

for years

> it was ibuprofen. Do you all know how risky that is? I tended to

think it

> was " just aspirin (only different) " even though my family doc had

fits when

> she found out how much I was taking. Renal failure? Liver

damage? AND I

> was also taking Prilosec every day. Guess what? I hardly ever

take a pain

> pill these days and I don't have to take Prilosec. I'm sure my poor

> filtering organs must be shuddering with relief that I've stopped

> assaulting them and overworking them. And it just plain feels good

to be

> off of all of those pills. So, yeah -- a lot of us can literally

hobble on

> with the help of these meds, but I'm very glad not to be doing that

> anymore. Joyce (Dr Gross, LHR, 2/2/04)

>

>

>

> sungold518@e...

[Guest guest]

--- > Okay, a show of hands, please. How many people are really

living in MY REALITY?

Many of us lived there - for far too long. I had pretty much given

up any activity - just walking from the car to wherever I had to go

(short jaunts only) was enough of a painful experience. To go

shopping, I had to make sure there was a cart for me to lean on, or

I'd take my cadillac of walkers (wheeled, seat, brakes, the works).

It was the only way I could last more than a minute or so on my

feet. And it went downhill VERY quickly. Walking, I was in slight

pain, a month later, I needed a cane for longer walks, two months

later, I could hardly get up the stairs without my husband pushing me

up by the butt, and I had to use the walker to get around. I gave up

any activity I had (except I did force myself to use whatever

machines I could at the gym). Made the decision to have the resurf -

best decision I ever made. Almost one year later, I'm back to all my

activities, and the hip is great. I'm still not perfect, as other

parts of my body are betraying me, but there is no more pain from

that hip, and I feel like a new person. In fact, I AM a new person.

I've been given a new lease on life, and even if something goes wrong

and I end up with a THR, this time I've been given is a gift, and I'm

not wasting a second of it.

Which is why I don't post too much..... I'm too busy! And it's great.

Lois S

Gross 8/6/03

[Guest guest]

--- > Okay, a show of hands, please. How many people are really

living in MY REALITY?

Many of us lived there - for far too long. I had pretty much given

up any activity - just walking from the car to wherever I had to go

(short jaunts only) was enough of a painful experience. To go

shopping, I had to make sure there was a cart for me to lean on, or

I'd take my cadillac of walkers (wheeled, seat, brakes, the works).

It was the only way I could last more than a minute or so on my

feet. And it went downhill VERY quickly. Walking, I was in slight

pain, a month later, I needed a cane for longer walks, two months

later, I could hardly get up the stairs without my husband pushing me

up by the butt, and I had to use the walker to get around. I gave up

any activity I had (except I did force myself to use whatever

machines I could at the gym). Made the decision to have the resurf -

best decision I ever made. Almost one year later, I'm back to all my

activities, and the hip is great. I'm still not perfect, as other

parts of my body are betraying me, but there is no more pain from

that hip, and I feel like a new person. In fact, I AM a new person.

I've been given a new lease on life, and even if something goes wrong

and I end up with a THR, this time I've been given is a gift, and I'm

not wasting a second of it.

Which is why I don't post too much..... I'm too busy! And it's great.

Lois S

Gross 8/6/03

[Guest guest]

Hi Jeff,

Now I glad to hear others do this 'practice walking thing' on smooth

surfaces........... I occasionally find myself retracing my steps up and

down a piece of smooth level pavement in town just because I can and enjoy

the feeling of doing it.........

Does eccentricity come with having a BHR do you think???

Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02

>>

> i walked all of the museums i could find after

> surgery. i enjoyed every moment of it. it was

> a fun way for me to get out and practice my

> new gait on smooth level surfaces. you can

> go at your own pace.....and not look like a cripple!!!

>

> now i'm able to do all the stuff the others talked about

> when i was getting ready to go for it. i still can't

> believe it.

>

> i can't wait for you and the others who are getting ready

> to make it to the other side. it gets way better.

>

> good night,

>

> jeff lbhr desmet 11/19/03

[Guest guest]

Hi Jeff,

Now I glad to hear others do this 'practice walking thing' on smooth

surfaces........... I occasionally find myself retracing my steps up and

down a piece of smooth level pavement in town just because I can and enjoy

the feeling of doing it.........

Does eccentricity come with having a BHR do you think???

Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02

>>

> i walked all of the museums i could find after

> surgery. i enjoyed every moment of it. it was

> a fun way for me to get out and practice my

> new gait on smooth level surfaces. you can

> go at your own pace.....and not look like a cripple!!!

