Surgery Tuesday w McMinn

[hernanu]

Good stuff, jon - making some good progress there.

[jon]

Getting sprung tomorrow, I think.  Did walk, stairs and exercises this afternoon with physio (ie, pt).  Coming along...

They are very conservative here about pt, exercise and first six weeks.  I'm following their plan.

Jon

[Dannywayoflife]

I think the 6 week conservative approach is sensible. My over zealous physio was too aggressive and I'm sure delayed my recovery.

[jon]

Just as a quick fyi, I'm now in London after being discharged 72 hrs post-op.  Felt great yesterday, but backed off the meds unintentionally and had a rougher night.  Back on the move today and flexibility/comfort improving. 

Happy holidays to all!

Jon

[Dannywayoflife]

Happy days Jon! Merry Christmas mate! You will be able to look forward to a pain free new year now!
Danny

[Aerial]

Best of luck!  Enjoy London.  It will get easier everyday from this point on.  My doctor takes the conservative approach to the first 6 weeks too.  It gets harder to follow the conservative approach once you start to feel better!

[Dannywayoflife]

Jon I've just noticed that you got the same size device as I did. I spoke to Mr Treacy yesterday and he did say that the 54cap 60cup is the second biggest device they do and he said that the bigger devices are defiantly linked with with the best out comes.:-)

[jon]

I am a little surprised at my 60/54.  It seems that many folks share the same device dimensions.  I am 5'10" and 160 pounds.  I would have thought that my device set would be a little smaller. Just a layperson's input...

Thrilled to hear that the larger devices turn out better... 

[Dannywayoflife]

I'm around 5'9" but rather stocky. I'm told your femoral neck diameter is what decides your component size. Yes I was well pleased that the bigger devices are proven to have the absolute best outcomes.:-)

[jon]

Sounds good.  I can only guess that greater femoral-neck diameter is better for a lot of reasons (eg, wear pattern, strength, loading, larger device)...

[Luanna]

Jon and Danny,
That's very interesting about the larger device sizes having the best outcomes. I have a small device size 50 cup 40 liner, and 40 femoral BHR component. Very small bones here - 125 pound at 5'4" height.

Sure hoping for a good outcome. I hope Mr. Treacy is incorrect but being that he is one of the best in the world I suspect he knows his statistics pretty well!!!  :)

Great to hear that you are out of hospital Jon and doing well! Congratulations and best wishes for a GREAT recovery.

Luanna

[jon]

You too!  All the best!

[Aerial]

Luanna- I'm 125 lbs too.  My sizes are 50/44 and 44!  It would seem to me that size is relevant to what it has to support!

[Dannywayoflife]

Luanna,
           I did read somewhere before I had my operation that the larger the device the lower the wear. Also he's not just basing the figures on that but a larger device means more rom too.
But bear in mind the best surgeons like treacy mcminn de snet Bose and others there figures for small boned females are only slightly lower than there figures for men.
I'm sure that you'll have a great result I've read great things about your surgeon!

[Luanna]

Thanks Jon, Aerial, and Danny. I'm keeping my toes and fingers crossed for a good outcome. So far so good! My surgeon is commited to making sure that small boned women like me are able to have an opportunity to benefit from hip resurfacing.

When I look at my pitifully small femur bone tho - I kind of wonder how it supports my leg! :)

Thanks again. Was starting to worry.....

Luanna

[Dannywayoflife]

Don't forget that bone quality is of vital importance! And as mr mcminn has said in interviews people who want and are suitable for resurfacing are generally very active and that along with a good diet are huge factors in determining that. I asked what my bone quality was like and was told it was hard to work with as it was very dense :-)
My wife would just call me totally dense tho!:-)

[Jimt]

58/52 here.  Does anyone know if this considered small or large?   Male 5'11.5 and 190 pounds.

[Dannywayoflife]

Well Im not a surgeon but I'd say that's fairly large I think that's the third latest head they make. But I could be wrong I frequently am:-)

[jon]

58/52 here.  Does anyone know if this considered small or large?   Male 5'11.5 and 190 pounds.

Here is a really good report previously posted by Tin Soldier that contains a complete size chart (page 33) of Smith & Nephew BHR devices:

http://global.smith-nephew.com/cps/rde/xbcr/smithnephewls/BHR_FDA_Surgical_Technique_NEW_06-07.pdf

[Dannywayoflife]

Good find that mate thanks. Just popped that in my I books!