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Roberta

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Do Dr. DeSmet's post-op BHR patients still us a pool at 2 days after surgery?
« on: September 07, 2012, 06:50:57 AM »
I am contemplating bi-lateral hip resurfacing due to a severe limp and bone on bone hip arthritis, even though I do not have pain yet. This is mostly because I do not want to lose the option to have resurfacing instead of hip replacement.

I read that Dr. DeSmet's Villa is closed and am wondering whether the early pool exercise is still used. Does anyone know? At what point do you use the pool? Why is the prohibition for water emersion that most doctors adher to not applicable here?

Has anyone had bi-lateral hip resurfacing and been walking 4 miles and swimming every day by 6 weeks post op?

Thank you for helping me figure out what to do.
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Re: Do Dr. DeSmet's post-op BHR patients still us a pool at 2 days after surgery?
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2012, 07:27:15 PM »
Hi Roberta
I had surgery with De Smet last February 14 and at that time there were no more pool activities as part of his rehabilitation program. But for me that wasn't such a big deal. De Smet uses some special waterproof bandages that paste right on to the hip and by the second day after surgery I was taking a shower in my hotel room. I know the Holiday Inn doesn't compare to the Villa, but my revision surgery with De Smet was a wonderful experience and it's really working out quite well for me so far (recently at six months post-op I had my first x-ray check-up with De Smet and he told me in his characteristically terse style "the x-ray looks perfect" ). I aso know De Smet likes to do bilaterals because he wanted to do one on me. I would HIGHLY recommend him as an excellent choice for your hip surgeon. 

I haven't had bilateral surgery, but I had a "complicated" revision surgery and by six weeks after sugery (5 weeks and four days to be exact) I had started training in my climbing gym and at six weeks and three days I went for my first 5 mile hike (using trekking poles, for sure). However I should mention that recovery is not so easy and each individual evolves at a different rate. Don´t expect to be running triathalons six weeks after bilateral surgery.
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