>

> now i'm able to do all the stuff the others talked about

> when i was getting ready to go for it. i still can't

> believe it.

>

> i can't wait for you and the others who are getting ready

> to make it to the other side. it gets way better.

>

> good night,

>

> jeff lbhr desmet 11/19/03

[Guest guest]

Nope. It's sheer unbridled joy at living without the pain.

In a message dated 7/1/2004 1:05:36 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

ecrow@... writes:

Does eccentricity come with having a BHR do you think???

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This post needs to be put in a special folder for this group. It's the

bestest.

Des Tuck

In a message dated 7/1/2004 3:18:54 PM Pacific Standard Time,

sungold518@... writes:

Dear friends

It's now 16 weeks after my second hip resurfacing (1 year 2 months

past the first). Last week, without thought, I walked across the

kitchen and lifted my 7 year old son up on to the working surface he

was struggling to climb up to. A look of the greatest pleasure

crossed his face. 'Oh Mum' he said ' You can lift me. I don't

remember you doing that before. Please will you do it again?' (giving

me the biggest hug and kiss imaginable) Then went on to say 'Mummie,

why are you crying'

I cried with utter joy.

ine

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Dear friends

It's now 16 weeks after my second hip resurfacing (1 year 2 months

past the first). Last week, without thought, I walked across the

kitchen and lifted my 7 year old son up on to the working surface he

was struggling to climb up to. A look of the greatest pleasure

crossed his face. 'Oh Mum' he said ' You can lift me. I don't

remember you doing that before. Please will you do it again?' (giving

me the biggest hug and kiss imaginable) Then went on to say 'Mummie,

why are you crying'

I cried with utter joy.

ine

> > As I read the posts from folks who are deliberating whether or

not

> to go

> > ahead with the resurf surgery, I am moved to tell everyone how

> very glad I

> > am to of OFF of all of those pain controllers. My main pain

med was

> > ibuprofen and I was, ultimately, taking 800 mgs, twice per day.

I

> did that

> > for several years. It worked. I was constantly buying the

stuff.

> > Constantly running out of the stuff. I ended up on Vicadin,

but

> for years

> > it was ibuprofen. Do you all know how risky that is? I tended

to

> think it

> > was " just aspirin (only different) " even though my family doc

had

> fits when

> > she found out how much I was taking. Renal failure? Liver

> damage? AND I

> > was also taking Prilosec every day. Guess what? I hardly ever

> take a pain

> > pill these days and I don't have to take Prilosec. I'm sure my

poor

> > filtering organs must be shuddering with relief that I've

stopped

> > assaulting them and overworking them. And it just plain feels

good

> to be

> > off of all of those pills. So, yeah -- a lot of us can

literally

> hobble on

> > with the help of these meds, but I'm very glad not to be doing

that

> > anymore. Joyce (Dr Gross, LHR, 2/2/04)

> >

> >

> >

> > sungold518@e...

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

ine, BRAVO !! Joyce (Dr Gross, LHR, 2/2/04)

sungold518@...

Re: Some thoughts-humbling ones

Dear friends

It's now 16 weeks after my second hip resurfacing (1 year 2 months

past the first). Last week, without thought, I walked across the

kitchen and lifted my 7 year old son up on to the working surface he

was struggling to climb up to. A look of the greatest pleasure

crossed his face. 'Oh Mum' he said ' You can lift me. I don't

remember you doing that before. Please will you do it again?' (giving

me the biggest hug and kiss imaginable) Then went on to say 'Mummie,

why are you crying'

I cried with utter joy.

ine

> > As I read the posts from folks who are deliberating whether or

not

> to go

> > ahead with the resurf surgery, I am moved to tell everyone how

> very glad I

> > am to of OFF of all of those pain controllers. My main pain

med was

> > ibuprofen and I was, ultimately, taking 800 mgs, twice per day.

I

> did that

> > for several years. It worked. I was constantly buying the

stuff.

> > Constantly running out of the stuff. I ended up on Vicadin,

but

> for years

> > it was ibuprofen. Do you all know how risky that is? I tended

to

> think it

> > was " just aspirin (only different) " even though my family doc

had

> fits when

> > she found out how much I was taking. Renal failure? Liver

> damage? AND I

> > was also taking Prilosec every day. Guess what? I hardly ever

> take a pain

> > pill these days and I don't have to take Prilosec. I'm sure my

poor

> > filtering organs must be shuddering with relief that I've

stopped

> > assaulting them and overworking them. And it just plain feels

good

> to be

> > off of all of those pills. So, yeah -- a lot of us can

literally

> hobble on

> > with the help of these meds, but I'm very glad not to be doing

that

> > anymore. Joyce (Dr Gross, LHR, 2/2/04)

> >

> >

> >

> > sungold518@e...

