The first post didn't work well.
I identified these sites as being informative regarding hip surgery.  Take
what you will from them.
http://www.activejoints.com/news.html

Has anyone tried the once a week Fosomax?  Did you have any side effects and
what were they?  How long have you been taking it?
Thanks,
debbie m.

I have guardianship of my father (88 years old and has Parkinson's) and he
doesn't pay that much attention to morning/night. If he gets up from a nap (in
his bed or his recliner) and the clock says "6:00" he thinks it's morning. The
AM and PM indications on the clocks we have ...

     I had total hip replacement on both hips in 1996 and have been
fine.  I now do not have insurance and have taken a job 2 weeks ago to
get insurance in 3 months.  My problem is after I started this job, I
discovered that I would have to load and unload heavy objects into a

The company that makes the Roomba vacume cleaner, now has come out with
a new product called Scuba that looks like the Roomba only it scrubs and
dries your floors that are tile, linoleum, etc.
Has anyone tried out the Scuba yet?

I've been on the Methotrexate preservative free injections,but for the
1st time last Tues.had the MTX with the preservative,the next day I had
a bad headache (in the back of my head) all day. Has anyone ever had the
same or any other reactions from the mtx.with the preservative?  ...

After my visit with the ortho surgeon I'm a little shaken.  I need the
tibial component of my right knee prothesis replaced (TKR done 13 years
ago).  There is some bone loss around the tibial component.  It looks
like the tibial component is "sinking" into the bone.  Surgeon said

Diagnosed with cartilage degeneration in the knee (osteo-arthritis).
If I exercise about every other day, I don't feel much pain. But if I
exercise 2 days in a row, it starts to hurt.
My question is:

 My CT Scan on Tuesday had a few twists and turns.  After I drank my
wonderful two
containers of banana flavored barium I was taken down for my IV for the
iodine contrast.

I'm new to the group and this is my first contact. My right wrist ( I'm
right handed ) has three completely torn apart ligaments and functions
at 30-50 % rom/strength and sharp pain at near rom limits. I just had
surgury, doc cleaned up the "shag carpet" in my wrist but only gave

Just wondering who has gone the longest period between enbrel shots
without feeling RA symptoms. It has been nearly 2 weeks now since my
last 50 mg and I don't seem to have got any worse YET. Had infection,
so missed a week.

Has anyone tried the HA tablets?  Have they helped?  Any problems or
bad side effects?
Thanks
Jane

Got the results from an extensive blood/x-ray testing. I do not have
Ankylosing Spondylitis, my bone density is still in the high normal range,
and the blood work showed what the Dr was hoping for. I do not have
diabetes--but will have to be very careful due to Viral Pancreatitus ...

No financial interest but I'm amazed about how Scalpicin has helped my
psoriasis (elbows, scalp, shin, ear).  I burned a lot the first few days but
in one wk. my skin looks better than it has in years.
On my shelf of Rx's that didn't work is Hytone 2 1/2%, Beta-Val, Elidel,

Logan has been very sick for the last five days.  We took him to the
hospital yesterday where has was severly dehydrated.  IV's and an xray
were done.  They found a mass in his abdomen and transfered him to
Memorial.  We don't know yet what is going on. could be very bad or not