Re: Bilateral Resufacing Scheduled May 10th

[Guest guest]

> Hi Everybody,

> Two weeks from today I'll be in L.A. with my sister and two of my

> three daughters having Mother's Day dinner. My dad, who has

> accompanied on my intial evaluation, will also be there. I am the

> first case Monday morning, yeah, with Dr. S.!

> This Thursday I see the internist to insure that I am fit for

lenghty

> time under general anesthesia. (I'm am sure to pass.)

> From reading the posts, it appears that sleeping and getting up are

a

> great challenge for the first month or so. I am thinking of

renting

> a reclining chair that lifts up for easy standing. Has anyone

tried

> one?

> This site has given me an overwhleming amount of useful

information.

> I am adapting what seems to apply to me.

> I have been ever so releived to find out that my bilat hip OA is

> secondary to congenital hip dyplasia. Twenty years ago I had to

put

> my german shepard down for this same condition. Does this me I'm a

> pure breed? Smile

> Pamela J. (soon-to-be)

Pamela...Good luck with your upcoming surgery! I'm interested to

read about your surgery and rehab because I'm thinking of going

bilateral as well. I wanted to ask you if you've visited the hip

universe support group web site message boards??? If not, you might

want to take a look and go back a couple of months and read some of

those posts too because there is a wealth of information in them.

I'll be sending positive thoughts your way. Susie

[Guest guest]

> I am the

> first case Monday morning, yeah, with Dr. S.!

Pamela:

Congrats on setting a date to begin your new and improved life. I

had bilat C+ installed by Dr S in July 2001. I still can't quite

keep up with my hip joints since they function so well as opposed to

my pesky muscles.

The only problem I had in the hospital was weakness due to blood

loss. A unit of pre-donated blood was put back in and helped perk me

up.

I slept (sort of) on a recliner for the first 3-weeks after getting

home from the hospital. This was much more comfortable than a bed

and numerous pillows.

Good Luck

[Guest guest]

Hi Pamela,

I want to wish you success on your resurf. next month. Could you

put a hook into one of your cieling joists with a length of rope and

a loop at your bed and at your recliner/favorite place to sit. I

only got one side done, but I can see your dilimna. Drywall in your

cieling can be patched later... happily if you are on two good hips!

And sleeping was rough for me. You'll be on your back for a

while, I'm sure. I have never taken sleeping pills til now, but I

used them for a couple of nights when I got home. I snort myself

awake on my back, but the Ambien helped me go right back to sleep.

Hang tough and keep us posted.

> Hi Everybody,

> Two weeks from today I'll be in L.A. with my sister and two of my

> three daughters having Mother's Day dinner. My dad, who has

> accompanied on my intial evaluation, will also be there. I am the

> first case Monday morning, yeah, with Dr. S.!

> This Thursday I see the internist to insure that I am fit for

lenghty

> time under general anesthesia. (I'm am sure to pass.)

> From reading the posts, it appears that sleeping and getting up

are a

> great challenge for the first month or so. I am thinking of

renting

> a reclining chair that lifts up for easy standing. Has anyone

tried

> one?

> This site has given me an overwhleming amount of useful

information.

> I am adapting what seems to apply to me.

> I have been ever so releived to find out that my bilat hip OA is

> secondary to congenital hip dyplasia. Twenty years ago I had to

put

> my german shepard down for this same condition. Does this me I'm

a

> pure breed? Smile

> Pamela J. (soon-to-be)

[Guest guest]

At 04:39 PM 4/25/2004 +0000, you wrote:

> >From reading the posts, it appears that sleeping and getting up are a

>great challenge for the first month or so. I am thinking of renting

>a reclining chair that lifts up for easy standing. Has anyone tried

>one?

Pam,

Sleeping (in the bed)and getting out of bed are generally only difficult

for a couple of weeks. I borrowed the type of recliner you are describing,

and spent many happy hours sleeping in it. The second I was out, my mother

snagged it, so it didn't stay empty for more than a few hours each day.

I had a German Shepherd that I trained as a service dog to help me. His

hips were great, I was bilaterally dysplastic.

Cindy

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

[Guest guest]

Hi Pamela,

Go get the " electric recliner " , both for regular resting and

sleeping! A bi-lat friend of mine says he could not have survived the

first few weeks without it. Remembering my own struggles getting in

and out of bed with just one resurfed hip (I installed a monkey-bar

above my bed, see msg 22011) I can fully support what he said.

Ed

Mont, RC+ Nov'03

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> From reading the posts, it appears that sleeping and getting up are

a

> great challenge for the first month or so. I am thinking of

renting

> a reclining chair that lifts up for easy standing. Has anyone

tried

> one?

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> Pamela J. (soon-to-be)