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

OK, now your making me start to tear up . . .

That's great!!

(47)

RC2K Dr. Gross 3/24/04

> > > As I read the posts from folks who are deliberating whether or

> not

> > to go

> > > ahead with the resurf surgery, I am moved to tell everyone how

> > very glad I

> > > am to of OFF of all of those pain controllers. My main pain

> med was

> > > ibuprofen and I was, ultimately, taking 800 mgs, twice per day.

> I

> > did that

> > > for several years. It worked. I was constantly buying the

> stuff.

> > > Constantly running out of the stuff. I ended up on Vicadin,

> but

> > for years

> > > it was ibuprofen. Do you all know how risky that is? I tended

> to

> > think it

> > > was " just aspirin (only different) " even though my family doc

> had

> > fits when

> > > she found out how much I was taking. Renal failure? Liver

> > damage? AND I

> > > was also taking Prilosec every day. Guess what? I hardly ever

> > take a pain

> > > pill these days and I don't have to take Prilosec. I'm sure my

> poor

> > > filtering organs must be shuddering with relief that I've

> stopped

> > > assaulting them and overworking them. And it just plain feels

> good

> > to be

> > > off of all of those pills. So, yeah -- a lot of us can

> literally

> > hobble on

> > > with the help of these meds, but I'm very glad not to be doing

> that

> > > anymore. Joyce (Dr Gross, LHR, 2/2/04)

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > sungold518@e...

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

At 08:37 PM 7/1/2004 +0000, you wrote:

>A look of the greatest pleasure

>crossed his face. 'Oh Mum' he said ' You can lift me. I don't

>remember you doing that before. Please will you do it again?' (giving

>me the biggest hug and kiss imaginable) Then went on to say 'Mummie,

>why are you crying'

And THAT is what makes all the struggle seem like nothing!

Cindy

C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01

[Guest guest]

ine that is so beautiful and what a truly treasured moment for both you and

your son.

Kay

wimpybear2003 pauline.twineham@...> wrote:

Dear friends

It's now 16 weeks after my second hip resurfacing (1 year 2 months

past the first). Last week, without thought, I walked across the

kitchen and lifted my 7 year old son up on to the working surface he

was struggling to climb up to. A look of the greatest pleasure

crossed his face. 'Oh Mum' he said ' You can lift me. I don't

remember you doing that before. Please will you do it again?' (giving

me the biggest hug and kiss imaginable) Then went on to say 'Mummie,

why are you crying'

I cried with utter joy.

ine

> > As I read the posts from folks who are deliberating whether or

not

> to go

> > ahead with the resurf surgery, I am moved to tell everyone how

> very glad I

> > am to of OFF of all of those pain controllers. My main pain

med was

> > ibuprofen and I was, ultimately, taking 800 mgs, twice per day.

I

> did that

> > for several years. It worked. I was constantly buying the

stuff.

> > Constantly running out of the stuff. I ended up on Vicadin,

but

> for years

> > it was ibuprofen. Do you all know how risky that is? I tended

to

> think it

> > was " just aspirin (only different) " even though my family doc

had

> fits when

> > she found out how much I was taking. Renal failure? Liver

> damage? AND I

> > was also taking Prilosec every day. Guess what? I hardly ever

> take a pain

> > pill these days and I don't have to take Prilosec. I'm sure my

poor

> > filtering organs must be shuddering with relief that I've

stopped

> > assaulting them and overworking them. And it just plain feels

good

> to be

> > off of all of those pills. So, yeah -- a lot of us can

literally

> hobble on

> > with the help of these meds, but I'm very glad not to be doing

that

> > anymore. Joyce (Dr Gross, LHR, 2/2/04)

> >

> >

> >

> > sungold518@e...

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oh ine,

How wonderful-and what a special son you have raised!

