I am home today from getting a right BHR in the Kansas City Orthopedic Institute inpatient center on Monday. It went really well; Dr. Scott Cook said that after he got in there, there were more bone spurs than what the xray showed. He used the second to the smallest BHR and my incision is about 6 inches; I have the smallest incision he's done and my number is somewhere in the 170s for him. I had a little trouble with pain (getting it in control) and had to get a few morphine shots in addition to what was being put in my iv. But by day 3, I was off the iv and went to pills. I used a walker the first day but have been on crutches since. My nurse and therapist will start coming to the house tomorrow. Overall, I feel pretty good except for the excessive itching. I am now looking forward to the left one getting resurfaced in December. My stats: 5'4", 103 lbs., OA in both hips with severe pain in last 6-8 months from working out (but not an avid runner although I get asked that all of the time!) and just being physically active.
THANKS TO PAT FOR HER ENCOURAGEMENT AND FOR THIS WEBSITE THAT HELPED TO CONFIRM MY DECISION.