Hip Talk at Surface Hippy

......  on your 17 year anniversary! Thanks for stopping by to post your update. I agree, resurfaced  ............  forget about them! Mine is the same at 19 years post op! I wish you the very best and look forward to  ......

......  level was. Cory Foulk who is sort of the poster child for resurfacing is working with Smith &  ............ . Cory ran a marathon 2 days short of 3 months post op and has entered 4 Ironman Triathlons and came  ............  World Champions all less than 1 1/2 years post op from his BHR resurfacing. Can you please tell  ......

......  I was told by Dr. De Smet's staff that I could stop using a crutch when I no longer limped. So it is  ............  for everyone. Some people are still on a crutch or crutches for many  ............  for 9 days after that. I only took Advil, ibupropren, for muscle stiffness. Again, some people  ............  remain tender for a long time. I am 16 months post op and mine still itches and will ache a little  ............  Also ask what medicine you should be taking to stop the pain. Are you taking any kind of PT?  ......

......  be a must have test for you. Your mom had osteoporosis, but she smoked and didn't exercise. These  ............  not too old or too heavy... Good luck. Keep us posted.  Karen 9-18-07 LBHR  ......

......  me your name or first name, I will be happy to post your story on the main website along with your  ............  forward to reading the rest of your story.  I hope your recovery continues to go well.  Pat  ......

......  hear everything is going well for you. Thanks for posting your story for others to read and learn. I  ......

......  All,  Well it is day 20 post op today. I am loving my new hip and the new  ............  10kgs.  Am due back into the office on day 25 post op. Back to the stress and politics of the office. ............  take a long stroll.  I have had a visit to my Chiropractor, who I found out has referred more than 15  ............  Then it is full steam ahead.  I will keep you all posted on my recuperation phase as I am so excited. I  ......

......  the same symtoms you descibe and I'm 17 weeks post op.  Just wondering did yours clear up and how  ......

......  is it working?  I have just finished my 6 week post op and was given the opportunity to work past my  ............ , I can bend down farther then yesterday, so I hope this might help you in yours. I looked up psoas  ......

......  reply QuoteDon't get discouraged hearing about people site seeing in 4-5 days as I humbling think  ............  old woman like myself. So it was the norm for people back then to travel to either De Smet in  ............  surgery back then. I talked to at least 50 people that went before me to Dr. De Smet in Belgium  ............ "Surgical Technique" makes a difference for MOST people during recovery. Most of the patients of Dr.  ............  only tell our own stories and I believe what people say. When they tell me they had no pain after  ............  because I have heard about many. I don't tell people with fast easy recoveries - don't post your  ............ . That would be unfair. I also don't want people to think resurfacing is a terrible ordeal which  ............  years to recover from. On the average, most people do fairly well in their recoveries and  ............ . Those that recover quicky can't think other people are lying when they are having problems.  ............  us.   I spend a lot of time encouraging people to use the very experienced surgeons - which  ............  people criticize me for. The reason I encourage the  ............  have quicker and easier recoveries. These top surgeons are the best in the world and have done  ............ 't have the surgical skills and experince of the top doctors. That surgical skill often dictates the  ......

......   I live in Long Eaton, and had my Op at Derby Royal Hosp on NHS. I see you went to the  ............  think I do. Best of luck with recovery... Keep us posted.  ......

......  Marni  I have your story posted on the websit http://www.surfacehippy.info/ ............ /marni08.php  I look forward to posting updates for you.  I hope things go well for  ......

......  http://surfacehippyvideos.com/shvideos/  If you drop me an email that you uploaded it, pwalter@ ............ .info , I will bring a copy down to the main website videos.  Also if you  ............  a little story, or collect your important posts here and send them to me, I will make a page up  ............  that wants to send me a story, I will be happy to post it. I try to watch the board and collect the  ............  here and there. The best way to get your story posted on the main site is to send it to me along with  ......

......  for now.   It is nice to have support from people that have had hip resurfacings or understand  ............  support. It takes time to recover and some people get very bored. I took the time to write my  ............  stories about your experience help other people. If you would like to write a small or large  ............ , I would be happy to post it on my Hip Stories Page. Also since you are now  ............  official hippy, it is nice to answer other people's questions - as you already have. You are now  ......

......  I talked it over my Doctor, Chief or Orthopedics and marathon runner, Jay Mabrey at http:// ............ .com/ and we both agreed that most people would not know what a resurface was and we were  ............    I got the chance to go into detail with many people during the run, and explained the difference in  ............  two procedures.   I have posted my email address on my profile now so you  ......

...... . Everyone has their own timetable.  I will posted your story on the main website . I like to try  ............  post all the stories that I can. Sometimes I miss a  ............  any photos or videos of surgery or recovery.  I hope your recovery continues to go well. Keep in  ......

......  at the end of this month when I will be 6 months post-op. I am using the "Fitter" which is a ski  ............  machine in preparation for my return. Hopefully there will be corn or sugar and not much  ......

......  you Pat and Terry.  Your posts were just what I needed. I believe that I picked  ............  range. I have been so excited to have had the opportunity to do a resurfacing instead of a thr at  ......

...... ,  I am 4 weeks post op today, and I just started clunking a lot too.  ............  pretty worried about it today, until I read these posts. Thank you all for helping me out. I was told by  ......

......  up 15 weeks ago, but you are very happy now. I hope it just keeps getting better for you.  I will  ............  on my website. I know it will help other people.  Good Luck and enjoy the summer with your 2  ......

...... , full weight bearing and doing steps.  By 10 days post op I was walking about 3/4 mile with one crutch.  ......

......  than they message told.   I do know several people have had problems and normally felt so bad they  ............ , but I can't since I am not medically trained.  I posted the story so people would realize that blood  ............  can happen and if any time post op you are having serious problems, it is always  ............  side and call your doctor or visit the ER. Many people don't think blood clots can happen or are  ............  a piece of one break off from in her leg and it stopped her breathing and heart. She was already in  ......

......  well. Dr. Mont's patients seem to do really well post-op. The pain I had the first week was that of  ......

......  surgeries. I'm now a year and a few months post op, and everything is fine. Post op recovery goes  ............  a while, you'll be able to get your leg over the top tube with much ease with your shiny new  ......

...... - congrats on being post op~ those first two weeks post are tough, at  ............  but you sound ready to take it on. I am 2 months post op, and while recovery has not gone as easily as  ............  hoped and expected (expectations will get you every  ............  thru a year of pain, I decided to stay pain free post op- as much as possible. More than the pain meds  ......

......  Talk.  We are all very supportive here. Some people have very slow recoveries, some very fast while  ............  of stories. Does that mean your muscles are athrophied? How long have you had hip problems? What  ............  why you are having a slow recovery. Often people with very severe hip problems prio to surgery  ............ , but the rest of your body must heal.  Six weeks post op is still pretty early in your recovery. If  ............  aggressive.  It does take a long time for some people to get their ROM back. Some people have taken a  ......

...... , the hip capsule was "released" during the operation so your hip could be dislocated. The  ............  with the physiotherapist who had worked with me post-op. Still, it is a strange sensation, but I  ............  the clunking that the pain. I'm at 5 months post-op now, and I still get clunking once in a while,  ......

......  socks and doing up shoelaces is long arms! day 28 post op and for the first time can stand on the  ......

......  - I am 38 and 4 weeks post-op and I almost had a sore on one of my heels. It  ......

......  is how I know that I am pushing a muscle to an optimal level in order to most rapidly build  ............  approves of this level of training at this time post surgery, and that you give a muscle that is  ......