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Originally Posted by Silverlady (Post 65051)

Thanks for letting us know about the doc coming back tomorrow. I've been worrying about this all afternoon. Just hate to know any of my buddies are hurting more. Hope he's able to help you. If you could..would you ask him about this problem. The steriods and the bones etc. I'd appreciate knowing what you find out.

Billye

Billye, I have just talked to the ortho, he said he didn't have anything in front of him to go by at the moment and said he doesn't want to give me a date then let me down so he will check things out within in the next couple of days and hopefully i will here from the hospital with in a week or two. [ that sounds real promissing ]
Our health system over here at the moment is awfull, some poeple have to wait 2 years before they even get to see a specialist, then another couple of years on the waiting list to get a operation done, only if its an emergency they will do it straight away, of course if your insured its a completly differant story too,
Initialy i self funded my ortho appointment which got me in a lot quicker than it normaly would.
All i got out of him with the steriods was, it didn't matter with me having the steriod injections, as the bone the steriod affects is taken away in the operation, and doesn't think that another injection would do much now anyway because of the condition the joint is in now, he said there is nothing that can help except the hip replacement itself.

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Originally Posted by LizaJane (Post 65527)

Brian I can't believe how long you are waiting for that hip surgery. If that's what happens with a single payor system, I'm withdrawing my support for it.

I think if steroids help you, and there is an end in sight with surgery, that you ought to let yourself go with it. You can ask the orthopod or whoever does the injection what and how much he injects, if that's a concern.

I had 3 epidurals before my spinal surgery, and they really got me through that awful waiting period. I had a facet injection in December, which helped tremendously, but now I'm waivering over getting another.

I know the facet block was "generous", and he injected two facets and a joint space, which could have been a lot of steroid. And I want to stay away from steroids to maximize my chance of healing, as it seems I have not fused at all.

But if the injection could hold you over til the surgery, and the doctors aren't worried about it, I think it's a good practical choice. Let's say, worst case scenario, you became a bit more bone thinned because of it? You could deal with that after the surgery is done and past with the osteoporosis meds. They do help rebuild.

It's hard to know what to do when one is in great pain, and I have a lot of sympathy with being practical about getting out of pain.

You've been waiting just so so long.

Liza, it seems like i may have got the ball rolling this morning, the surgeon said he will definatly look into it, which does sound very promising coming from this bloke as i know he's got a lot of power in that hospital, he got me into the orthopedic department in the first place and saved me nearly a 2 year wait.

I can well understand your concerns with steriods, they can give fantastic relief, but the sides affects are worrying to say the least, even with the new hip protheses the bone has to grow in and around it to make it strong, so to max my healing, i do want to stay away from the steriods if i can, as i been told that even though they are suppose to stay were there put, they can a do leak out a bit.

Thanks for your thoughts, much appreciated
Brian :)

I have health cover and it's not all it's cracked up to be either. I have to pay through the nose for scripts, have to pay for specialists, can't go to emergency in any private hosptal as I have to pay around $300+ for emergency room visits.

And worst of all is these huge gap payments that always occur where if I had just gone to my local public hospital it wouldn't of cost a thing.

This luxury insurance costs me about $200 a month, and I still can't make heads or tails of what I am actually insured for?

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Originally Posted by Aussie99 (Post 65812)

Yeah i know excactly what its like Aussie, i was insured for many years until i stopped work, the insurance companies get stuck right into you, the bills just keep on coming and comimg.
I decided to drop out because if its real serious they will do it straight away in most cases anyway, but ailments like hip, knee etc, problems, are not life threating so they only class it as elective surgery, non urgent, no matter how painfull & disabling it is, they don't care.
Brian :)