[Magdalen] Fall Down Go Boom.

[Jay Weigel]

The people in question are approximately the same age. I'm still not
getting it. Neither of them broke anything, and for both it was an elective
procedure, a hip replacement. ~smh~

On Wednesday, July 8, 2015, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 7/8/2015 6:49:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jay.weigel at gmail.com <javascript:;> writes:
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> was  almost 2 weeks in rehab before
> she was allowed to go home and still using a  walker. I don't get the
> difference at  all.>>>>>>
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> I admit that my sweeping comparison of hip replacement and repair
> of a fractured hip may not be entirely appropriate.  Still, the  procedures
> involve the big bones of the hip, and in the case of the hip  replacement,
> the acetabulum (the hip socket) is also replaced, so I can't be  blamed
> for assuming the post-operative symptoms are similar.  YMMV.
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> What DOES make a big difference in these orthopedic procedures
> is the age of the individuals.  For example, my recovery from  these
> hip replacement procedures when I was in my mid-50's would  undoubtedly
> be different than if I had those procedures now, more than 20 years
> later.  The younger the better for a quick recovery.
>
> There are also individual idiosyncrasies in any surgery recovery.
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> My immediate boss at the VA had a single total hip replacement and  was
> off work for nearly 3 months.  When she returned she asked about  my
> recovery from the same hip surgery, and she nearly fainted when I  told
> her I was back on the job the next week for both hips.
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> On those two hip occasions, I felt well, and my boss (her  predecessor)
> was on my tail daily urging me to return to get the excess patients
> cleared
> in the Dermatology Clinic.  I told her this, and she shook  her head in
> disbelief.
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> David Strang.
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