Washington Fly Fishing Forum banner

Finally Happening

NFR 
6K views 64 replies 30 participants last post by  Jeremy Floyd 
#1 ·
Wanted all of you wonderful people who have rooted for me, and supported me all this time that the time has finally come. After 5 years of derailments, bullshit, and life events. May 10th this coming Wednesday I will be going under the knife and getting the much needed surgery that will fix the major issue that has plagued my health for so long.
Having hip replacement surgery at 33 years old is going to change my life for the better, and will finally allow me to get to those waters that I just simply have not been able to before. I also will be a better fishing partner. Those in my inner circle will never admit it but I know that I have been a burden, and I always felt it. No more.
Since the approval from insurance in March I have been ordered to loose as much weight as possible. Changing my eating habits to a healthy 1200 calories per day has allowed me to loose 22lbs since then, and I am still going. 3 weeks after the surgery it will be game on, and I will be going to my PT, and working hard at getting back to where I was.
Therefore, I am projecting that I will be rehab'd and back on the river this September.
Some of you may be wondering why I am airing this personal stuff out. Well, honestly there are alot of you that have been keeping an eye on the "DanielOcean Saga" as some of you have called it. There has always been overwhelming support, and encouragement from all of you, and wanted you all to know that this fall I plan on paying it all back.
For those of you that I have not met with yet, please please please, PM me. I would love to finally wet a line with you, and buy the beer as a thank you.

Thank you all, and I will see everyone soon.
 
See less See more
#11 ·
Thanks everyone. A lot of people are always curious how all this happened at so young. One of the appointments you have to do before surgery is a class where they teach you what you can and cannot do. My wife accompanied me to that one, and was I was easily the youngest one in the room. A lady in her 80's walked up to us, and said, " oh my goodness you are so young how did this happen". I pointed at my wife and said," well Ma'am its all her fault over there. It was one hell of a long honey moon, and wedding night.":)
 
#20 ·
Good luck and great job on the weight loss! My mom got hers done a little over a year ago at what they considered "young" for a hip replacement (56). She came out to visit and went hiking on an unimproved way-trail just 6 weeks after surgery. It was a very easy procedure and recovery for her. Hope it's the same for you. My guess is it will be since you're taking the weight loss and PT seriously.
 
#27 ·
good luck Dan.

If I can offer some last minute advice based off of taking care of ortho pts every week for the last 5 years. Get up out of bed Wednesday by the evening unless for some reason of course you are not allowed. meet the hospital physical therapist wednesday and tell them you want to get up! no matter how much post op pain u are in. keep moving early and often. period. this is one of the most important keys to success. tell the nurses you want to get up and be up for breakfast and to be ready for physical therapy for the day. seriously these next few days are key to preventing complications and to getting your life back. you need to get up and move! all three meals be up out of bed sitting in a chair. I can not stress this enough.

again good luck.
 
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Top