100 Questions & Answers About Hip Replacement Paperback – Illustrated, 8 March 2010

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A book like this is hard to put into a neat heading. Nobody reads this kind of stuff for fun (unless you are a bit weird). Fear may well be the biggest incentive. Should I do this? Friends don't help. They tell single second hand misquotings and pander to the fear or to optimism, both misguided.Reading a scientific accounting with historical annotation puts most readers to sleep and, frankly, misinforms by way of obfuscation and a tendency to avoid judgement. That makes unequal opposing arguments sound equal.This is a good way to approach this subject for the to-be patient, vacillating limping gobbling pills person longing for their life back (remember those hikes through the mountains?), or loved one of someone at risk. People have questions. I can't imagine what relevant question isn't included (though even numbers always make me suspicious, why not 97 questions?). Simple, break down the bigger ones into smaller until a nice number rolls out.But there is more value here. If you buy a set of Roland V-Drums, you get a pamphlet telling you how to care for them. There are instructions for cleaning cell phone screens in the packaging. Don't you think a collection of instructions for best care of a total joint replacement should be mandatory????? There are these hospital printed protocols written by lawyers mostly that tell you to do nothing or you die. Climb a stair, you die. Eat a bagel, you die. Typical don't stick this phone up your nose content. That is content to distance institutions from you. Junk.The problem is, this book, by its very nature, will never be a Times best seller. So how do YOU know it exists? Yeah. Google or Bing, like that. However, I think a pile of these ought to be in the surgeon's waiting room. Or, 'Here Mrs. Dolor, read this. Then on our next visit, ask me the parts that most concern you.'You see, today there is no hope that you will get the face time with that surgeon that this book - in a sense - gives you. Then you can use that smaller more precious time to get better attuned to those bits which seem most about you. That takes general information and layers on specific advice. Hard to beat.If you are thinking about total joint replacement, read this. If your mother is thinking about it, especially if she is a meat head, you read it and pop questions on her as if they were your own. So many disasters can be avoided with education and a plan.

I bought this book for my wife after she fractured her hip on a ski slope and had a hip replacement surgery. I am glad I did this as we both enjoyed and gained a lot from reading it. I also bought another “frequently bought together” book from Amazon and browsed several other hip replacement books, but Dr. Fischer’s book is far better and comprehensive in both breadth and depth.Breadth: Besides basic information like what is hip replacement, how to prepare for it, and how to best recover after the surgery, Dr. Fischer’s book also covers a wide range of topics related to WHY the patient might need a hip replacement and his/her other options: What are various types of hip disease, their symptoms and diagnosis, and treatments with or without surgery. On after surgery complications, for example infection, it not just discuss infection in general, but informs readers how do patients know if they have infection, different ways infection are treated, and even types of surgery may needed.Depth: This is how readers can tell that the book is written by an expert surgeon in this specialty. On the hip replacement surgery operation, for example, it walks reader through how exactly each steps of the surgery is done. It explains in detail what are each hip replacement components are made of, and how are they implemented, with 11 figures and photos. Only after reading that part of the book than we fully understood what the hospital discharge paper says about my wife’s operation.While very much in depth, Dr. Fischer’s book is written in simple, non-jargon language so that average reader without prior medical knowledge can apprehend – as long as the reader has enough curiosity and treats it as a serious reading, which should be as hip replacement is a serious major life event. It shall also be kept as an excellent reference book down the road.

This book is a must read for anyone that is considering a hip replacement operation.I had a hip replacement in August of 2011. After reading this book, I went into the operation with a good knowledge of what to expect.My hospital had a pre-op class before the actual surgery which I highly recommend attending if you are offered a chance.I would recommend two things that are not in the book. First, purchase a pair of water shoes that you can wear when you take a shower - the water shoes prevent you from slipping and falling in the shower. The second item is sets of bed riser to raise the height of your bed and sitting chair. The raised height of the bed will aid you getting in and out of bed or your sitting chair.

I bought this book for my dearest friend. She was recently told that she needed both of her hips replaced. Her lack of knowledge about the procedure was also contributing to her fear and anxiety. Despite the fact that she used the internet to obtain information about the procedure, she was still not comforted. However, she was extremely grateful to receive this book. She read it cover to cover and uses it as a guide for seeking information from her doctors.I hope this helps. Cheers!