Guest guest Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 I was able to get a surgery date with McMinn about 6 weeks after he approved my X-rays and other tests. The person I mostly corresponded with (aside from Dr. McMinn, who sent me a long email after he first saw my X-rays, answering a bunch of questions that I had sent in a letter with them), is his office manager, Pam . Her email is: pamcharles " at " mcminncentre.co.uk She should be able to tell you how long the waiting lists are at the moment, and give you advice about how to send your X-rays. You only need to send your X-rays and a letter describing your condition, and Dr. McMinn will be usually be able to advise if he thinks you are a suitable candidate. He doesn't charge for this service. But you pay a fairly stiff consultation fee to see him (and usually one of his staff surgeons as well) in his office that day before surgery. Total cost of my surgery and hospital stay, including all the assistive devices that were supplied such as crutches, cane, toilet seat, grabber, etc. was almost £11,000. They keep you in hospital for a week (you go in one day pre-op), and then you have to stay in England, preferrably not too far from Birmingham, for another week, if you are flying from Canada. I had only a 4.5 inch incision. I think that's fairly minimal. The downside is that they had to twist my leg around a lot in order to work in that small opening, and I had a lot of muscle spasms for a few months afterwards. However, most muscles were not cut, just separated, and I was walking well on one crutch within 5 days, and could limp around without anything within a week or so (although I didn't usually do that). At 9 months post-op, I seldom have pain anymore unless I overdo the exercising. But I'm not supposed to do any impact sports for a year. n rBHR Oct.2003 McMinn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Thanks n. Ted Re: England/MIS I was able to get a surgery date with McMinn about 6 weeks after he approved my X-rays and other tests. The person I mostly corresponded with (aside from Dr. McMinn, who sent me a long email after he first saw my X-rays, answering a bunch of questions that I had sent in a letter with them), is his office manager, Pam . Her email is: pamcharles " at " mcminncentre.co.uk She should be able to tell you how long the waiting lists are at the moment, and give you advice about how to send your X-rays. You only need to send your X-rays and a letter describing your condition, and Dr. McMinn will be usually be able to advise if he thinks you are a suitable candidate. He doesn't charge for this service. But you pay a fairly stiff consultation fee to see him (and usually one of his staff surgeons as well) in his office that day before surgery. Total cost of my surgery and hospital stay, including all the assistive devices that were supplied such as crutches, cane, toilet seat, grabber, etc. was almost £11,000. They keep you in hospital for a week (you go in one day pre-op), and then you have to stay in England, preferrably not too far from Birmingham, for another week, if you are flying from Canada. I had only a 4.5 inch incision. I think that's fairly minimal. The downside is that they had to twist my leg around a lot in order to work in that small opening, and I had a lot of muscle spasms for a few months afterwards. However, most muscles were not cut, just separated, and I was walking well on one crutch within 5 days, and could limp around without anything within a week or so (although I didn't usually do that). At 9 months post-op, I seldom have pain anymore unless I overdo the exercising. But I'm not supposed to do any impact sports for a year. n rBHR Oct.2003 McMinn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Thanks n. Ted Re: England/MIS I was able to get a surgery date with McMinn about 6 weeks after he approved my X-rays and other tests. The person I mostly corresponded with (aside from Dr. McMinn, who sent me a long email after he first saw my X-rays, answering a bunch of questions that I had sent in a letter with them), is his office manager, Pam . Her email is: pamcharles " at " mcminncentre.co.uk She should be able to tell you how long the waiting lists are at the moment, and give you advice about how to send your X-rays. You only need to send your X-rays and a letter describing your condition, and Dr. McMinn will be usually be able to advise if he thinks you are a suitable candidate. He doesn't charge for this service. But you pay a fairly stiff consultation fee to see him (and usually one of his staff surgeons as well) in his office that day before surgery. Total cost of my surgery and hospital stay, including all the assistive devices that were supplied such as crutches, cane, toilet seat, grabber, etc. was almost £11,000. They keep you in hospital for a week (you go in one day pre-op), and then you have to stay in England, preferrably not too far from Birmingham, for another week, if you are flying from Canada. I had only a 4.5 inch incision. I think that's fairly minimal. The downside is that they had to twist my leg around a lot in order to work in that small opening, and I had a lot of muscle spasms for a few months afterwards. However, most muscles were not cut, just separated, and I was walking well on one crutch within 5 days, and could limp around without anything within a week or so (although I didn't usually do that). At 9 months post-op, I seldom have pain anymore unless I overdo the exercising. But I'm not supposed to do any impact sports for a year. n rBHR Oct.2003 McMinn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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