I"M GETTING A NEW HIP FOR CHRISTMAS

[Southern Yankee]

Well fellas, unless something happens to me before Wednesday, I'll be in the hospital getting a new hip. I gotta tell you it really sucks getting old. I have been having problems with my hip for years & Judy finally demanded that I go see a Doctor. He said my hip needed to be replaced right now. I said, can't it wait a couple of years & he said it wouldn't last 2 years. So I bit the bullet & I scheduled the surgery. This is the first time I have ever had any surgery other than my tonsils & appendix when I was a kid, so needless to say I'm a bit nervous (scared to s&^t) would be more applicable. And after the fiasco Bear's wife Linda had I'm not looking forward to this at all. I'll probably be out of touch for a couple of days after the surgery & if I can get to my computer I'll probably be rambling on in my pain killer induced stupor. Anyhow I hope all of you guys & gals have a very Merry Christmas! Oh, I have 15# of Berkshire belly bacon that will be ready to slice tomorrow, so I'll probably put up a thread about that. And at least I'll have plenty of BLT's to eat in my recovery!
Al

 

[Southern Yankee]

Well fellas, unless something happens to me before Wednesday, I'll be in the hospital getting a new hip. I gotta tell you it really sucks getting old. I have been having problems with my hip for years & Judy finally demanded that I go see a Doctor. He said my hip needed to be replaced right now. I said, can't it wait a couple of years & he said it wouldn't last 2 years. So I bit the bullet & I scheduled the surgery. This is the first time I have ever had any surgery other than my tonsils & appendix when I was a kid, so needless to say I'm a bit nervous (scared to s&^t) would be more applicable. And after the fiasco Bear's wife Linda had I'm not looking forward to this at all. I'll probably be out of touch for a couple of days after the surgery & if I can get to my computer I'll probably be rambling on in my pain killer induced stupor. Anyhow I hope all of you guys & gals have a very Merry Christmas! Oh, I have 15# of Berkshire belly bacon that will be ready to slice tomorrow, so I'll probably put up a thread about that. And at least I'll have plenty of BLT's to eat in my recovery!
Al

I gots new hip last Christmas. I had the posterior approach...hurt like hell for a few days, but if you do all your PT+5%, you’ll be walking a mile at a time in three weeks...honest, Good luck!

 

[gary s]

Ask the Doc for the SMF Discount

Gary

 

[SmokinAl]

Gary
Got the whole thing done without any out of pocket deductible, it didn’t, cost me a dime. Because I had already met my deductible for the year. The Doctor knew that and he got me in before the end of the year! Pretty awesome, huh!
Al

 

[HalfSmoked]

Great planning.

Warren

 

[gary s]

That's great I love No Deductible. My wife met hers last year and everything went to free mode.
I stayed a week in the hospital and only cost me a grand

BTW How is the Hip ?

Gary

 

[SmokinAl]

Hip is doing fine, thanks for asking Gary!
I'm getting ready to go to the grocery store with Judy now.
First time, so I'll just push the cart & see how it goes.
It should be good, cause I have been walking 1/2 mile everyday outside with the walker.
I'm hoping they let me start using a cane soon.
Al

 

[gmc2003]

Al, may be a good time to try out those little motorized shopping carts.

Glad to hear your getting out and about.

Chris

 

[noboundaries]

Hip is doing fine, thanks for asking Gary!
I'm getting ready to go to the grocery store with Judy now.
First time, so I'll just push the cart & see how it goes.
It should be good, cause I have been walking 1/2 mile everyday outside with the walker.
I'm hoping they let me start using a cane soon.
Al

Wow! What a difference in recovery progress from just a few years ago. The new method they used on you Al is phenomenal.

 

[SmokinAl]

Wow! What a difference in recovery progress from just a few years ago. The new method they used on you Al is phenomenal.

Yea Ray it is pretty unbelievable.
I'm walking around just fine right now with just a little soreness.
I really don't need a walker or cane, but am using one when I go to rehab.
I don't want to get yelled at.
I really don't even need the pain pills, but I take one every once in a while cause they do give you a nice buzz! :rolleyes:
Al

 

[SonnyE]

Do they make a smoker accessory for a walker?

Hope you get back to the pit real soon Al!
Good on the Doc working that out for you.
Heal fast.

 

[chilerelleno]

Yea Ray it is pretty unbelievable.
I'm walking around just fine right now with just a little soreness.
I really don't need a walker or cane, but am using one when I go to rehab.
I don't want to get yelled at.
I really don't even need the pain pills, but I take one every once in a while cause they do give you a nice buzz! :rolleyes:
Al

LMAO... Yeah, you're good to go, don't mix with alcohol.

 

[SmokinAl]

LMAO... Yeah, you're good to go, don't mix with alcohol.

Well I did wash one down with a beer at happy hour yesterday!
Good thing they only gave me a few of these things.
I can see how all these athletes get hooked on them.
Al

 

[tbrtt1]

Well I did wash one down with a beer at happy hour yesterday!
Good thing they only gave me a few of these things.
I can see how all these athletes get hooked on them.
Al

Ha! Some hydrocodone and a beer make one helluva happy hour for sure!

Glad you’re doing well. We tend to hear about the bad experiences with health care. It’s nice to hear about a good experience sometimes.

 

[SmokinAl]

Ha! Some hydrocodone and a beer make one helluva happy hour for sure!

Glad you’re doing well. We tend to hear about the bad experiences with health care. It’s nice to hear about a good experience sometimes.

Thank you my friend,
Yes so far this has been a very positive experience. I can only hope the rest of the recovery will continue to be this good!!
Al

 

[Bearcarver]

Thank you my friend,
Yes so far this has been a very positive experience. I can only hope the rest of the recovery will continue to be this good!!
Al

Yup---I'm anxious to see what it's like when Mrs Bear is back to the way she was Long before these Hip Replacements.
After she had the left one replaced, back in July, right when she was about ready to put the cane away, the Right Hip got worse than the left one ever was. Next week she should be done with the Walker & then a week or two with the Cane again.
I'm hoping she'll be back to herself as of about 10 years ago.

Bear

 

[SmokinAl]

Yup---I'm anxious to see what it's like when Mrs Bear is back to the way she was Long before these Hip Replacements.
After she had the left one replaced, back in July, right when she was about ready to put the cane away, the Right Hip got worse than the left one ever was. Next week she should be done with the Walker & then a week or two with the Cane again.
I'm hoping she'll be back to herself as of about 10 years ago.

Bear

I'm sure she will Bear, cause I already feel 10 years younger. Everybody told me I would say this "I should have got this done a couple of years ago" and every word is true. I was just scared, but there was no reason to be.
I'm glad to hear Linda is doing so well!
Al