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Getting Hip: Recovery from a Total Hip Replacement
by Sigrid Macdonald
Price $ 18.00>> 
Undergoing total hip replacement can be painful and distressing,
but accurate information can help alleviate the worry that comes
with such a serious procedure. Sigrid Macdonald's new book, Getting
Hip: Recovery from a Total Hip Replacement covers the entire process,
from initial exams to the last stages of rehabilitation.
Macdonald received a hip replacement at age 50 and tells her personal
story about the ordeal. With wit, candor and empathy, she guides
prospective hip replacement patients. Her experience and that of
10 other patients from around the world gives people a unique glimpse
into a surgery that creates different challenges for each individual.
Getting Hip is also packed with information related to risk factors,
potential complications and the mechanics and history of the operation
itself. Also included is a comprehensive guide to the factors that
influence the success of hip surgery, such as surgical expertise
and anesthesia. Macdonald reviews ways to make the recovery process
pass smoothly, such as wearing anti-embolism stockings, taking pain
medications as prescribed and aggressively treating anemia. It is
a perspective for patients from a person who has been there.
Although it is a major, invasive procedure, total hip replacement
surgery is a breakthrough in modern medicine which physicians have
dubbed one of the most important medical developments in the 20th
century. Getting Hip is an excellent source that helps people navigate
the maze and increase their chance of having an experience free
of complications.
Macdonald is a freelance writer who resides in Ottawa, Ontario.
Her work has appeared in publications such as The Globe and
Mail and Justice Denied. At age 28, Macdonald's car was struck
by a drunk driver, and her hip was fractured and dislocated, which
eventually led to replacement surgery. Her ordeal led her to research
the medical industry, including the bureaucratic maze of social
services. She has also been an outspoken advocate of anti-drunk driving
measures. Getting Hip is her first book.
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