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The Hip |
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My doctor warned me to get a hip-replacement, stating if I fell and broke the hip, I would have screws fitted, which later could cause problems.
The operation was performed 28th of September 2001 and took 40 minutes. After a discussion with the doctor, we agreed to have only a local anaesthesia (a long needle into the spine). You feel no pain. You hear the saw cutting the bone, like in a sawmill and a high-speed drill boring a hole in the bone. The smell of glue, like fixing a bicycle-tube. Then a blow, hitting the hip into place with a mallet – see sketch. An hour later I was back in the room. The following day they had me walking on crutches. Half an hour daily on an electric leg-bender – see picture, eight days later home. I had two hours therapy of 20 sessions: cycling, massage, threader - see the team of slave drivers! I am now walking without the stick, can lie on my hip and my back-problems are much less. I am cycling, dancing and intend to play tennis when the fine weather comes.
I am not as wise as the lawyer-guys, but strictly between us two: I feel 10 years younger.
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