Well, today marked the second time that my husband and I have heard these words..."hip replacement". As I went with Rob to the orthopaedic doctor today, expecting that his arthritis had simply flared up in his ankle, little did we know that we were going to be told for the second time that Rob's other hip would now need to be replaced. You see, the arthritis in the ankle was being aggravated by his left hip. His body has been overcompensating for the degeneration in the hip joint, therefore causing his rheumatoid arthritis to be an issue for him. If you have followed this blog for any length of time, you'll remember that Rob had to have his right hip replaced last year in May of '08. And WOW, what a journey that was! Now, it's a year later, we're a lot wiser as to the "ropes" of this procedure, and for all of you physical therapists out there...we can recite "post op hip precautions" backward and forward. I'm not saying that we are both excited about this, but, at least this time, we know what to expect and when to expect it. Thank you so much to all who have been praying for us today and thank you to those who will pray for us after today. We will covet your prayers over the next few months. So, as of today, our good doctor has injected Rob's left hip in hopes that this will give him some relief for a little while. Rob is finishing a degree at Liberty University, and is slated to graduate in May 2010. Hopefully, the injection(s) will get him though until graduation...so if you are agreeing with us in prayer, this is a huge request for us.
If you would like to read about our journey from May of 2008, just click on the archives beginning in May 2008 for this blog. The posts begin there and spill into the next few months after that. On the lighter side, I've reminded Rob of all that he has to look forward to with pool therapy at the rehab pool....accompanied by all of those cute little old ladies and their inner tubes!
