Well, Tuesday is the day. I'm in Birmingham (a little in disbelief) and my surgery is scheduled for Tuesday (the 20th).
Have met with Mr. McMinn and his whole staff. Everyone has been great.
Headed in for BHR with a BMHR plan-b alternative in case of bone-quality issues (some concern about cysts).
Thanks to everyone on all of the online sites (hugely valuable) and thanks to Vicky and Pat for all of their personal dedication to this whole area.
Will keep everyone posted.
Thanks,
Jon
ps: If anyone has any specific questions about McMinn, Birmingham, the hospital etc., please fire away. The fact that I am physically right here affords a truly first-hand perspective. Maybe I'll post some pics too...
That's great Jon. Best of luck Tuesday.
Good luck Jon.
Best of luck Jon. You're in great hands and you will change your life forever. The first few weeks are a challenge but soon enough you will be pain free and loving life again.
Best of luck Jon. Please post back after your surgery and let us know how it's going.
Good luck Jon! Keep us updated on your progress!
Danny
Good luck Jon, let us know how it goes
Best wishes Jon.
Maybe you can ask him about the latest article published in the British Medical Journal about MoM devices offering no advantage with substantial more risk. See if he knows anything about the author.
Dan
Wow. What a warm bunch of replies. Thanks, everybody. I'm also working on a funny animated video of my experience so far. Will post soon.
This is long overdue and I'm looking forward to pain-free activity. We also have a five-year-old son and a 14-month-old daughter. Looking forward to chasing them around...!
Jon
ps: Dan, will do. Jon.
Are you from the uk or us Jon? And welcome to surface hippy!:-)
Danny:
Flew in from Boston (home) weds night/thursday morning. Staying until the 31st. Staying in hospital per McMinn until the 26th then hope to go to London for the balance.
Picked McMinn based on reputation and the fact that (so far) I am self-pay.
Got a lot of support from Vicky, Pat and the whole online community.
Jon
Boston is awesome. I saw Marc Cohn there a few years ago. Im sure mr mcminn will sort you out.
Danny
Sounds good. I do not know Cohn. I have seen about 11 orthopedists over the last seven years. Kept looking for better answers...
I didn't see as many as that. My hip went from being normal to wrecked in less than 6 months. I saw ronan treacy mr mcminns partner. He also has a wealth of knowledge on the subject!
Wow, another Boston hippy. There must be something in the water out here. Haha best of luck.
Pete:
Who/when did yours?
Jon
What is the latest guidance you all have on upper-body conditioning post-op? Seems to that this should be a big deal too...
Thanks,
Jon
Jon, all the best. you are at ground zero so I now your will be a success. Let us know how you do.
you bet!
Quote from: PistolPete on December 18, 2011, 08:12:28 AM
Wow, another Boston hippy. There must be something in the water out here. Haha best of luck.
It's the dirty water, Pete. ;D
Jon,
I, like Hernanu, went with Dr. Synder out of Newton/Wellesley Hospital. Had a great procedure and currently things are going great. Tomorrow will be 6 weeks post op so I'm a new Hippy. I'm feeling great right now. The first few weeks are def. challenging but really things do get easier each and every day.
Jon I hope that your operation has gone well today and wish you a rapid recovery!
Danny
Yeah, good luck today. Been readin Modern Hip resurfacing and McMinn is kind of funny guy for an orthopedic surgeon. Hope he gives you a laugh when you chat with afterward.
Its official. Got BHR w/McMinn today. More on this tomorrow.
Feel pretty well so far. out four hrs. ago.
-jon
Good stuff jon, the Pats won, the climate is cold, all's well in the world here, good to hear you're out.
Awesome Jon! Glad your feeling ok. Keep us posted on your progress
Danny
Wonderful news, take it easy! :)
Great to here, Jon. Waiting to hear more tomorrow.
best wishes. i hope you have a quick recovery and all goes well today.
Thanks, gang.
Sixteen hours post-op and pretty well so far.
Some pain, but team here helping me manage it well.
No real contact with docs yet. Should get full report soon.
Good news is that bone stock was good enough to stay with BHR, over BMHR (mid-head resection). Not huge, but was hoping to stay with BHR. Waited too long to do this so really banged up my femoral head.
More soon.
Jon
Jon that's great news. I hope your comfortable and recovering well.
Danny
Thanks. Probably do a little physio today and putter around on a zimmer. I'm stiff and tired, but very happy. On the other side now!
Think that they might spring me early too...
We'll see.
Your making faster progress than I did! :)
Will let you know after they have tried to work me a little bit!!
I couldnt walk for about 4 days so your doing well mate.
