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Cliff - Infection PDF Print E-mail

Hello Everyone;

  I am a 51 year old Canadian male who had a LBHR in Oct 2006 and a RBHR in Sept 08. I live in the province of Nova Scotia but because they do not offer resurfacing here I managed to get sponsored for both my BHR's in NewBrunswick, about 3 hours from where I live. I would like to post my current situation because it may be helpful for anyone that might encounter a post operative infection down the road. My RBHR surgery went very well and I was able to get out of bed within an hour of having surgery.

I initially used one crutch but was able to walk short distances without any support at all. To me it wasn't a big deal because I was up quickly after my first BHR and I'm not special or anything, it's just not in my nature to lay around in a hospital bed. Ultimately I felt that once again I was on my way to a fast recovery. 

The Surgery took place on the 23rd and I was released on the 25th but by the evening of the 27th I came down with a high fever and in general felt quite ill....turns out I received both my BHR and a staph infection in the OR.

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Racquetball Bob PDF Print E-mail

Update 11/15/08

Hi Vicky!

How do you keep track of everyone??? You are truly amazing!!  My conversion from a BHR to a THR took place on 7/26/2008. The recovery from the THR went a lot smoother than the BHR primarily due to maintaining the acetabular cup. Needless to say, the conversion caused me some consternation as I could not determine what would have caused the femur fracture to begin with and did not know who should do the surgery.

Since I did not have much choice, it was a question of not 'if', but 'when'. I decided to have the doctor who performed my BHR to also do the THR and I am glad I did.  All X-rays show that he did an excellent job in placing the device. With your advice following surgery, I decided to keep my exercise routine rather simple through the use of a stationary bicycle and water aerobics.

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Jared, 23 year old with AVN PDF Print E-mail
MUST read for AVN cases, do not get resurfaced before it is time. AVN is very unique, read this story below.

From: JK
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 7:23 AM
To: Dr. Bose
Subject: ** 23 YEAR OLD WITH AVN -- PLEASE HELP **
Dr. Bose,

I truly appreciate your taking the time to read this email. I got your name from Vicky, one of your patients. She is a big advocate of hip resurfacing who is well known for her contributions to surface hippy and other procedures. I have been in touch with her the last few weeks and she put me in contact with you. Both she and I agree that your opinion regarding my case will be the deciding factor for which surgery I choose. Let me give you a brief background of myself.
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Sheryl's Story PDF Print E-mail

Posted on November 12, 2008 Hi All,

Vicky is absolutely right. I am actually one of the people that she is referring to - I not only had revision surgery (my hip dislocated immediately following surgery), I'm now facing another surgery to revise the revision (and that probably means THR).

I chose a surgeon in my area who had done the most resurfacings. At the time, he had done over 100, maybe even 150, and he was very likeable. I was told that I was an ideal candidate - in my 40's, extremely active, healthy, motivated, good bones, dysplasia. I had every reason to expect a good outcome. Prior to surgery, my only concern was that I might miss the upcoming ski season. Well, not only did I miss the ski season, I will likely never ski again. I can't even ride a bike.

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