workbill
junior member
Hi Everyone!
My name is Bill, and I'm going in for a right side THR tomorrow!
I found this board a few days ago, and now I"m more nervous than ever...
There's a TON of great information, but also a ton of heart-wrenching stories and hideous complications.
I'm going in for an Anterior Approach, which sure sounds like the way to go nowdays. There's only one surgeon that has much experience up here, and he has a good reputation from what little I can find. We're going with a Metal on Metal implant, which I really like the sound of. The big femoral head and big cup with no polyethelene liner is supposed to be very durable and practically impossible to dislocate.
The one thing I'm most concerned about is the Spinal Anesethia. I've never had that, and honestly, don't have total faith in it. I saw another recent thread where the fellow claimed that it didn't work, and they had to switch over to a general anesethia. Holy Cow, HOW do you know it didn't work besides feeling that scalpel open you up???
Anyways, I look forward to being a contributing member of this little community, and I'll post up feedback as my case progresses!
Bill
My name is Bill, and I'm going in for a right side THR tomorrow!
I found this board a few days ago, and now I"m more nervous than ever...
There's a TON of great information, but also a ton of heart-wrenching stories and hideous complications.
I'm going in for an Anterior Approach, which sure sounds like the way to go nowdays. There's only one surgeon that has much experience up here, and he has a good reputation from what little I can find. We're going with a Metal on Metal implant, which I really like the sound of. The big femoral head and big cup with no polyethelene liner is supposed to be very durable and practically impossible to dislocate.
The one thing I'm most concerned about is the Spinal Anesethia. I've never had that, and honestly, don't have total faith in it. I saw another recent thread where the fellow claimed that it didn't work, and they had to switch over to a general anesethia. Holy Cow, HOW do you know it didn't work besides feeling that scalpel open you up???
Anyways, I look forward to being a contributing member of this little community, and I'll post up feedback as my case progresses!
Bill