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    Revision THR I have 4 questions, I could sure use your feedback!

    It looks like I've not been on this site in 11 months. I really haven't had anything to say. But something did occur to me (finally) that one or two of you might find useful. It has to do with hip replacement surgery and a car with a manual transmission -- otherwise known as a Millennial Auto...
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    Revision THR I have 4 questions, I could sure use your feedback!

    So far, so good, Hip Hip Hooray. I had a lot of scary moments with this hip. I hope I communicated them well. At this point, it would be nice to not have any more! Thanks for writing.
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    Revision THR I have 4 questions, I could sure use your feedback!

    Hi folks! Everything is working well...so far. No problems since that last dislocation report. I am making a continuous effort to keep my knees apart when standing, pushing weights at the gym, or kneeling. I do wish that big scar on my butt would fade away. I hope you (Jamie and Irish Joe) are...
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    Revision THR I have 4 questions, I could sure use your feedback!

    I'm glad that you were able to slide your hip back together. You're right: Scary stuff! I had two catastrophic dislocations prior to revision surgery. They required an ambulance ride to the ER. The first one was the worst. The ball part of the joint ended up behind the socket, the ER doctor...
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    Revision THR I have 4 questions, I could sure use your feedback!

    It happened once since surgery. No idea if it will happen again. The reason why it likely happened was covered in the story.
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    Revision THR I have 4 questions, I could sure use your feedback!

    The watch is a great idea. Can you verbally communicate with it? In my case it probably wouldn't help much since my hearing is awful and I'd be very unlikely to understand anything said on the other end.
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    Revision THR I have 4 questions, I could sure use your feedback!

    Hello everyone, It's been about a year and a half since my left artificial hip underwent "refresh" surgery. Everything's been perfect...up until three weeks ago. On February 20th, while kneeling on the carpet fixing something, I had a dislocation. "Oh boy," I thought. "Here we go again." From...
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    Revision THR I have 4 questions, I could sure use your feedback!

    Thank you, Cynthia. I'm glad you enjoyed reading it. I'll report on the next visit, and on anything noteworthy that happens before then. Take care. :cool:
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    Revision THR I have 4 questions, I could sure use your feedback!

    Hello everyone, Today I went to the VA Medical Center in West Los Angeles for another post-op checkup. The Orthopedic Clinic had X-ray shoot five pictures, then the Ortho doctor examined the pics, my lovely (haha) scar and pronounced everything to be OK. She advised me to take antibiotics...
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    Revision THR I have 4 questions, I could sure use your feedback!

    Yep, I love taking a bath too. Due to leg angles, etc., the doctor said showers only. After 10 weeks, I think it was, he said OK to take baths. No dislocations since revision surgery. I'm sure you are emotionally drained. This stuff is extremely stressful and exhausting. I dealt with it by...
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    Revision THR I have 4 questions, I could sure use your feedback!

    Hello 3rd Dislocation, My left hip was originally replaced in 1994. That artificial hip finally wore out after some 21 years. The dislocations were on the worn-out artificial hip. In 2014, I had several dislocations while (believe it or not) clipping my toenails. Very fortunately, when I moved...
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    Revision THR I have 4 questions, I could sure use your feedback!

    Update for Monday, December 7th, 2015. Last Thursday was my 13-week post-op check up. After I dropped off the gift basket, I had a seat in the waiting room. About 15 minutes later, the clerk called my name. I followed her to an exam room. The doctor was seated at his computer. "Come in, come...
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    Revision THR I have 4 questions, I could sure use your feedback!

    Update for Thursday, December 3, 2015. Today was my 13-week post-op check up at the VA's West Los Angeles Medical Center. I lugged this big gift basket from the parking lot, through the main entrance and set it on the table at the security checkpoint. "Would you like to check this for...
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    Revision THR I have 4 questions, I could sure use your feedback!

    Update for Wednesday, December 2, 2015. It's toenail clipping time. The question for today was: Can I clip the nails on my left foot without my left hip coming apart? (It had done so several times in the past). Since the first major dislocation last February, I've been outsourcing the nail duty...
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    Revision THR I have 4 questions, I could sure use your feedback!

    Hello Akshia, LOL! I'm glad you are enjoying my little blog. Actually, I'm a partner in a business that writes books and screenplays. It's been an interesting experience but not enough drama or comedy in this story to make it salable, I think. But maybe I could work up a fake ending where the...
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