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hip replacement 27-Mar-2013 At 6:17:47 AM Doug

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On 26/03/2013 ropedonkey wrote:
>My hip was damaged when I dislocated it 20 years ago and it was showing
>in x-rays to be bone on bone. No amount of exercises was going to make
>it better. Did the research and have got the large fixture, my only concern
>with hip resurfacing is the metal on metal component, which was bad news
>via a few companies, have been assured the product is good now...
Best wishes that it all works out okay. For others looking at this op, my surgeon argued - even before the problems with resurfacing became so apparent - that there is very little difference in the impact of the full replacement than resurfacing so why wouldn't you go for the more durable solution. By the time it came for the op he'd moved on to the AMIS procedure so it became a no-brainer to go that way.
>Anyway day 1 was spent being sick after each meal and nearly fainting
>when I stood up so not the best start...
Maybe you had a late reaction to the morphine, eh Ropedonkey! ;)
>The pain is less than it was before the op so that looks like a win early.
>Day 2 looks like a longer walk so I hope the fainting stays away....
Keep at 'er and keep us up to date with your progress. My big incentive (apart from not being able to do ANYTHING by the time I had mine done) was looming retirement and being able to accompany my wife on a long (and I mean loooong!) hike in Europe that she'd been dreaming about for years as soon as we finished work. Couldn't be happier with the way things turned out and hope the same applies for you.