Partial Hip Replacement with CMT patient

[CanadianGirl]

Hi CM1, I found a couple of old discussion topics that may relate to this. Hope they can help!

Has anyone gone through joint replacement surgery?

I think my day is coming on the right hip, has anyone undergone hip, knee or shoulder replacement surgery and how much has it helped?

Hip problems?

Hi mrmustard, I really admire your extraordinary drive and accomplishment, and am so sorry to know that you have had to go through hip replacements so young! I've helped my mom through a broken hip, and my late mother in law through hip replacement, and learned enough to know I don't want to go through anything like it! I don't think I would survive in a nursing home, even for several weeks, but I guess in the end, we do what we have to! I watched the documentaries on the football players, a…

Did you know that there are different anesthesia procedures for those with CMT?

Hi Tami, Sounds like you’ve been through the ringer, girlfriend! I’m hoping you’re finished with surgery now! You should have asked for ‘bionic’ replacement parts! As good as it is to hear from all of you, it’s so sad that it’s related to suffering! Glad to hear that they kept an eye on you during, but then to have such problems after. In one of the other articles on this topic, the patient was given ONLY an IV anesthetic. I always ask for that device that you blow into to move balls through…

CG