Re: Left BHR with De Smet on August 10!

[Guest guest]

Hi Al,

Great to hear of someone so excited to be lining up for their new hip and so

nicely located to have one of the best do it.............. You are scheduled

to have your op 2 days after my 2nd anniversary so we can celebrate each

passing year at the same time.........smile. You also have about the same

waiting time as I had......... My waiting time seemed to pass very slowly

and then suddenly be there next week............ At least it does give a bit

of time for some extra exercise to help post op and get things coordinated

for post op care etc...........

All the best and keep us posted with progress.........

Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02

> Hi everyone!

> I've been reading your posts in here for a few months now and I must

> say that this is a truly FANTASTIC Group! It felt particularly great

> for me to see how many other people are in a similar situation as

> mine. Reading all your stories reinforced my decision to go for BHR

> surgery on my left hip as soon as possible. I was born with a certain

> degree of displasia in my jeft hip. Aside from never having enjoyed

> full flexibility in that hip, I had a fairly normal life, at least

> until my early forties. Having had two doctors as parents (although

> neither of them an orthopaedic specialist), I was clearly told from

> the beginning that, somewhere in the future, my displasia would most

> likely cause arthrosis in my left hip. However, since my hereditary

> problem allowed me to avoid the 1 year draft into the military

> service (back then mandatory in my Country, once you turned 18!) I

> always felt that, if arthrosis would come, I should just regard it as

> a " late-price " I had to pay for having been able not too waste 1 year

> of my youth in such a senseless thing like the military service:) I

> just somehow thought that the problem would not hit me until my

> sixties, ore even later... But things definitely went faster than

> that. I am know 48 years old and have been experiencing significant

> pain in my left hip for about the past two years. Since last fall,

> things became bed anough for me to have to start taking anti-

> inflamatory drugs every single day. X Rays showed that the cartilage

> in my left hip was practically gone. That was when I started

> considering the surgery option. However, I must say that I was almost

> immdiately put off by the idea of having a THR done at my ....young

> (LOL) age! So, I started looking around for alternatives to THR.

> Although I am Italian (born and grew up in Rome) I've been working

> and living in Brussels, Belgium for the past 9 years. So, one of the

> decision I had to make was if I should have my surgery done here in

> Belgium, or in my mother Country, Italy. So I started browsing the

> net looking for hip surgeons in both Countries... and that's how I

> stumbled on Dr. De Smet's ANCA clinic site! I found it quite amazing

> that a Belgian doctor would use the ITALIAN WORD for HIP ( " ANCA " ) for

> his clinic's name, and that alone already gave me a good feeling

> about the guy:) Then I talked to a cousin of mine in Italy, who is a

> young orthopaedic surgeon himself. When I mentioned De Smet to him,

> he said: " De Smet? He's s MYTH! If you want to go for BHR, he's

> definitely one of the best surgeons to do it with, cause he's already

> performed that surgery on over 1.000 patients! " I felt really lucky

> to be actually living, by pure chance, just a mere 45 minutes car

> ride away from De Smet:)) So, at the end of March, I called and asked

> for an appointment with him. I went to his clinic last Monday, May

> 24. He examined me (and my X-Rays) and finally said that BHR is the

> right kind of surgery for me. His only doubt is if my displastic

> acetabulus will, or will not, need the BHR " cup " to be fixed with an

> additional screw. My answer was: " I'm already screwed up enough as it

> is... so one extra screw won't be a problem for me! " (HAHA). Well,

> the date for my BHR surgery is AUGUST 10. I will enter the Gent

> Hospital on August 9 and should be able to go back home the following

> Friday, August 13:)) If, by any chance, there's anyone in here who is

> (or will be) scheduled for surgery with De Smet in my same week (9-13

> Aug.) PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CONTACT ME (either with a post, or even by

> sending me an email to: PMdrums@... ). Please excuse me if this

> post was too long, but after having been silent for a few months,

> just reading everybodyelse's posts, I felt that my time had come to

> contribute with my own story. My best wishes and regards to everyone

> in here!!

>

> Al (an Italian in Brussels:)

>

> P.S. My nickname is " PMdrums " because... yes, I play the drums! And

> another of the (many) reasons for which I judt can't wait for my left

> hip to be fixed up, is also so that i can regain total and painless

> control ...of the HI-HAT!!! )

[Guest guest]

Al

How wonderful that you are living in Brussels, so close to Ghent and

de Smet. You are certainly in the right place at teh right time. All

the best wiht your surgery on 10 August.

Virginia (RHS Birmingham m-o-m on THR stem, 27 Aug 03, Brisbane,

Australia)

> Hi everyone!

