Hip Resurfacing In India

January 2001: Dr. Doom-and-gloom #2

So, after listening to Dr. Upbeat (not) #1, I take the advice of a research Dr. friend of mine and visit another ortho. He's older, and low-and-behold, his prognosis is even worse.

"You have arthritis. The best thing you could do for the rest of your life is sleep." (HE ACTUALLY SAID THAT!!!) "There is no new technology in hip replacement, we are doing the same thing we did in the '60s, and that won't change in our lifetimes. And by the way, I don't like what I see in your x-rays. I'm ordering a MRI as I think you might have avascular necrosis. If so, we'll need to do a hip replacement right away." HOLY CRAP!

So I get the MRI, and the diagnosis is not AVN, whew! But he continues "you should not ride your bike. You should not run. Anything you do will wear out your hip. Think of it as having 100 pennies in a jar - use them wisely as they will run out. Then you will need a new hip."

OK - same old story, let's try one more ortho...

posted by Russell Kappius @ 12:06 PM