Well done, Jon!
A little late off the mark here, but i'm glad your surgery went well. You'll soon be up and about in no time i'm sure!
x
Zimmered around some. Crutches a little later today...
Zimmered? Not sure what that means :)
Just a Zimmer metal-frame walker. Just graduated to my elbow crutches though...yippee!
Hope I don't swell up by tomorrow...
Morning hipsters. Almost 36 hours post-op. Coming along fine it seems. Had a good walk in the corridor last night with crutches. Up soon to see how it is feeling today...
Good stuff, jon - making some good progress there.
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
I think the 6 week conservative approach is sensible. My over zealous physio was too aggressive and I'm sure delayed my recovery.
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
Happy days Jon! Merry Christmas mate! You will be able to look forward to a pain free new year now!
Danny
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!
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.:-)
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...
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.:-)
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)...
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
You too! All the best!
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!
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!
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
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!:-)
58/52 here. Does anyone know if this considered small or large? Male 5'11.5 and 190 pounds.
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:-)
Quote from: Jimt on December 24, 2011, 11:21:10 AM
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
Good find that mate thanks. Just popped that in my I books!
I think too that smaller size demands more skill in proper placement of the device, so a more skilled surgeon is apt to have better results with smaller bones hippies. I think, Luanne that you had a very skilled surgeon, so should not have issues. I think the less skilled surgeons (who are probably out of resurfacing now anyways) are the issue.
8) my 2 cents.i
I agree with that hern. There's a larger margin for error with a large boned patient.
How ever the smaller sizes do wear at a slightly higher rate, but as we seem to have concluded in another thread it's doubtful if you could actually wear out a hip resurfacing device anyway.
Danny
I think you are both right Hern and Danny. Thanks. I'm not worrying anymore about it..but I am a worrier so I'll have to find something else to fret about now! :)
Luanna
Luanna,
I'm still worried about my hip after a 20 min talk in which the most experienced surgeon in the world kept telling me that I would have a great out come so your not alone! It's so hard not to worry about this it's a massive thing!
Merry christmass
Danny
Merry Xmas & Happy Holidays Everyone!
Walked to dinner and back last night on my elbow crutches. I'm guessing over one mile all in. Comfortable the whole way. Slept well and feeling well this morning. Pretty excited so far...
To everyone, a great day and a great New Year!
Jon
That's great jon, the best gift for XMas, enjoy and kick off that new year without pain.
Merry Christmas!
Jon, that's great. You are making excellent progress. Have a super wonderful holiday.
Danny, hope your talk with your surgeon helped you. Sounds like it was productive.
Luanna
Five days post-op. Pretty steady 1-2 miles last night. Really nice night for walking. Just finished good upper-body workout in gym. Muscles firing. Feels good and healthy! Headed home Weds which could not come soon enough. Really think that going into surgery with good strength/fitness is very important. Best to everybody...Jon
Hey Jon,
How do you feel overall about your experience with the McMinn centre?
Quote from: Jeremy76761 on December 26, 2011, 09:30:26 AM
Hey Jon,
How do you feel overall about your experience with the McMinn centre?
Hi, Jeremy.
Feel fee to contact me directly, but here are some initial thoughts...
This was a big deal for me to travel to Birmingham for the procedure. Boston (my home) is a medical town with a great pedigree. Resurfacing (including BHR), however, is not one of the top specialties. For that matter, you could make an argument that the whole US is behind the curve.
I have seen more than 10 orthopedists over the last seven years. I ended up at the McMinn Centre after a long journey (nothing accidental).
My experience there was perfect. Better than I could have expected. The people and the surgeon make the difference. I was out the door in less than 72 hours post-op. That was not planned. I should still be in the hospital today.
I went in fit and came out fast. I am flying home Weds, three days ahead of schedule.
McMinn is no nonsense, almost a little short. He does seem, however, to know his stuff.
Nothing but consummate professionalism on behalf of the whole staff.
I will keep you posted on my progress. So far, I am a believer.
Jon
For that matter, you could make an argument that the whole US is behind the curve.
Quote
I would respectfully argue that Dr. Su in the USA is among the best in the world and ranks up there with Dr. McMinn
I think surgeon choice is very subjective. I think that dr Su is defiantly one of best up and comers but I don't think he has anywhere near the experience of someone like Mr mcminn.
Danny
Quote from: Jimt on December 26, 2011, 01:23:24 PM
For that matter, you could make an argument that the whole US is behind the curve.Quote
I would respectfully argue that Dr. Su in the USA is among the best in the world and ranks up there with Dr. McMinn
Jim:
My comments do not mean to suggest that there are not a few terrific resurf guys in the US. In fact, we can all name the top three or four (Su clearly among them).