> I've been reading your posts in here for a few months now and I

must

> say that this is a truly FANTASTIC Group! It felt particularly

great

> for me to see how many other people are in a similar situation as

> mine. Reading all your stories reinforced my decision to go for BHR

> surgery on my left hip as soon as possible. I was born with a

certain

> degree of displasia in my jeft hip. Aside from never having enjoyed

> full flexibility in that hip, I had a fairly normal life, at least

> until my early forties. Having had two doctors as parents (although

> neither of them an orthopaedic specialist), I was clearly told from

> the beginning that, somewhere in the future, my displasia would

most

> likely cause arthrosis in my left hip. However, since my hereditary

> problem allowed me to avoid the 1 year draft into the military

> service (back then mandatory in my Country, once you turned 18!) I

> always felt that, if arthrosis would come, I should just regard it

as

> a " late-price " I had to pay for having been able not too waste 1

year

> of my youth in such a senseless thing like the military service:) I

> just somehow thought that the problem would not hit me until my

> sixties, ore even later... But things definitely went faster than

> that. I am know 48 years old and have been experiencing significant

> pain in my left hip for about the past two years. Since last fall,

> things became bed anough for me to have to start taking anti-

> inflamatory drugs every single day. X Rays showed that the

cartilage

> in my left hip was practically gone. That was when I started

> considering the surgery option. However, I must say that I was

almost

> immdiately put off by the idea of having a THR done at my ....young

> (LOL) age! So, I started looking around for alternatives to THR.

> Although I am Italian (born and grew up in Rome) I've been working

> and living in Brussels, Belgium for the past 9 years. So, one of

the

> decision I had to make was if I should have my surgery done here in

> Belgium, or in my mother Country, Italy. So I started browsing the

> net looking for hip surgeons in both Countries... and that's how I

> stumbled on Dr. De Smet's ANCA clinic site! I found it quite

amazing

> that a Belgian doctor would use the ITALIAN WORD for HIP ( " ANCA " )

for

> his clinic's name, and that alone already gave me a good feeling

> about the guy:) Then I talked to a cousin of mine in Italy, who is

a

> young orthopaedic surgeon himself. When I mentioned De Smet to him,

> he said: " De Smet? He's s MYTH! If you want to go for BHR, he's

> definitely one of the best surgeons to do it with, cause he's

already

> performed that surgery on over 1.000 patients! " I felt really lucky

> to be actually living, by pure chance, just a mere 45 minutes car

> ride away from De Smet:)) So, at the end of March, I called and

asked

> for an appointment with him. I went to his clinic last Monday, May

> 24. He examined me (and my X-Rays) and finally said that BHR is the

> right kind of surgery for me. His only doubt is if my displastic

> acetabulus will, or will not, need the BHR " cup " to be fixed with

an

> additional screw. My answer was: " I'm already screwed up enough as

it

> is... so one extra screw won't be a problem for me! " (HAHA). Well,

> the date for my BHR surgery is AUGUST 10. I will enter the Gent

> Hospital on August 9 and should be able to go back home the

following

> Friday, August 13:)) If, by any chance, there's anyone in here who

is

> (or will be) scheduled for surgery with De Smet in my same week (9-

13

> Aug.) PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CONTACT ME (either with a post, or even

by

> sending me an email to: PMdrums@y... ). Please excuse me if this

> post was too long, but after having been silent for a few months,

> just reading everybodyelse's posts, I felt that my time had come to

> contribute with my own story. My best wishes and regards to

everyone

> in here!!

>

> Al (an Italian in Brussels:)

>

> P.S. My nickname is " PMdrums " because... yes, I play the drums! And

> another of the (many) reasons for which I judt can't wait for my

left

> hip to be fixed up, is also so that i can regain total and

painless

> control ...of the HI-HAT!!! )

[Guest guest]

Hi Al. You are truly lucky to be living so close to the legendary

Dr. De Smet. If there is still space for me and if all goes well at

this end, I'll be joining your group for my second resurfacing!

Donna in LA LBHR 11/13/02

> Hi everyone!

