[misc.handicap] Hip replacement

Fred.Riehm@p0.f33.n130.z1.fidonet.org (Fred Riehm) (08/14/90)

Index Number: 9800

[This is from the Chronic Pain Conference on Fidonet]

I have had a hip replacement done about two years ago and now it seems 
that the component has come loose and is causing me some real trouble.
Has anyone out there seen this happen before? Im only 28 and this 
thing was supposed to last 20 or thirty years. They "my doctors" are 
telling me that it may have to be done over again to releive the pain. 
Im not so sure I want to do ths again if its not going to work. 
the meantime I am developing a lovely tolerance to the drugs they 
have prescribed.  I would like to hear from you IF youve had some 
experience with this kind of thing. 

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