nanamac
big-cheese
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I just realized that today was April 6th and it is the anniversary of my THRevision. And what a year it has been...
I am not a person who sailed smoothly thru this, in fact it's been kind of a shipwreck. I must admit, I don't know that I'm even out of the woods yet.
I know that I'm certainly better than I was early on, but I've still got a long way to go. Unfortunately for me, had the fracture that I suffered been found initially, and not 2 1/2 weeks later, I would be telling a different story.
Fractures can happen. Not often, but sometimes they do.
I can do pretty much everything I need to do, but it's been a very painful and disppointing year for me. I still wouldn't discourage ANYONE from having this surgery.
I've met some pretty awesome people this last year, and that wouldn't have happened had I not gone looking for anything regarding THR surgery recovery.
Everyone that I have met has had a pretty uneventful recovery. So even with all the horrid stuff that I've gone thru , I would still recommend this surgery.
I wish I had known what to look for in an OS though. This site has taught me a lot and I've found all the info very accurate.
In fact, while at the hospital this week for Bill's daughter's surgery, I was in the waiting room with a father and daughter waiting for the news on the wife/mother who was in the O.R. having a THR.
We were there for 3 hours and got to talking, and as it turns out, the dad had a TNR in January. I immediately told them about BoneSmart and I am sure they will all be lurking about in no time.
In any event, I would be scared if I had to have this done again, but had I not been so unfortunate in the first place, with all I've heard from everyone else on here, the THR surgery has changed just about everybody's life in a very positive way.
I, too, no longer suffer from the dreaded pain of OA. That is totally gone, and what a blessing. So, if you have been putting it off, odds are you will be one of the lucky ones that sails through this.
Go for it!
I am not a person who sailed smoothly thru this, in fact it's been kind of a shipwreck. I must admit, I don't know that I'm even out of the woods yet.
I know that I'm certainly better than I was early on, but I've still got a long way to go. Unfortunately for me, had the fracture that I suffered been found initially, and not 2 1/2 weeks later, I would be telling a different story.
Fractures can happen. Not often, but sometimes they do.
I can do pretty much everything I need to do, but it's been a very painful and disppointing year for me. I still wouldn't discourage ANYONE from having this surgery.
I've met some pretty awesome people this last year, and that wouldn't have happened had I not gone looking for anything regarding THR surgery recovery.
Everyone that I have met has had a pretty uneventful recovery. So even with all the horrid stuff that I've gone thru , I would still recommend this surgery.
I wish I had known what to look for in an OS though. This site has taught me a lot and I've found all the info very accurate.
In fact, while at the hospital this week for Bill's daughter's surgery, I was in the waiting room with a father and daughter waiting for the news on the wife/mother who was in the O.R. having a THR.
We were there for 3 hours and got to talking, and as it turns out, the dad had a TNR in January. I immediately told them about BoneSmart and I am sure they will all be lurking about in no time.
In any event, I would be scared if I had to have this done again, but had I not been so unfortunate in the first place, with all I've heard from everyone else on here, the THR surgery has changed just about everybody's life in a very positive way.
I, too, no longer suffer from the dreaded pain of OA. That is totally gone, and what a blessing. So, if you have been putting it off, odds are you will be one of the lucky ones that sails through this.
Go for it!
... You're almost a year now too Peg. How has it turned out? I remember you had a rather rough beginning as well. 
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