> I've been reading your posts in here for a few months now and I

must

> say that this is a truly FANTASTIC Group! It felt particularly

great

> for me to see how many other people are in a similar situation as

> mine. Reading all your stories reinforced my decision to go for BHR

> surgery on my left hip as soon as possible. I was born with a

certain

> degree of displasia in my jeft hip. Aside from never having enjoyed

> full flexibility in that hip, I had a fairly normal life, at least

> until my early forties. Having had two doctors as parents (although

> neither of them an orthopaedic specialist), I was clearly told from

> the beginning that, somewhere in the future, my displasia would

most

> likely cause arthrosis in my left hip. However, since my hereditary

> problem allowed me to avoid the 1 year draft into the military

> service (back then mandatory in my Country, once you turned 18!) I

> always felt that, if arthrosis would come, I should just regard it

as

> a " late-price " I had to pay for having been able not too waste 1

year

> of my youth in such a senseless thing like the military service:) I

> just somehow thought that the problem would not hit me until my

> sixties, ore even later... But things definitely went faster than

> that. I am know 48 years old and have been experiencing significant

> pain in my left hip for about the past two years. Since last fall,

> things became bed anough for me to have to start taking anti-

> inflamatory drugs every single day. X Rays showed that the

cartilage

> in my left hip was practically gone. That was when I started

> considering the surgery option. However, I must say that I was

almost

> immdiately put off by the idea of having a THR done at my ....young

> (LOL) age! So, I started looking around for alternatives to THR.

> Although I am Italian (born and grew up in Rome) I've been working

> and living in Brussels, Belgium for the past 9 years. So, one of

the

> decision I had to make was if I should have my surgery done here in

> Belgium, or in my mother Country, Italy. So I started browsing the

> net looking for hip surgeons in both Countries... and that's how I

> stumbled on Dr. De Smet's ANCA clinic site! I found it quite

amazing

> that a Belgian doctor would use the ITALIAN WORD for HIP ( " ANCA " )

for

> his clinic's name, and that alone already gave me a good feeling

> about the guy:) Then I talked to a cousin of mine in Italy, who is

a

> young orthopaedic surgeon himself. When I mentioned De Smet to him,

> he said: " De Smet? He's s MYTH! If you want to go for BHR, he's

> definitely one of the best surgeons to do it with, cause he's

already

> performed that surgery on over 1.000 patients! " I felt really lucky

> to be actually living, by pure chance, just a mere 45 minutes car

> ride away from De Smet:)) So, at the end of March, I called and

asked

> for an appointment with him. I went to his clinic last Monday, May

> 24. He examined me (and my X-Rays) and finally said that BHR is the

> right kind of surgery for me. His only doubt is if my displastic

> acetabulus will, or will not, need the BHR " cup " to be fixed with

an

> additional screw. My answer was: " I'm already screwed up enough as

it

> is... so one extra screw won't be a problem for me! " (HAHA). Well,

> the date for my BHR surgery is AUGUST 10. I will enter the Gent

> Hospital on August 9 and should be able to go back home the

following

> Friday, August 13:)) If, by any chance, there's anyone in here who

is

> (or will be) scheduled for surgery with De Smet in my same week (9-

13

> Aug.) PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CONTACT ME (either with a post, or even

by

> sending me an email to: PMdrums@y... ). Please excuse me if this

> post was too long, but after having been silent for a few months,

> just reading everybodyelse's posts, I felt that my time had come to

> contribute with my own story. My best wishes and regards to

everyone

> in here!!

>

> Al (an Italian in Brussels:)

>

> P.S. My nickname is " PMdrums " because... yes, I play the drums! And

> another of the (many) reasons for which I judt can't wait for my

left

> hip to be fixed up, is also so that i can regain total and

painless

> control ...of the HI-HAT!!! )

[Guest guest]

Hi Al. You are truly lucky to be living so close to the legendary

Dr. De Smet. If there is still space for me and if all goes well at

this end, I'll be joining your group for my second resurfacing!

Donna in LA LBHR 11/13/02

> Hi everyone!

> I've been reading your posts in here for a few months now and I

must

> say that this is a truly FANTASTIC Group! It felt particularly

great

> for me to see how many other people are in a similar situation as

> mine. Reading all your stories reinforced my decision to go for BHR

> surgery on my left hip as soon as possible. I was born with a

certain

> degree of displasia in my jeft hip. Aside from never having enjoyed

> full flexibility in that hip, I had a fairly normal life, at least

> until my early forties. Having had two doctors as parents (although

> neither of them an orthopaedic specialist), I was clearly told from

> the beginning that, somewhere in the future, my displasia would

most

> likely cause arthrosis in my left hip. However, since my hereditary

> problem allowed me to avoid the 1 year draft into the military

> service (back then mandatory in my Country, once you turned 18!) I

> always felt that, if arthrosis would come, I should just regard it

as

> a " late-price " I had to pay for having been able not too waste 1

year

> of my youth in such a senseless thing like the military service:) I

> just somehow thought that the problem would not hit me until my

> sixties, ore even later... But things definitely went faster than

> that. I am know 48 years old and have been experiencing significant

> pain in my left hip for about the past two years. Since last fall,

> things became bed anough for me to have to start taking anti-

> inflamatory drugs every single day. X Rays showed that the

cartilage

> in my left hip was practically gone. That was when I started

> considering the surgery option. However, I must say that I was

almost

> immdiately put off by the idea of having a THR done at my ....young

> (LOL) age! So, I started looking around for alternatives to THR.

