Before my recent surgery
After my recent surgery
I had my 1 month check up with my hip surgeon. He took some xrays of my left hip just make sure everything looked okay (which it did). As you can see from the second xray there is no ball or socket joint. Instead there is just the metal femur replacement that comes out the top of my leg which is from the first replacement. Thankfully they didn't have to replace that part. Unfortunately, that is the main thing that causes my pain. It stabs me throughout the day every time I move which then causes an ache or throb that lasts for awhile afterwards. He showed me a model of what is being made for me. It is a custom made prosthesis that will fit me and me alone. He is pretty confident that it will work. He said he is not leaving the operating room until he gets that hip to stay in. He also told us that it may be another 4 weeks before my surgery which really disappoints me. That is really pushing it to get well enough before my wedding. Once I have the surgery, I won't be able to put any weight on my leg for 3 months so that the bone has time to grow into the prosthesis. If it goes that way, that takes us to September which of course is one month before the wedding. Can I get myself walking again with no assistance within a month? Plus try to get back to work? Finish planning the wedding? I'm not sure. The doc is going to call De Puy Orthopaedics this week and try to find out a date of when they will be done. He said he isn't going to wait once it's done. He will book my surgery ASAP once it's finished. Maybe it will be done before June. That's what I'm praying for. Even a week earlier would give me a bit of a head start. He is supposed to call me this week as soon as he finds out. I'll let everyone know once he does.
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