My feeling and experience, however, are that THR is the default choice for orthopedists in the US and that resurf is often viewed with a high degree skepticism (and as this site evidences, not warranted). There are only two or three guys that even do resurfs in my immediate area. Most orthopedists say come back when you are in dire pain and your femoral head has given up, and we'll give you a THR. Does not work for me at 48.
I was scheduled with Su for Dec. 27th. I ran into out-of-network insurance issues.
I'll stick with my comment that you "could make the argument that we are behind the curve."
When a guy from Boston goes to England for surgery, somethings up...
To be fair Jon, before I managed to get to see Mr Treacy on the nhs I was looking seriously at going to see dr Bose in india. I think every system has it's strengths and weaknesses it's just lucky for me that the 2 guys that developed the bhr are from here and one of them works on our nhs. If it hadn't of been for that I'd of gone to India!
I was just about to post before I was so rudely interrupted by Danny's post. ;D
LOL
I was about to say, what about Dr. Bose? He charges less than the others, but has reputation as one of the best, and a lot of really well-read athletes have gone to him for their resurfacing. He's my first pick, personally. After that, McMinn or someone like that.
Jon, the only thing that seemed a little weird is that after 16 hours the surgeon hadn't spoken to you in any detail.
But glad overall it was better than expected and professional. Some positive thinking and effective rehab and you'll be back to it all, in time of course.
Jeremy, I think the not spending a lot of time talking to the patient immediately post op is a British surgeon thing. They seem to do there job, have a quick chat with you then wait for your follow ups to actually discuss things with you.
Quote from: Jeremy76761 on December 26, 2011, 02:42:11 PM
I was just about to post before I was so rudely interrupted by Danny's post. ;D
LOL
I was about to say, what about Dr. Bose? He charges less than the others, but has reputation as one of the best, and a lot of really well-read athletes have gone to him for their resurfacing. He's my first pick, personally. After that, McMinn or someone like that.
Jon, the only thing that seemed a little weird is that after 16 hours the surgeon hadn't spoken to you in any detail.
But glad overall it was better than expected and professional. Some positive thinking and effective rehab and you'll be back to it all, in time of course.
I hear you. Bose was on my short list too, but we viewed India as just too far from home and the kids.
With respect to post-op communication, I had great input from the team during the day. I was number two of five surgeries for the day so access to McMinn was definitely limited. I had immediate input from Chandra and Joseph right after surgery as well as during the day. This was essential to me because of the concern about a potential BMHR (owing to cysts). Joseph was at my bedside virtually as I awakened and gave me the good news that I had a very successful BHR.
I was lucky in that there was never any doubt about me not getting a bhr. But to be honest the bmhr seems an awesome device too!
This is a comment to Pat:
Your site is so valuable. This is first-hand information based on surgeries within the last few days. Some of these surgeries involve the top practitioners in the world.
You cannot access this anywhere else.
Just awesome...
...and Thank You...
Jon
I've said it before I'll say it again. Without this site I would have a thr now! At 28!
I'll stick with my comment that you "could make the argument that we are behind the curve."
Jon,
I agree. Like you I could not find a surgeon in Indianapolis that didn't want to do a THR. Even one who was listed for Birmingham hip resurfacing said he didn't want to do one that t THR is better. Thank God I didn't listen and kept researching!
Jim
Jon. I'm going in for left Bhr in two weeks. I was interested in who the top US surgeons are, I'm scheduled with Dr Schmitt. Glad you are doing well.
Jon, What kind of shape/athletic activity level were you in before flying to England for your BHR?
I'm so proud of you walking 1 to 2 miles! 8)
mslendzion, you are going to be so surprised at the absence of pain deep in the hip socket! Today, my pain has been ranging 2 to 4 for the bulk of my Day 6 recovery from my bilateral. You are in skilled hands.
Thanks two4one. Glad to hear you are feeling better. You are my inspiration, I can't complain dealing with one hip when you have had to deal with two... And recovering with both replacements. Thank you.
Quote from: Two4One on December 26, 2011, 07:03:32 PM
Jon, What kind of shape/athletic activity level were you in before flying to England for your BHR?
I'm so proud of you walking 1 to 2 miles! 8)
mslendzion, you are going to be so surprised at the absence of pain deep in the hip socket! Today, my pain has been ranging 2 to 4 for the bulk of my Day 6 recovery from my bilateral. You are in skilled hands.
Hi, Two4One. Congrats on the bilats! You are hardcore in my book!
