Steven Hip Resurfacing/Revision Dr. Mont 2009
November 6, 2009 this has been unreal hard,, God who sad this was easy ,, it went tell and was done good with me having AVN for 22 years but the pain is beyond hurt,, laying in room 358 at Rubin right now,, I had a touch or Atrial fib last night which was well documented and I had copies of papers to hand to cardio when she came to see me but still wanted me on cardio floor and just got back up hour or show ago,, I have made up my mind on this,, Makes no sense to do them both when the only thing I can walk on is my left hip and left now,, I am still dragging the right one,, Had a day setback with the cardio and PT,, I think am coming home and do it when this ones feels great,, I cam alone and that has been a lot harder than I would ever imagine,, I was awake Wed Mon and felt both components hammered in ,, I told the girl,, make me a little more sleepy ,, it was amazing after waiting for this long to have a new hip joint,, I hope I can make it work wonderful ,, My ortho was totally against this but I told him I had to try I can always do a THR later but hey ,, ,maybe this thing works for long time,, sorry if any misspelled and I can hardly see this keyboard,, its been a long painful day ,, I will tell you all things only someone that has been here will when I get home,, oh the menu is unreal, but who the heck feels like eating,, but amazing how week its all laid out,, I will tell you about a place across the street I said for 40 bucks and is like a hospitality house the first night,, it was great..
Sorry again it took so long but in 3 short days I have been in pre op OR, Post op, 306, 218 and now in 358 back on the ortho floor,, I have thought about having Gross the second one but I do like the cement on AVN… ask me anything
November 7, 2009 Woke this morning to feeling like oh gosh another long hard day then I said,, don’t let them do anything for you ,, I have to do it,, so when OC came in I put my own socks on with tool my underwear and shorts and a t-shirt,, First time no hosp gown in 4 days,, I had to feel human today ,, sitting in a PT room looking down the hall across nursing station where I can see everyone and see out the window,, I feel better than I have since I hit this place,, this is a beautiful place,, Last night when they moved me off telemetry they moved me to the special unit they use at Rubin for specialized ortho care post op.. I still am not sure about the second one,, the PT manager was in this morning and I told her and she said you will have let Dr Mont know that soon as they will change the entire plan for your recovery if you plan to go home after this one and recover,, BEST ADVISE,, folks if you come here don’t come alone,, family is worth its weigh in gold when it comes to being down like this,, they took drain tube out yesterday and I do have some swelling in my right thigh unlike yesterday.. not bad but all normal ,, like the PT girl said they just did go in there and saw and chamfer and drill holes and molest the bone well so its all normal.. I feel a lot better today ,, I want the other one done so bad but it will be so hard with no family with me and the set backs with Atrial Fib and such ,, my pressure always runs low so you can imagine how that has been a pain for them to manage too ,, Hope you all are doing good and will keep all up to day ,, Please ask me anything ,, like I told my son last night,, 1 down baby boy I had eczema on my hands in my early 20’s and doctors giving me shots to clear it up for 30-45 days,, sad they in less than 8 years both my hips were dead from cortisone,, I really did not think I could have resurface done cause I had used Celebrex too,, McMinn had told me years ago before it came to US to watch my use of meds like that and even Celebrex as they can cause more lesions in the femoral head ,, Mont told me things were fine and so did Gross when I was being evaluated for this,, not sure what all that was about,, but the cortisone is what killed the arteries that fed my hips
November 9, 2009 its been a long few days,, I am in PT Rehab on 5th floor now,, all Ivy’s are gone and started aggressive PT today . Dr Mont came up today and said the components were the Stryer Comet,, will post x-rays soon.. I told him today I am going home to recoup for a while until the right is better than the left to stand on.. Did not know Dr Gross allowed you to have the femoral cemented but I will be honest I had gotten so sick of reading about all this and the different devices I was just ready to have it done and now the worse one is over,, He said the Bone Stock was good on the right and I have been walking on it 22 years,, amazing,, I was not sure he could even do it but he told me before hand 99 % sure he could.. Feel some better today ,, eating a little better but still not there.. If I stayed for second I would have to have blood as my hemocrit is like 25.6 and I had rather let my body build it,, he said you have my home number call with any questions ,, recoup and if you want to do it within weeks I will make sure I will fit you in and not have to wait.. I told Dr Mont the Atrial Fib knocked some of the fight out of me. Mentally,, he said he understands.. Get home get better and we will go from there..
