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Originally posted by Harv748
Quote: Originally posted by dickieducati
i really am going off on a tangent here but i think you should be able to, and i think we are going that way. is it suffolk health authority who are now not giving hip and knee replacements to fat people? |
again...apologies for going off topic here, but thats an interesting point Dickie.
If a person makes the effort to stay fit and stay out of hospital by regular exercise (running/cycling/aerobics)
etc...are they then to be refused because they wear out there joints prematurely!!!
[Edited on 25-11-2005 by Harv748] |
It is Suffolk Health Authority-Ipswich Hospital-they are several millions in the red and are having to make savings. I think the whole thing about overweight people not getting new joints until they lose weight has been siezed on by the press as a 'good' story. The actual fact of the matter is that ANY operation which involves a general anaesthetic is more risky if you are overweight and most surgeons will advise/insist that you lose weight before they will operate. Having said all that, if you are overweight and they replace a hip joint the repair is put under extra strain and is more likely to fail because of the extra loading-simple maths really.
John
[Edited on 25-11-2005 by Monty]