Tuesday, October 21, 2008

NEW UPDATE ON KEN’S HIP/KNEE SITUATION

HIP SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31

How quickly things change!! This morning, Tuesday, Ken saw his Orthopedic Surgeon to see what to do now!! Dr. McGlynn had reviewed all the events of last Thursday and the X-rays taken while Ken’s hip was dislocated. The doctor was really concerned about Ken’s hip and would not even talk about the knee replacement until the hip has been repaired, as quickly as possible.

The hip replacement is made up of three parts – the top part screws into the hip bone, the bottom part goes into the thigh bone, and the center part is a ball that fits between the two and into the cup of the top part. Dr. McGlynn proposes to surgically remove the ball in Ken’s hip and replace it with one of a larger size. While this repair is not like a hip replacement, it is still going to be major surgery. Following the surgery, he will fit Ken with a hip brace that he is to wear for six weeks to give the hip a chance to heal completely. This sounds exactly like what the doctor in Gloucester had proposed.

Looks like our trip to Florida will be delayed a few weeks more!!

The knee replacement will just have to wait until next Spring, if it is still a problem then.

Thanks to you all for your concern!!

1 comment:

Show Us The World said...

Sorry to hear that he will have to have two surgeries now. We will keep checking for updates. Hope is heals quickly and easily. Krystal