> Although I am Italian (born and grew up in Rome) I've been working

> and living in Brussels, Belgium for the past 9 years. So, one of

the

> decision I had to make was if I should have my surgery done here in

> Belgium, or in my mother Country, Italy. So I started browsing the

> net looking for hip surgeons in both Countries... and that's how I

> stumbled on Dr. De Smet's ANCA clinic site! I found it quite

amazing

> that a Belgian doctor would use the ITALIAN WORD for HIP ( " ANCA " )

for

> his clinic's name, and that alone already gave me a good feeling

> about the guy:) Then I talked to a cousin of mine in Italy, who is

a

> young orthopaedic surgeon himself. When I mentioned De Smet to him,

> he said: " De Smet? He's s MYTH! If you want to go for BHR, he's

> definitely one of the best surgeons to do it with, cause he's

already

> performed that surgery on over 1.000 patients! " I felt really lucky

> to be actually living, by pure chance, just a mere 45 minutes car

> ride away from De Smet:)) So, at the end of March, I called and

asked

> for an appointment with him. I went to his clinic last Monday, May

> 24. He examined me (and my X-Rays) and finally said that BHR is the

> right kind of surgery for me. His only doubt is if my displastic

> acetabulus will, or will not, need the BHR " cup " to be fixed with

an

> additional screw. My answer was: " I'm already screwed up enough as

it

> is... so one extra screw won't be a problem for me! " (HAHA). Well,

> the date for my BHR surgery is AUGUST 10. I will enter the Gent

> Hospital on August 9 and should be able to go back home the

following

> Friday, August 13:)) If, by any chance, there's anyone in here who

is

> (or will be) scheduled for surgery with De Smet in my same week (9-

13

> Aug.) PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CONTACT ME (either with a post, or even

by

> sending me an email to: PMdrums@y... ). Please excuse me if this

> post was too long, but after having been silent for a few months,

> just reading everybodyelse's posts, I felt that my time had come to

> contribute with my own story. My best wishes and regards to

everyone

> in here!!

>

> Al (an Italian in Brussels:)

>

> P.S. My nickname is " PMdrums " because... yes, I play the drums! And

> another of the (many) reasons for which I judt can't wait for my

left

> hip to be fixed up, is also so that i can regain total and

painless

> control ...of the HI-HAT!!! )

[Guest guest]

> Hi Al. You are truly lucky to be living so close to the legendary

> Dr. De Smet. If there is still space for me and if all goes well

at

> this end, I'll be joining your group for my second resurfacing!

> Donna in LA LBHR 11/13/02

>

Hi Donna.

I hope everything goes well with you and that you can, indeed, join

our...... " BHR BAND " (LOL) in Gent next August!

BTW: what instrument do you play??

Regards from Al

[Guest guest]

Sounds like we would have quite an international band. I'm

originally from Hawaii, so I'll play the ukulele! Hoping to be

there, Donna in LA

> > Hi Al. You are truly lucky to be living so close to the

legendary

> > Dr. De Smet. If there is still space for me and if all goes well

> at

> > this end, I'll be joining your group for my second resurfacing!

> > Donna in LA LBHR 11/13/02

> >

>

> Hi Donna.

>

> I hope everything goes well with you and that you can, indeed, join

> our...... " BHR BAND " (LOL) in Gent next August!

>

> BTW: what instrument do you play??

>

> Regards from Al

[Guest guest]

Ok, now I'm gettin' jealous of y'all! I sing, can I be a guest

appearance one year? )

SoCalifornia

Beaule - JRI - near future

In surfacehippy , " donnakei " wrote:

> Sounds like we would have quite an international band. I'm

> originally from Hawaii, so I'll play the ukulele! Hoping to be

> there, Donna in LA

>

>

>

>

> > > Hi Al. You are truly lucky to be living so close to the

> legendary

> > > Dr. De Smet. If there is still space for me and if all goes

well

> > at

> > > this end, I'll be joining your group for my second

resurfacing!

> > > Donna in LA LBHR 11/13/02

> > >

> >

> > Hi Donna.

> >

> > I hope everything goes well with you and that you can, indeed,

join

> > our...... " BHR BAND " (LOL) in Gent next August!

> >

> > BTW: what instrument do you play??

> >

> > Regards from Al