Best Wishes to Our Friend Bill Williams

[02fanatic]

Best wishes to you Bill...I'm sure you'll be fine afterward. A very dear friend of ours had a hip replaced after some real problems, and she is standing better than me now...and she's a young 89! :-)

Judy lost her Dad a week before Christmas, so it's been a little orugh around here.

Good Speed,

John

[02fanatic]

Uhhh, I can't type..I meant "God Speed" of course.

All the best,

John

[Harv]

Good luck Bill. I know you'll be fine. This seems to be one of the operations they have down pat.

John

[Guest Anonymous]

Bill's just being humble...truth is...he's so HIP - he thought he'd donate one to someone less so.

Good Luck Bill - I'll be thinking about ya'!

so um...Bill...does this mean they can ADD length to legs too? (just thinking out loud)

All the Best Mister!

Paul

[SteveJ]

Better, stronger, faster.

But on a seriously reduced budget.

Make sure the use the "good" titanium and not the cheap imitation stuff. Maybe even spring for the carbon fibre.

Best of luck.

[BillWilliams]

(nt)

[Jack]

Poly bushings for sure, Bill! You may squeek a bit, but damned, you'll be tight! Best Regards. Please keep us posted.

[Mars]

Bill, just ask for the "special". Have them rotate your tires and lube the under chassis while you are in there.

seriously, good luck. You are in all our thoughts and now that you will be better and stronger there is no reason not to attend ALL the shows next year.

M.

[_z_]

Best of luck Bill.

Say it never hurts to get a magic marker and write 'NOT THIS ONE' on the side they aren't doing

Hope it works out for you man.. you are a great contributor to the ol FAQ and a 2002er we all appreciate

-z

[John_in_VA]

Pay attention to your Physical Therapist and you'll be turning wrenches in no time.

The post-op course of care is when the fun begins! Listen closely and follow directions precisely, and stay up the routine. Hip flexor muscle contractures from not keeping up with stretches really affect hip function/motion. There ARE some limitations in the post-surg hip range of motion, unfortunately, but comfortable walking = priceless!

The structural or functional leg length discrepancy you've had certainly could have led to more weight bearing on that side's pelvic/hip/knee/ankle joint, and hastened its deterioration.

I just saw a patient today who had her hip done ~2 yrs ago (after fearing the procedure and suffering unbearably for a looong year). She's recently "overdone it" since participating in a 10,000 steps/day fitness regimen!!

[m-racer]

Bill, You will be out running Nate and Evan (Ok then, you'll be out running Ruth) before you know it. All the best, Tim

[dubois]

My brother in law had it done, no problems.

[HarryPR]

Hope you have a speedy recovery!

[Bill_Riblett]

Wow, you are having quite a year! Best wishes for a speedy recovery. If you get bored, you can come help me weld up the bottom of my CS - it's mostly done lying down anyway.

[Timmer]

Bill,

I know a few people that have had the procedure done and they are now break dancing, doing back flips, etc...just kiddin' but they are doing so much better and enjoying life at a better level. Best wishes to you and no Elvis hip swingin' for awhile!!

Tim

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