Originally posted @ 7:23 pm, Mon 31st Aug 2009
My Mum is recovering having had an artificial hip fitted at the orthopaedic hospital in Oswestry. The hospital is only 5 minutes drive from my Mum’s home but it would seem it’s one of the best places to have the operation done. http://www.rjah.nhs.uk/
The hospital’s history is celebrated with large photos, the length of the main corridor, before reaching the inevitable fish tank. Some photos reinforce the notion of what a severe person a matron was; some show a different age - of recuperating chilrden wheeled out in their beds to take lessons in the sunshine.
Too early to be talking about the success of the operation. Instead, an opportunity to reflect on the marvel of the operation at all. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_replacement
How far we’ve come, even in my Mum’s life-time. In the late thirties, her brother was isolated in the ward for a month with Scarlet Fever cos they didn’t know how to cure it.
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