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Date: 23.05.2010
From: Bran

Subject: Going For Hip Surgery in India / Cuba / Thailand

Hi,
I am 32 years old and need surgery on my hip joints. I am hoping I will be able to get the hip resurfacing, if not THR

Has anyone gone to any of the above countries to get this done?
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Date: 23.05.2010
From: Jill

Subject: Re: Going For Hip Surgery in India / Cuba / Thailand

nope......y wld we, when we get it done on NHS?, i wld never go abroad and have an op......bad enuff having a holiday, ya never know what ya goona get til ya get there, y wld anyone put their health at rik going abroad?? dont get it....J
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Date: 23.05.2010
From: J

Subject: Re: Going For Hip Surgery in India / Cuba / Thailand

also the journey back from those countries is hours nd hours, who on earth that is reputable allow anyone go abroad to have major surgery and then get them to travel 24 hours on a plane?? y wld anyone consider doing this??...is there a reason for your post? have u had a bad experience having ops in UK? if your in the UK, Y not have it here? cos it wont be a relaxing holiday after the op, u will have pain, plus probably get infection.....y risk it
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Date: 26.05.2010
From: Verity

Subject: Re: Going For Hip Surgery in India / Cuba / Thailand

I would NEVER EVVER EVER go abroad for surgery. The NHS provides a perfectly good service. Ive just had bi-lateral THR in Gobowen and it was 5* treatment : ) xx
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Date: 26.05.2010
From: louloubelle

Subject: Re: Going For Hip Surgery in India / Cuba / Thailand

I don't think I would ever risk going abroad - it's not so much having the operation that would concern me, it's the after care, especially if something went wrong. I had my first hip replacement 9 years ago aged 21 and it went swimmingly but had the 2nd hip replaced a year later and needed much more ongoing treatment! The NHS do an amazing job and, I think because of your age, you would not need to wait too long to have the operations.

Lou x
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Date: 26.05.2010
From: Sally

Subject: Re: Going For Hip Surgery in India / Cuba / Thailand

I wouldn't go abroad either. Like Jill says, the travelling alone would put me off. If you've ever had an operation you would know that you wouldn't want to travel for a good two weeks after - more if you had hip surgery I imagine. My aunt wouldn't even get on a train until her six weeks recovery time was up.
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Date: 27.05.2010
From: Paul

Subject: Re: Going For Hip Surgery in India / Cuba / Thailand

maybe to another EU country like Germany where the care is excellent (i experienced it whilst in the Army) but not that far.
May i ask why those countrys and how long would you have to stay there afterwards and what aftercare is provided?
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Date: 28.05.2010
From: Sally

Subject: Re: Going For Hip Surgery in India / Cuba / Thailand

Hi Paul, how are you doing? Haven't seen you on here for a while.
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Date: 28.05.2010
From: Paul

Subject: Re: Going For Hip Surgery in India / Cuba / Thailand

not to good Sally been very sick with my mtx dosages, gone down from 20mg to 10mg now and still struggling to get on anti-tnf drugs.
Hows things yourself?
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