For now I just want the right on where I can do things and it be strong but I do want the other one done and soon.. I asked him about the C+ and he said not yet approved but I see it was TODAY is that right ? but again all the hoopla about what is best what is worse who is best who is not was making me crazy.. 1 down 1 to go.
November 12, 2009 WOW last two days have been wonderful.. Still in Pt on their floor. stiffness in hip but doing a lot,, getting up and around good,, they even gave me clearance today to get as much and do what I want on my own,, Hosp thing.. Things are still stiff in the joint but in PT with guy that had them both and I am right on trace… Walking with crutches set me free,, that walker was not user friendly.. Now get home get this one in great shape and do my homework on getting next one in and what component and WHO will do it
November 15, 2009 I AM HOME .. FLEW BACK TODAY .. 11 DAYS IN HOSP WITH 7 DAYS IN PT REHAB…
Last post on this ,, anyone want to chat feel free to email.. getting this one well now and eval LF hip to see how soon I need it done .. If months then so be it I am ready to be active again, One good thing about long hosp stay, They really ck you out and make sure all is healthy with you ,, Gosh I am about to watch Sunday Night Football AT HOME,,, feels like I was in jail for a year,, HA ,, that was just a long stay to me and I never spent a day in jail.. just was hard to do.. thanks for starting this for me Pat
January 5, 2010 Well Wed will be 9 weeks,, I had been doing wonderful,, no crutch no limp and walking almost a mile a day , ,Pt 3 times a week,, Incision site is wonderful,, I bought a new car last week with bucket seats that forced me to sit at about a 115 degrees,, By Friday I was hurting in the groin or crease of my thigh and body ,, Tonight when I go to move it off the bed it feels like I just left surgery.. I have no idea how I can do so good and then go from 60-0 again,, I had just walked the mall from one end to the other,, It does seem like a muscle or ligament there and PT agrees the seat probably caused it but this makes no sense,, I still get clunk or roll over of the muscle in there,, it had almost left also,, its like I am back to square one,, I hope its temp cause everyone has been telling me,, NO WAY you had hip surgery 8 weeks ago.. I did and was doing great,, This leaves me to believe there is no way we can get out and be really active on them,, yes I want to be somewhat active but I am going to be glad to just walk long long distances,, The pain tonight really makes me wrench in pain,, I have to clue how that degrees of pain can be back,, I was doing so good last week I was ready to schedule the left one. I love I can come here and vent.. Dr Mont used steri strips on me and I tell you , ,they came off within 3 -4 week and the wound was perfect,, the scar is like a pin stripe but I tell you what,, I am scared to brag on anything,, I really am,, the only thing that was holding be back last week was my left one that need resurface,, other than that I was walking and doing unreal. I know I did nothing but that seat,, I just hope it is something that simple.. This will be amazing if it holds up and works,, I have loved using the new one to stand on now when the left hurts,, been a long time since I have done that since the right was the worse and that is behind me now,, ( I hope and pray ) hehe ,, got to laugh to keep from crying tonight,, the pain is unreal,, and its been 9 weeks
January 7, 2010 I felt pretty good when I got up then took a very hot shower,, I had put my socks and jeans on and went to brush my teeth and turned to walk away from sink and it was like the neck had broken,, I could NOT walk on it, The pain was worse than surgery,, I made it to my crutches I have not used for 3-4 weeks now.. It was so bad in 30 mins I had to call 911, A friend wanted to take me but I told him if its broke it could make me bleed.. The pain was unreal,, I mean it was unreal., I knew it was broke,,
well they took x-rays and I had my CD of x-rays with me ( they had never seen a resurface ) and told me they saw no change from the cd than the x-rays today ,, I said you need to talk to Dr Monts office to see what they think and what’s going on and let them see the x-rays,, Dr Monts office called the Hospital here and said they think ligament and rolled over across the component or muscle,, I am telling you I have been walking wonderful,, As I lay across the bed tonight it takes every ounce of energy to lift my leg off the bed and walk with crutches even to get a drink or water .. I have been home about 2 hours and this is unreal.. I have never felt pain like this, Dr Mont office says they want to see me as soon as I can fly up to find out exactly what may be going on,, GREAT,, 800 mile plane trip and I cant walk to the kitchen
