your scheduled surgery.....

[Guest guest]

Hi,

i personally have not needed any replacement surgery yet, but may i

please try to reassure you.

last year, here in vancouver, i was in a rehab hospital - arthritis

ward. at any given time there were about 20 of us. about half were

surgery patients receiving rehab/physio etc. after a replacement

surgery - mostly hips and knees. a year and a half ago my dear

father also had his disintegrated right hip replaced. he was 81

years old at the time. in every case there were no complications.

at the hospital i saw about a half dozen surgery patients for a week

before their surgery - saw their swollen knees, etc. and had physio

at the same time as them. i saw how much pain they were in, and how

immobile they were. they then went to a different hospital for their

surgery and were back 2 days later, to start their physio/rehab

treatment. it was positively amazing how quickly they were back up

on their feet, walking, albeit with a walker, but day by day their

strength and stamina returned. everyone swore by the surgery and had

no regrets whatsoever for having it done. they all said the

difference before and after was like night and day. i am no longer

afraid of replacement surgery, if and when i need to go down that

road. another thing, the age of the patient didn't seem to make much

of a difference. modern medicine has come such a long way and it is

miraculous what a replacement can do for you.

it's normal to be apprehensive and nervous - who wouldn't be - but

PLEASE, try to erase what that vindictive person told this board.

here is just one case out of how many more where she hurt one of us

with her nastiness. thank goodness kathy had the smarts to block her

from affecting us any longer.

the very very best of luck to you, susie. i will be thinking of you

and you will be in my prayers.

gentle hugs,

karen

>

>

> Hi Everyone,

>

> First I wanted to say to Fran-good job with seeing through

> /Bjorn-I thought it when Bjorn first posted...she/he really

> does need help and I hope they get it. I have been afraid for my

> surgery for my hip replacement after slipped into a " coma "

> after hers...so if that wasn't true about her surgery/coma she has

> caused a many night for me without sleep and with all sorts of

> worry. I really pray that she gets the help that she needs. I had

> to go through more tests with my pre-surgery worrying about the

coma-

> EKG, etc. I have told my Dr. about my fear and he told me that it

is

> rare, but he can't tell me that it won't happen. My surgery is

Dec.

> 6th.

>

> I hope everyone has been well-this awful weather change here in

> Michigan-back up in the 60's has worked awful pain with my PA. My

> Rheumy said he has given up on me and wants me to get a 2nd opinion

> because the Enbrel and Arava has done nothing for my PA. I can

> barely see out of my left eye and my spinal area is killing me

awful

> with pain. I have a eye Dr. appt. this week.

>

> Sorry this is such a depressing message. God Bless, Sue.

[Guest guest]

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Hi ,

Thanks so much for all your kind words...you are totally right about

amount of people that go through replacement surgery and come out

fine. Last week I went to a " classroom " with others that are having

a hip replacement in the next few weeks and the classroom was

full!! So you are right alot of people have this kind of surgery

all the time and go through it fine.

Thanks again and God bless, Sue.

In , " " <missionblondie@y...>

wrote:

>

>

> Hi,

>

> i personally have not needed any replacement surgery yet, but may i

> please try to reassure you.

>

> last year, here in vancouver, i was in a rehab hospital - arthritis

> ward. at any given time there were about 20 of us. about half

were

> surgery patients receiving rehab/physio etc. after a replacement

> surgery - mostly hips and knees. a year and a half ago my dear

> father also had his disintegrated right hip replaced. he was 81

> years old at the time. in every case there were no complications.

> at the hospital i saw about a half dozen surgery patients for a

week

> before their surgery - saw their swollen knees, etc. and had physio

> at the same time as them. i saw how much pain they were in, and

how

> immobile they were. they then went to a different hospital for

their

> surgery and were back 2 days later, to start their physio/rehab

> treatment. it was positively amazing how quickly they were back up

> on their feet, walking, albeit with a walker, but day by day their

> strength and stamina returned. everyone swore by the surgery and

had

> no regrets whatsoever for having it done. they all said the

> difference before and after was like night and day. i am no longer

> afraid of replacement surgery, if and when i need to go down that

> road. another thing, the age of the patient didn't seem to make

much

> of a difference. modern medicine has come such a long way and it

is

> miraculous what a replacement can do for you.

>

> it's normal to be apprehensive and nervous - who wouldn't be - but

> PLEASE, try to erase what that vindictive person told this board.

> here is just one case out of how many more where she hurt one of us

> with her nastiness. thank goodness kathy had the smarts to block

her

> from affecting us any longer.

>

> the very very best of luck to you, susie. i will be thinking of

you

> and you will be in my prayers.

>

> gentle hugs,

>

> karen