My wife had new hips put in some years ago. They had her up and walking the next day. Five weeks later she fired me as her primary care giver. Said that I was nursing to excess. She's glad she did it...getting the new hips, not firing me. She walks better and faster then ever.

All the best,


Lloyd

Jaye, when I met you in DC, you were in too much pain to hang out with the rest of us over the weekend. You have a great spirit and I know you'll do well with your surgery. I'm looking forward to Chicago next year so we can zip around the Windy City! Go get 'em!

Todd
PDTalks.com

Hi Jaye-

I've had 3 hip replacements in the same hip ( due to dislocation at birth). The first one lasted 10 years. The second one felt the best, but the orthopedic surgeon didn't put in hardware to hold it together--which is the way it is usually done, and would have been fine, except that I have dyskinesia from pd meds...and dislocated THREE times after the surgery. (not pleasant!) So he had to operate again to add the nuts and bolts that hold the hip together when the dyskinesias occur.

Make sure your surgeon knows that you'll need the hardware. Most patients don't generally need it, so the surgeon will let the cells of your body adhere to the new prosthesis. This, however, doesn't work with parkies.

Good luck to you!

Diann

Jewel! (I hope that worked.) You will shine even brighter in a couple of weeks.
With my prayers and best wishes,
Robert

Jaye,

My father had this surgery, with PD, and it went quite well, and he healed quickly.

His surgeon used an operating room that was pretty sterile. It was like a sterile hood, where I do my lab work. They did it there because infection after surgery is a real possibility.

I don't know it it's standard to use this kind of operating room. Has your surgeon mentioned it?
I hope your room is one of the sterile ones.

Best wishes,

~Zucchini

Hi Jaye,

Wishing you many blessings for your surgery and beyond -

Lindy xx

Jaye, The positive power of prayer related to medical issues including surgery is well documented. Something like 290 out of 300 studies have varified this phenomenon. You are in my prayers. Stay positive and Get Well.

Gary

...thank you, each of you, for all your good wishes, prayers, and advice, here and in private messages. Paula started this thread a little early, and I'm grateful for that, because these last few days are the hardest, and I'm putting all this positive energy to good use. I can't put any weight on my left leg at all, can only get around in a wheelchair, and have given up going out for anything. My spirits are good nonetheless, thanks to good people like you. I look forward to giving you a good report soon.

Blessings,
Jaye

Bumping this up for prayers and thoughts as Jaye undergoes surgery at 7:00 am in the morning. Her daughter wrote and reminded her about clean underwear so everything should be in order.....gotcha Jaye.

God Bless,
Paula

I will pray for you Jaye,
that all will go well and for you to have peace.

Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
William James