For sure, I have had pretty good pain since coming out of surgery so 2X that has got to be tricky to manage. I have tried to stay up on my pain meds and that has aided my exercise and recovery.
In terms of fitness, since my initial diagnosis in 2004, I have remained very active and optimally worked out 45-60 mins per day. Exercises have comprised cardio machines, free weights and swimming. The cardio and swimming definitely got difficult the last few months. On average, I guess I was mostly around the 30-minute per day range the last couple years. The positives in my mind are weight management and strength retention. Not super results, but sufficient to really help rehab/recovery.
The last few days pre-op in Birmingham I put in an hour a day. I think that may have kept my body on its toes...
At surgery, I came in at 160 Lbs, which has been my steady weight for the last several years.
All the best,
Jon
Quote from: mslendzion on December 26, 2011, 06:06:12 PM
Jon. I'm going in for left Bhr in two weeks. I was interested in who the top US surgeons are, I'm scheduled with Dr Schmitt. Glad you are doing well.
Hi, thanks for your reply. I did not study Dr. Schmitt only because he did not meet a couple of my other screens (namely, closeness to Boston). As long as you have done your research, I'm sure you are in great shape. Clearly Dr. Schmitt has a following on the site so I would definitely connect with his other patients.
I went right at Su because of his reputation and the fact that I'm in NY every week. I met him and liked him a lot. I would have been very content to have proceeded with him. Once my insurance issues surfaced, I really clean-sheeted my analysis again and opened up to non-US. I figured that if I was going to self-pay, I should boil it down to just the procedure. For me, McMinn just seemed so right.
I will tell you though, I get the impression that the top guys are pretty tightly knit, regardless of where they practice. I think that there is ongoing knowledge-share (ie, best practices) and professional support. Just my two cents.
I mention all of this because I think that it is valuable (not essential) for someone's surgeon to be in this loop or a derivative of it.
Hope this helps...
Sorry for spelling errors. On blackberry at starbucks in London! Going home tomorrow!
Good luck on the flight home. I hope it goes well for you. I'm sorry you had to go abroad for insurance reasons but hey Starbucks in London can't be all that bad! Best wishes for your recovery and I hope you enjoy your new hip as much as I am enjoying mine.....I'm having daydreams about running and tennis again some day! I stayed as active as possible prior to surgery and kept up with yoga too. Although my yoga was scaled down I think I maintained good flexibility in everything but my bad hip which helped with fairly quickly being able to get my socks and shoes on after surgery.
Quote from: Aerial on December 27, 2011, 08:13:08 AM
Good luck on the flight home. I hope it goes well for you. I'm sorry you had to go abroad for insurance reasons but hey Starbucks in London can't be all that bad! Best wishes for your recovery and I hope you enjoy your new hip as much as I am enjoying mine.....I'm having daydreams about running and tennis again some day!
Hey, thanks. The insurance was a blessing really in that it allowed me to open up my analysis. I'm tickled!
Thanks for the well wishes. We are so eager to see our kids (5 yrs and 14 months). As much as I have loved marathoning (24 over the years), we chose to go for the surgery for quality of family life and chasing my kids around for a long time to come...
Life is good...
Hi Jon,
So happy to hear that everything is going well and I hope your flight home is uneventful and easy.
You are right about the surgeons sharing best practices. Apparently they also challenge each other quite a bit and question and debate issues like cup placement, cemented versus non-cemented, metalosis etc. A lot of the sharing happens at conferences. One of the top surgeons told me that most of the real sharing happens in the bar after conference hours. :)
Luanna
Looking forward to your update! Was there myself on Dec 6th. Hope you are doing well
Wow,nine days post-op. That was a blur!
Flew home yesterday. FYI, flight was more uncomfortable than expected. No typical pain (actually leg felt really well), but swelling behind my knee (operated leg) was uncomfortable and a bit of a concern. I was wearing compression socks and tights. I also moved around a fair amount as instructed by doc. Good news that issue occurred during latter portion of flight -- no problem rest of day.
Headed for long walk today. Maybe I'll do a track workout on my sticks!!
Jon
ps: Great to be back home and to hug the kids. Best rehab will be with our little critters!
Hi Jon,
9 Day Blur, 10 Day Blur, it goes by so fast post op, right? You have been going non - stop!
Welcome back.
Yup. Time flying by...
Headed for a long walk today.
Anyone have any advice/info if walking on a treadmill is OK? Thought I might stay inside for today's workout.
Thanks,
Jon
I didn't walk on a treadmill until three of months went by, but I did go on an elliptical at two months.
Jon - sounds like everything went great. I was a bit concerned about the discomfort on the trip home but it sounds like it wasn't too bad.
