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Overworking our joints eventually will cause trouble. We play golf and walk up and down hills. We walk an hour every day for many years. Football and hockey are very hard on the knees, hips and other joints in the body. Then we have arthritis. Arthritis can create havoc with the joints. The cartilage between the bones in the joints begins to harden and literally wear out. All or any of these joints will begin to ache and cause pain. Sometimes the pain may be unbearable no matter how much medication you take to overcome it. The doctor may suggest the joint should be replaced. You agree and are put on a waiting list. As the time for your surgery approaches the system will kick in and this is what will take place. For the purpose of this paper we will assume you will have a hip replacement surgery. You will be attending a two hour information session. The physiotherapist will be explaining what will happen after the operation, beginning in the hospital after the operation, going home, getting in and out of bed, sleeping, walking, washing, showering, changing the dressing, giving yourself needles, putting on your clothes and climbing stairs. These are all of the things you will need to do after you are home. For instance, you will be required to give yourself a needle injection in your belly once a day for ten days. This medication is an extra dose of something to thin the blood to avoid clotting. A couple of days before the operation you will be called back into the hospital for pre-operation examination and instruction. They will take your blood for testing. A nurse will go over the operation with you explaining what will take place during and after the operation. The anesthesiologist will meet you to explain what will happen as he puts you to sleep. Finally the day of the operation becomes a reality. You arrive at the hospital at the proper time, change to a gown, lie on the gurney. A nurse will give you a needle to help you to relax. Soon you are taken to surgery. You are now in the hands of total professionals who have a knack of easing your anxieties and helping you to relax. Your surgeon will chat with you, someone will say good night and you go sound asleep. You will feel nothing. You wake up in the intensive care unit and slowly awaken. After a little while the nurses will take you to your bed, make you comfortable and after supper and the evening is past you will go to sleep. You will be awakened every few hours as the nurse will check your statistics. They will get you up first thing in the morning to take some steps. They want you to get on your feet quickly to begin the healing process. They will explain why this is so important for your recovery. Now you know what takes place if you must undergo a hip joint replacement operation. Joe and Irma MacMillan have spent many years backpacking, skiing, and simply enjoying life in the mountains of British Columbia. Their website Whistler Outdoors is full of tips on snowboarding, camping, kayaking, rafting, camp cooking and fishing. They met on a blind date in 1957 and are still married. Take a look at their story here About us
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