January 8, 2010 Mont’s office called as we were pulling into Dr Gross parking lot,, Neck fracture right below the femoral component,, Total hip Monday Jan 11 1:30,, 9 weeks of work flushed out the door,, yes I am sick, but this pain is making me ever sicker,, Said he would admit for pain management but told him I wanted to come home for the week end,, Takes 10 minutes to peel me out of the car.. Its really dreadful pain,,
I will never take this chance now on the left side this surgery is gut wrenching and too hard to get over,, Don’t get me wrong,, I owed it to myself to do this,, and I believe in this procedure with all my heart. It just did not work out for me. Not sure why I did everything they told me to day , if it had worked it would have been a miracle
January 13, 2010 Got me in around 12 on Monday it all went well,, I don’t know if you all know but I came back up to Dr. Mont, Sitting up today and yesterday,, seems spasms worse than anything but I tell you this pain is a fraction of the other pain. No not a cup of tea but easier to move and getting up on my own and walking already,, Had a lot to do with knowing what to expect. Dr Mont says no way it should have failed,, looked great in there and post op xays what he looks for,, Says THR took about 30 min then needed to close it,, More swelling this time in my leg but hey I just had this sucked done 9 week ago,, They need to give me a Metal of Honor for sure,, I will probably go home Friday to some home rehab,, A clinic there is great but no more home and out-pt I had rather not have any,,
Asked him about the other one,, left,, he said if you think PT cracked it I have no problem with a resurface there,, everything points to it should have stayed there 25 years the way you had recovered and all ,, Told him let me get home and think it over,, not sure I want to take a chance like that in any event,, this pain is no fun,,
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I am back and feeling good,, getting there with every step.. Told lady in hall I knew from last time here I am not looking back but I am 2 days looking ahead,, lots of that probably pain meds talking hehehehe but I have no option I have to go forward,, Does not seem they are as flipped out about this one,, they are letting me get up,, walking,, put right and left in front of each other,, things they did not do with the resurface,, maybe cause they know you get only one chance with it,, sure sometimes soon they will find a way around a lot of the downfalls we have to suffer now,, If so we will have served our duty ,, Gosh a heck of a price to pay ,, Hey where is my duty check,, lol This surgery is a Miracle,, if you can have it have it,, again my home Ortho said no way take the chance but I owed it to myself to do so ,, I hate to know something stupid may have caused it to fail,,
PAT “ It was Stryker to match Stryker as the acetabular component was grown in good, no damage to it, and I walked on that thing like 5 days and flew up here.. I was hoping it was not damaged Got up from Airplane seat and it clicked over to the right like 2″ I was scared it was going to pop out my leg
January 21, 2011 I have been in local PT clinic for a week now,, hip is great,, BUT I have this extreme pain that runs from my right lateral side across the face of the thigh,, at rest its just fine,, But when I try to pull my foot up in the bed or retract my foot behind me just 5″ off the floor the pain prevents it,, Here they think its a locked muscle,, I have no clue,, other than that I would be walking on crutches for as long as I wanted,,
anyone know what this could be,, now keep in mind this is the resurface side,, the broken femoral neck side and the THR x 2 weeks side
January 25, 2011 WOW this miracle turned into 22 days in the hosp since Nov 4th,, it was feeling wonderful until it broke,, I have no clue or idea why this thigh muscle is locked,, it did turned loose a little yesterday about 2 inches, that is 2 inches in 2 weeks,, scares me to think what it is, I cant take surgery again,, I just cant take it again ,, PT seems to thinks its locked and wants to try to force it loose,, I am not keen on that idea,, I have been home and resting all week end,, I totally wished I had not touched this hip, I had a gut feeling it could make me worse,, I am sure I will be changing my mind when all is better and walking pain free again in a few weeks but I have been in the hosp for 22 days,, that is totally unreal.. I have no idea what I could have done different,, I never get infections and I did not,, my body heals great and it did but it still broke and I had to go through all this again and now this locked muscle,, its enough to make me want to scream,, unless something major happens,, I will and I mean I will take the left one to the grave with me,, I will never go through this hell again ,,
