Went in for my 6 weeks post surgery check today. Was really scaredthex-rays would show my hip was not healing as well as it should or correctly or something and I would have to haveanother surgery. But x-rays showed it is doing great. In fact, the doctor told me that manymany of his patients are still using walkers 6 weeks after hip surgery---and i had not used one in 3 weeks.
I had known he put 3 scres in there, but when he showed me the x-rays taken today I almost fell over. Those screws are5" long. Two go thru the femur hea, the femur neck and into the ball, and the othergoes thru just below the femur head, thru the femur, the femur neck and into the ball. I asked if hewould ever be taking them out and he said, they wre permanent.
hesaid he likes have to havehis patients come back6weeks and 12 weeks post op and he set up anappointment for forDec. 10. BUT hesaid i am gettingaround perfect and the hardweareis perfect, and thatif I continue to get around this good, or even better, and don't haveany other problems, to call and cancle that Dec. 10 visit becuae I won't need it.