I went and saw the surgeon about a hip replcement today, and at first he said he didn't see anything wrong. But he was looking at the X-rays they took and not the MRI I had done. I mentioned necrosis so he looked at the MRI and said "Wow, yes now I see it". He went on to say that my hip would probably worsen and collapse in a few months so I scheduled the surgery for 5/16. Now the fun part - already put a call in to my regular doc's office and they said just drop by and they'll do all the pre-op tests except the chest x-ray. Hopefully he won't want more clearances that'll make me move the surgery date toward June.
He said the surgery would take a little over an hour, and they don't use glue anymore to affix the new hip joint to the leg. The glue was causing problems so now they use a press-fit joint. He also said I'll be in the hospital overnight and then I can go home.
We got to about 90 today, and the SIL did a bunch of yard work for us.
He said the surgery would take a little over an hour, and they don't use glue anymore to affix the new hip joint to the leg. The glue was causing problems so now they use a press-fit joint. He also said I'll be in the hospital overnight and then I can go home.
We got to about 90 today, and the SIL did a bunch of yard work for us.