I didn't get on the treadmill until much later. I think partly because I was worried about the stepping on and off a moving belt. Like Hernanu I jumped on the exercises bike and elliptical first.
Best wishes.
Dan
Quote from: DGossack on December 29, 2011, 12:13:09 PM
Jon - sounds like everything went great. I was a bit concerned about the discomfort on the trip home but it sounds like it wasn't too bad.
I didn't get on the treadmill until much later. I think partly because I was worried about the stepping on and off a moving belt. Like Hernanu I jumped on the exercises bike and elliptical first.
Best wishes.
Dan
End of flight was a little bit of a concern, but otherwise good.
Great surprise was that Delta oversold the flight and bumped us up to biz class...very cool!!
Chicken today with respect to cold and wind so opted for treadmill. Really easy hour. Felt great. Merely two miles or so. Used handrails for stability. Actually broke a sweat...hooray!
Will head into gym tomorrow for a little upper-body work and maybe a little more treadmill.
Day 9 and I'm digging this so far...
Jon
Anyone have any input on icing (including any guidance from your doctor)?
I have done none as of yet, but can only believe that it could be a big help during rehab...
Thanks,
Jon
Jon,
I used ice quite alot it seemed to bring the swelling down fairly well. I don't see that it can hurt so I'd crack on as tollerated
Danny
I iced constantly for the first 2-3 weeks, helped tremendously. Two large or 3 small packs in a pillow case, wrapped around side and front of hip. Slept with them on as well. Helps with the pain and to decrease the swelling. Once off the narcotic meds at about end of week 2, it was the primary thing I used for pain control.
Hern, I think, uses them when driving, which is another great idea. Pain while sitting continued for me beyond the 6 weeks, and that's and easy and nice way to help with that.
This is great, guys. Thanks. I had suspected as much. I will need to work it into my routine.
Gym today for 1.5 hours. Three miles on treadmill, finishing at 16 min/mile pace. Balance of time worked on upper body strength.
I'm not fond of the pain meds so the ice should really help recovery...
Jon
I also agree on the icing. It helps so much to minimize swelling and in doing so minimizes pain. I iced several times a day through about 2.5 weeks, especially later in the day. If you want to go through the trouble there is an automatic ice machine that you fill with water and ice. There is pad you wrap around your hip that is secured with Velcro. It is a great way to ice. It is called a Polar Care Kodiak. Dr. Gross has his patients buy one but others have done a short term rental from a medical supply store. If you freeze water in water bottles (like you would carry on a bike) and freeze water in yogurt cups, you prevent having to buy ice when you freezer can't keep up!
Gotta ice Jon, the only thing to remember is to do it only for 10 to 15 minutes tops, then let your skin warm up. Don't want frostbite. Otherwise, do itas much as possible. Much better than drugs, imo.
Thanks for all the ice input. Will try today after a little exercise.
Day 11 post-op. Feeling really well.
Will walk a mile or two then return to celebrating our belated Xmas with the family (kids have not missed a beat).
Off the crutches around the house and post-op flexibility almost the same as pre-op.
Docs told me to cool it a little bit. It's a tricky balance between feeling well and going for it, and backing off and letting the healing happen on its own pace. Have to remember this is a solution for years, not months!
Happy New Year!
Jon
Glad to hear that things are going well. I am having the same problem wanting to do too much! Be careful, you come so far and don't want to have a set back!
Please tell me this is real...
1.5 hours on the road today at good tempo. One crutch.
I like this a lot...
Does this turn out well?
Quote from: jon on January 01, 2012, 06:31:40 PM
Please tell me this is real...
1.5 hours on the road today at good tempo. One crutch.
I like this a lot...
Last time I had a sense of the road like this was in Kona...
Does this turn out this well?
Sure hope it turns out this well. I havent enjoyed walking in a couple years, now it is actually a joy!
Will be four weeks post-op on Tuesday.
So far, so good.
Have stuck to a conservative PT plan and dropped the long walks until restrictions lifted.
Operated hip is now almost same size as other.
Standing with both feet together for the first time in seven years.
Mobility better each day.
Went back to work right after New Years so meetings and flying a little bit of a pain (same position for too long...).
Colleagues laugh when I drop to floor and start exercises!
Very cool, Jon -- sounds like you're doing the right things. Happy to see you're shocking your coworkers!
QuoteStanding with both feet together for the first time in seven years. - Jon
Amazing, isn't it? I knew my OA was gone when I first awoke post op, and my feet were pointed straight up vs. my pre op feet that lay pointed outward and flush with the bed!