On Monday, November 3, at 7:30 a.m., they're going to insert a metal ball and stem into my femur bone, carve an artificial plastic socket into my hip bone, then snap the metal ball into the artificial socket.
Translation: I’m getting a hip replaced.
The pain in my hip is pretty bad, and if untreated, will only get worse. But I’m absolutely amazed – and grateful – that I live in an age where they know how to scoop out worn body parts, throw them away, and replace them!
As I understand it, for several weeks I won’t be able to bend over, twist around, cross my legs, lift heavy objects, climb a lot of stairs, walk very far, or drive a car. But none of that should interfere with my ability to sit in front of my personal computer and post to the internet. So, I’ll try to post regularly during my recovery period. My next post will probably be around November 7 or 8, when I’m out of the hospital.
One of my favorite bumper stickers is, “It’s the 21st century...Where’s my flying car?” Thanks to the miracle of modern medical technology, I feel that on November 3 I’ll finally be getting my flying car!
More to come…
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Hip replacement surgery, and my recovery process, in November and December 2008
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- Jim Hickel
- I am the father of two wonderful daughters and do a lot of traveling in my spare time. Over the past few years, I've had terrible pain in my right hip, annoying at first but ultimately crippling, to the point where sleep was painful, I used a cane to walk, and was barely able to move at times. The diagnosis was "avascular necrosis," which as I understand it means that the blood supply to the hip bone was being cut off, causing the bone to deteriorate, rather rapidly in my case. My doctor recommended a hip replacement, with which I immediately agreed. Professionally, I am a Senior Associate with Booz Allen Hamilton, where I lead the Intelligence Community market for the Strategic Communications (SC) team, part of Booz Allen's larger Organization and Strategy capability. I'm also a co-sponsor of SC's Change Management and Social Media Communities of Practice, and the Social Media team not only encouraged me to write this blog about my hip replacement but helped me set it up. Anyway, I'm really eager to get my new $50,000 hip and pick up with my life!
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