Openbah / Journal of a Marine Officer Candidate

Tag: orthopedics

  • One month from my total hip replacement

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    Thought of some questions I didn’t get a chance to ask my new surgeon when I met with him back in October. His office manager said I could email her the questions, and she would get them answered. In just a couple days, I had my answers: 1) I would prefer general to regional anesthesia,…

  • First appointment at Hospital for Special Surgery

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    Just got home from the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). Had my first meeting with my new surgeon, Dr. P. I chose HSS because they are the #1 rated hospital in the country for orthopedics. They perform around 2,600 hip replacements each year and more joint replacements than any other hospital in the country. They’re…

  • Two appointments scheduled with the VA

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    My first two appointments with the VA have been scheduled. The first is at the Boston Outpatient Clinic on Causeway Street, the second is at the Jamaica Plain VA. It is my understanding that the first appointment is a medical appointment, while the second is an orthopedic appointment, though I’m not really sure.

  • Unfit for duty

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    I have some pretty big news to those of you that have been reading my journal for the past couple years. It seems the higher-ups in the Navy have decided that I am unfit for duty, and should be discharged. They have recommended my case be submitted to the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB). The PEB…