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    Why Travel Abroad?

    wow - those are beautiful facilities - my hospital did not even have a raised toilet seat OR handrails - in the BATHROOM... and i was on the orthopaedic ward - isn't that unbelievable? group hug everybody....
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    Why Travel Abroad?

    Group hug :)
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    My Resurfacing Recovery Story

    Hi Jo, Jamie, Kathy, Hippain, Mudpro... A little explanation of some of the videos mentions in the "Why Travel Abroad" thread in this forum.... Jared filmed/created his own video (with the help of his daughter). Julie filmed her own clips in Belgium and Canada, with the exception of the...
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    Why Travel Abroad?

    I don't know how I happened upon this thread - I'm actually looking for information for my cousin who fractured her patella while we biked tonight... Earlier in this thread I saw a link to a patient's video, and a comment about his recovery - at allegedly 4 weeks.... I know Jared, and I...
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    Hi am new here n i need hlp. Have to do a hip replacement surgery am so scared.

    Hi Reene - I had a course of steroids for about three months - intravenous for about one month, then I switched to pills for about two more months. That was 2003. The AVN presented in late 2006. My docs are not sure (I've been to 3) what caused the AVN, but they all indicate that steroid use...
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    Hi am new here n i need hlp. Have to do a hip replacement surgery am so scared.

    reene84: sorry to hear you are having joint failures and pain. You mentioned that you have had to take prednisone for MCTD - is that "Mixed Connective Tissue Disease?" What has caused your hip to fail? Did your doctor give you a diagnosis? I have been diagnosed with AVN (avascular necrosis)...

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