I thought today would never come. Had my appointment with Phil-Dr Brooks' PA (Cleveland Clinic).
I was a tad shaken when he told me my "measurements" of my hip barely met the minimum for the hip resurfacing and that I may end up with a hip replacement if Dr Brooks finds at the time of surgery the BHR is a smidgen too big.
All this means I won't know until I wake up if I end up with a HR or THR.
Phil must of seen the look on my face because he did say the odds where STILL in my favor that I will get the BHR. He said it looks like I will take a 44mm cup- the minimum size Dr Brooks uses. (if I understood this correctly)
I'm NOT a small framed person so I was surprised I "measured" small. It didn't even cross my mind that this would be an issue for me.
I was so disappointed to hear this. Going into surgery and not knowing what I am waking up to will be stressful. Talk about having faith.
I will be scheduling my pre-op appt and my surgery on Wednesday.
Just to ask the question again...has anyone else experienced being told the decision would been finalized at the time of surgery...HR vs THR??
Has anyone been told that they measured "small"?