waited 22 long years for something new,, my ortho said don’t try it if it fails you will have to go all the way back into surgery again,, I understand what he meant now But,, if it had worked I would be telling him,, gosh this is a miracle,, his argument was if it works you never know how long it will work and THR are lasting decades now,, some even 30 years,, I still had to do this,, I owed it to myself for something new,, just was not meant to be,, or PT really over did it for sure,, I know they cracked it but my focus now is to get well,, I just want to walk outside on crutches and drive again ,, don’t let this frustrate anyone,, I will tell you this,, they do need to get the procedure a little better ,, the pain is horrible,, but thank God does not last too long,, I hope they come up with better ways to do this,, and to do both in one week is nuts,, puts your patient down too hard I think
February 1, 2011 God help me Melanie don’t let them do a knee towards chest,, they were putting my foot on their shoulder and bending it out to the side and up as far as they could,, I know they cracked it,, I was in intense pain after leaving one day after she did a really hard work out like that,, I would just WALK ,, don’t let them mess all that good work up,, do your normal exercise,, These people had never seen or worked on a resurface,, I would give anything to have it back to never go to PT ,, Dr Gross does not recommend any ,,, At least if we had a place to go where they know about these resurface,, the bone is still too weak and shocked in there for extreme stress at 8 weeks like they were doing to me,,
ok that being said,, the muscle in my thigh let go some this week and I have been doing a lot better,, I can now bend my foot behind me at 90 degrees where it was only 2-3 ” off the floor,, I have no clue what caused this,, I was scared it was a femoral fracture or just a muscle herniation,, I just did not know but it must have just been the shock of the fracture and the surgery I had to go through,,, I am a lot better,, Thank God,, it really hurt and scared me,, but the pain of THR did not hurt as much as the resurface,, I have no clue why ,, not sure if I knew what to expect or what,, it was much easier to get out of the bed at the hospital and all ,, but that muscle was locked,,
gosh I am glad to be able to come here and vent,, Mont says the resurface should have lasted 25 years after he went in and looked at it and did the THR,,
NOW,, I have to make my mind up if I want to do resurface on the left or THR to match right or just take that sucker to the grave with me,, hey I thought someone told me this will change you life,, yea sure did,, put me in the hosp for 22 days ,, 2 surgeries and weeks in PT and in the bed,, sure changed my life,, ha ,, !! at least I can laugh about it now,, it will change my life I know,, I have suffered with this for 22 years and now I am ready to enjoy some life without pain,,
anyone thoughts on resurface let me know,, I ask Dr Mont and he said I could just leave it to him but said,, I know I will do it the bone is good and should support it just like it should have the right,, what do you guys think,, should I just take it with me when Jesus sweeps me up ,, hehehe ,, gosh this has been like going off to war,, its been tough but I had to soldier up and do it
You guys are taking my humor wrong,, I would recommend this procedure to anyone.. Its really the best thing that has happen for us in decades,, yes I am an exception but that is not slowing me down” I am getting well.. if I had it to all do over” I would only change the degree of PT from the onset,, nothing else,, The surgery was great,, I was off crutches and walking almost a mile a day ” I should have left it at that with my exercise and such .. Dr Mont did a great job, I had no limp,, it totally felt like my body ” I felt like I had not nothing in there, like a new hip” it was amazing,, I was loving it and feeling the miracle it really is,, People were stunned at how good things were going for me,, yea I have had some set backs on the THR but you never know what the body will do after surgery ” I am moving past these now,, My words are in no way meant to discourage anyone from doing this,, its wonderful ” why would I ever want to do that,, Melanie I don’t ski so I really just needed to take my time,, my point was if they crack it its GONE,”there is no turning back,, that was my only point,, and Dr Mont did mine and not Dr Su,, both are excellent