Eleanor

Re: Some thoughts-humbling ones

Dear friends

It's now 16 weeks after my second hip resurfacing (1 year 2 months

past the first). Last week, without thought, I walked across the

kitchen and lifted my 7 year old son up on to the working surface he

was struggling to climb up to. A look of the greatest pleasure

crossed his face. 'Oh Mum' he said ' You can lift me. I don't

remember you doing that before. Please will you do it again?' (giving

me the biggest hug and kiss imaginable) Then went on to say 'Mummie,

why are you crying'

I cried with utter joy.

ine

> > As I read the posts from folks who are deliberating whether or

not

> to go

> > ahead with the resurf surgery, I am moved to tell everyone how

> very glad I

> > am to of OFF of all of those pain controllers. My main pain

med was

> > ibuprofen and I was, ultimately, taking 800 mgs, twice per day.

I

> did that

> > for several years. It worked. I was constantly buying the

stuff.

> > Constantly running out of the stuff. I ended up on Vicadin,

but

> for years

> > it was ibuprofen. Do you all know how risky that is? I tended

to

> think it

> > was " just aspirin (only different) " even though my family doc

had

> fits when

> > she found out how much I was taking. Renal failure? Liver

> damage? AND I

> > was also taking Prilosec every day. Guess what? I hardly ever

> take a pain

> > pill these days and I don't have to take Prilosec. I'm sure my

poor

> > filtering organs must be shuddering with relief that I've

stopped

> > assaulting them and overworking them. And it just plain feels

good

> to be

> > off of all of those pills. So, yeah -- a lot of us can

literally

> hobble on

> > with the help of these meds, but I'm very glad not to be doing

that

> > anymore. Joyce (Dr Gross, LHR, 2/2/04)

> >

> >

> >

> > sungold518@e...

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

....yeah, you got me too..

C+

> > > > As I read the posts from folks who are deliberating

whether or

> > not

> > > to go

> > > > ahead with the resurf surgery, I am moved to tell

everyone how

> > > very glad I

> > > > am to of OFF of all of those pain controllers. My main

pain

> > med was

> > > > ibuprofen and I was, ultimately, taking 800 mgs, twice per

day.

> > I

> > > did that

> > > > for several years. It worked. I was constantly buying

the

> > stuff.

> > > > Constantly running out of the stuff. I ended up on

Vicadin,

> > but

> > > for years

> > > > it was ibuprofen. Do you all know how risky that is? I

tended

> > to

> > > think it

> > > > was " just aspirin (only different) " even though my family

doc

> > had

> > > fits when

> > > > she found out how much I was taking. Renal failure?

Liver

> > > damage? AND I

> > > > was also taking Prilosec every day. Guess what? I hardly

ever

> > > take a pain

> > > > pill these days and I don't have to take Prilosec. I'm

sure my

> > poor

> > > > filtering organs must be shuddering with relief that I've

> > stopped

> > > > assaulting them and overworking them. And it just plain

feels

> > good

> > > to be

> > > > off of all of those pills. So, yeah -- a lot of us can

> > literally

> > > hobble on

> > > > with the help of these meds, but I'm very glad not to be

doing

> > that

> > > > anymore. Joyce (Dr Gross, LHR, 2/2/04)

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > sungold518@e...

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

....yeah, you got me too..

C+

> > > > As I read the posts from folks who are deliberating

whether or

> > not

> > > to go

> > > > ahead with the resurf surgery, I am moved to tell

everyone how

> > > very glad I

> > > > am to of OFF of all of those pain controllers. My main

pain

> > med was

> > > > ibuprofen and I was, ultimately, taking 800 mgs, twice per

day.

> > I

> > > did that

> > > > for several years. It worked. I was constantly buying

the

> > stuff.

> > > > Constantly running out of the stuff. I ended up on

Vicadin,

> > but

> > > for years

> > > > it was ibuprofen. Do you all know how risky that is? I

tended

> > to

> > > think it

> > > > was " just aspirin (only different) " even though my family

doc

> > had

> > > fits when

> > > > she found out how much I was taking. Renal failure?

Liver

> > > damage? AND I

> > > > was also taking Prilosec every day. Guess what? I hardly

ever

> > > take a pain

> > > > pill these days and I don't have to take Prilosec. I'm

sure my

> > poor

> > > > filtering organs must be shuddering with relief that I've

> > stopped

> > > > assaulting them and overworking them. And it just plain

feels

> > good

> > > to be

> > > > off of all of those pills. So, yeah -- a lot of us can

> > literally

> > > hobble on

> > > > with the help of these meds, but I'm very glad not to be

doing

> > that

> > > > anymore. Joyce (Dr Gross, LHR, 2/2/04)

> > > >

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > sungold518@e...

> > >

> > >

> > >