Guest guest Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 > Hello all, > Thanks so much to all of you at surfacehippy for your care, commitment, and sense of humor. I will be getting resurfaced by Dr. Feldman in Englewood NJ on Wed. 7/7. I am in lots of pain and am having difficulty not only in my " bad " hip but now in my other hip as well. I don't feel comfortable traveling on planet earth in the usual ways. I'm good with swimming, cycling, and sometimes dancing. I was a professional dancer for many years until OA took over. Has anyone else experienced the other hip going " bad " just prior to surgery? > Best wishes to all. I'll keep you posted on my outcome and progress. > elizabeth > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 : Have no idea why my post didn't post! But here's what I said: First of all, you will be in all our thoughts tomorrow. As another dancer who is 6 weeks ahead of you -- I had my surgery on May 26 -- I think you will love the wonderful changes you are about to experience. Re your " good " hip giving you trouble: It may be bearing an increased responsiblity right now -- especially if you have gone off your anti- inflammatories, which many of us have to do, pre-surgery. I know that my pain/limping increased substantially in the days just before surgery; I found out exactly how much those anti-inflammatories were helping. I thought going " cold turkey " was a plot to teach me just how much I needed surgery. My good hip, which also has OA but still behaves (one doc told me dancers at ABT and NYCB would kill for my turnout and extension), held up OK and post-surgery is still bearing up. But even if your good hip is bad now, it may improve as your situation changes. I wish you every good thing for tomorrow and the weeks that follow. Do you still have my phone number? Don't hesitate to call, and if you need the number again let me know. All best, > > Hello all, > > Thanks so much to all of you at surfacehippy for your care, > commitment, and sense of humor. I will be getting resurfaced by Dr. > Feldman in Englewood NJ on Wed. 7/7. I am in lots of pain and am > having difficulty not only in my " bad " hip but now in my other hip as > well. I don't feel comfortable traveling on planet earth in the usual > ways. I'm good with swimming, cycling, and sometimes dancing. I was a > professional dancer for many years until OA took over. Has anyone > else experienced the other hip going " bad " just prior to surgery? > > Best wishes to all. I'll keep you posted on my outcome and progress. > > elizabeth > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Hi , I wish you well tomorrow. I'll be sure to keep you in my prayers! My time is coming soon, just about a month away (August 11th), so I will be right in your " shoes " (anti-embolism socks?) before I know it. It's just a guess, but perhaps your increased good-side pain has to do with how much you are favoring the bad side, since it has been so painful lately. Back in May, I helped out at an all day fund raiser for my kids school and was on my feet for about 5 hours straight working at a stadium concession stand. For several days after this I had a tremendous amount of pain in my good hip. I have AVN along with my OA, but none of the doctors I've seen have any idea why. I was scared that the AVN had gone to my other joint (this is quite common with AVN that is caused by systemic steroids, but I have not taken them)-- Fortunately, my pain was merely from my good side having done " double-duty " for such a long time. Again, I wish you a successful surgery and an exceptionally speedy and uneventful recovery! Marie -- In surfacehippy , " Mozer " wrote: > Hello all, > Thanks so much to all of you at surfacehippy for your care, commitment, and sense of humor. I will be getting resurfaced by Dr. Feldman in Englewood NJ on Wed. 7/7. I am in lots of pain and am having difficulty not only in my " bad " hip but now in my other hip as well. I don't feel comfortable traveling on planet earth in the usual ways. I'm good with swimming, cycling, and sometimes dancing. I was a professional dancer for many years until OA took over. Has anyone else experienced the other hip going " bad " just prior to surgery? > Best wishes to all. I'll keep you posted on my outcome and progress. > elizabeth > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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