Hip Replacement Surgery
Hip Replacement Surgery Tip #167: Controlling Surgery Anxiety
Why Surgery Anxiety Occurs – How To Decrease Surgical Anxiety No Control – The main reason for fearing surgery is that people feel out of control. Your fear is compounded when you are ‘going under’ (anesthesia). Will Surgery Be Successful? – Some fear surgery because they are too afraid it won’t work. Facing Mortality – […]
Hip Replacement Surgery Tip #158: Just Like Sausage Making, You Don’t Want To Know How A Hip Replacement Is ‘Made’
Sausage. Good but how is it really made? The Short (Sausage) Version Of How A Hip Is Replaced – Next time a friend casually asks you, “Hey, what have you been up to?” You are thankful for their specific request. You (gleefully) respond by saying, “Oh, I had my hip replaced.” They will often look […]
Hip Replacement Surgery Tip #114: Post Surgery’s Secret Gift – Constipation
What Is The Most Common Post Surgery Symptom? (Wait for it… wait for it…) Yes, you will be waiting for some time after surgery. The nurse tried to convince to have a bowel movement while I was in the hospital for two days. Now call me old-fashioned, but I just don’t like to poop where […]
Hip Replacement Surgery Tip #86: Swimming Rehab – Don’t Swim After Kid’s Class -‘Urine Borealis’
A Lesson Mostly Occurs After The Event As with most life lessons, you have to experience a mistake, a screw-up or something going wrong in order to gain the full impact of the experience. Let me try and save you that step. Swimming Rehab After hip replacement surgery you have to wait until your incision […]
What Have They Been Up To? Turns Out – A Lot…
Has it really been 30 years since this group last assembled? Skeets, Coop, William, Bill, Coop, Skeets, Randy, Skeets: This master of name re-invention poses for his famous ‘thong’ shot. This image inspired Speedo to design swimsuits for their European client base. Many women to this day, have this very poster in their bedrooms. Skeets […]
Hip Replacement Surgery Tip #124c: Seven Deadly Sins. Remember Envy?
Seven Deadly Sins – Before Hip Replacement Surgery We all are aware that there are Seven Deadly Sins (more if you count the others that I did…). These sins include: Lust Gluttony Greed Sloth Wrath Envy Pride Let’s focus on ‘Envy.’ The way you used to be able to move your hips before they started […]
Hip Replacement Surgery Tip #124a: Seven Deadly Sins. Remember Envy?
Seven Deadly Sins – Before Hip Replacement Surgery We all are aware that there are Seven Deadly Sins (more if you count the others that I did…). These sins include: Lust Gluttony Greed Sloth Wrath Envy Pride Let’s focus on ‘Envy.’ The way you used to be able to move your hips before they started […]
Hip Replacement Surgery Tip #124: Seven Deadly Sins. Remember Envy?
Seven Deadly Sins – Before Hip Replacement Surgery We all are aware that there are Seven Deadly Sins (more if you count the others that I did…). These sins include: Lust Gluttony Greed Sloth Wrath Envy Pride Let’s focus on ‘Envy.’ The way you used to be able to move your hips before they started […]
Hip Replacement Surgery Tip #99: Hip Replacement Rehab In Ratadise.
Six months after my hip replacement surgery we went to Maui to ‘rehab.’ We liked it so much, we went back again the next year. This years’ rental came with an unexpected bonus, ‘Ratchard Sherman.”
Amazon 5* Reviews: My Hip Replacement Surgery: What To Expect
Buy The Hip Replacement Book The reviews are in and, despite what my mother-in-law says, they are pretty good… You can click on the images below to visit the Amazon 5 * reviews. By far the most informative book written by a non Health Care professional. I found the pre-hab exercises to be of great […]