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Show Commuim Lakeside Review Tuesday, September 23, 1997 9 SENIOn CALENDAR Heritage Senior Citizens Center, SG2 S. 1000 Cost, 5 Clearfield, 773-70C- llltkHl pressure clinic are the ftrvl I hursiDy ami thud I uesdjy from III i IPJO a.m. No appointment are neves, vary. Wednesday is Native American Appreciation Day with a program at 1.45 a m. 1 Health screening will he on iriday from 9 to 1 1:,to am. Appointment are required. Sept. 29 is the birthday par ty at ll:JU a m. I here will he a fall foliage trip on the llchcr Railroad. Sept. JO. 'I he cost i S2J per person which include lunch at Farm House Restaurant in lleher City. The group will leave the center at 10 a.m. and return at 4.J0 p.m. Make now. Roy Thompson of Clinton entertain each Monday from I I to I 1:30 a.m. He ha presented many programs of his piano music through jears. 'I he Old Time Singer the en- tertain each Tuesday from 10: JO a.m. to 2: JO p.m. Doctor appointment arc on I hursday afternoon. Grocery shopping i done 1 on Mondays at 2: JO p.m. . Dingo is played every Wednesday and I riday following lunch. Pinochle is played each 1 Tuesday and Thursday after lunch. Volunteer driver and Home Visitors for Meals on Wheels program are needed, one day a week front 10:45 a.m. until I p.m. The volunteers deliver in the North Davis urea. Autumn Glow Senior Citizens Center, 81 E. Center Street, Kaysvilie, 544-123- A new WSU Davis center 5 Lcora Dennett has a display t of 150 Years of Utah, at the center. The, arrangement shows the way people lived from pioneer times on. There are all types of handmade items such as handcarts and u photos assembled for the public to view. There is a new update on the computer genealogy PAF 30. Call to register for a class. Optimal Health in Your Golden Years will be presented by Dr. David Warden Wednesday at noon. The Quilt Guild also meets that day. The foot care clinic is Thursday at noon. Appointments are required and there is a $10 charge. The Layton Trying to pull a sweatshirt over the Jazz Bears head, Weber State University book store assistant director Seott Miekclson was one of only dozens of officials on hand at the dedication and open house of the new WSU Davis Center. The event Thursday included an appearance by the Bear, who sprayed the crowd on his arrival at the Dais Center on Gordon Avenue in Layton. WSU President Paul Thompson spoke during the ceremonies. day-lon- g Joint replacements usually work out well Tremendous progress has in restoring worn-o- ut replaced is the knee, followed by the hip, then the shoulder. Replacement surgery is usually the result of some form of arthritis, but may also be required following serious injury. Modem g materials can provide joints, but as yet are not as good as the real thing. With proper care, one may expect an artificial joint to last 15 years or more. Its possible to revise artificial joints if premature wear occurs. " When a joint is replaced, careful sizing is done to assure the joint jnatches your natural anatomy s close as possible. The materials used at present long-lastin- aie4r combination of stainless titanium, coupled with polyethylene liners. In some cases, ceramic materials high-clensi- ty otics should you need dental work or other surgery. Another area of concern is the joints. The hip, knee, shoulder, ankle, foot and hand all can be helped by some form of replacement surgery. The most common joint steel-o- will be instructed to take antibi- DAVIS HEALTH TODAY have been used to decrease wear. New studies are being performed at the present to see if joints can be made to work as well as those with plastic liners. With todays technology, it may be possible in the next few years to increase the durability even more than at present. If joint replacement surgery is mentioned to you by your physician, your orthopedic surgeon will examine the involved joint, obtain check range of motion, and explain what is required to accomplish the task. , You may also be asked to get clearance from your regular physician, especially if you have other medical conditions that might affect your surgical outcome. You will be asked not to take aspirin for up to two weeks before surgery. You may be asked to lose metal-on-met- al Dr. Gordon W. Affleck Orthopedic surgeon risk of blood clots. Most surgeons use blood thinning medications after surgery to reduce the chance of blood clots. You will stay on these medications three to four weeks following surgery. Other medical problems are possible but not very common. Such things as pneuinfections, monia, genito-urinar- y or other medical problems occasionally arise. weight, since obesity shortens the life span of artificial joints. You will be encouraged to stop smoking to prevent operative pneumonia. Many orthopedic surgeons recommend that complications you donate several units of your are uncommon, but should be own blood in advance of surgery discussed prior to your consentin case you need a transfusion esing to surgery. Patients with conditions such as pecially with hip surgery. There are risks to joint re- diabetes, poor nutrition, immune placement surgery. One area of problems, or heart disease can concern is that of infection. You have successful joint replacement will be given antibiotics prior to surgery, but complications are surgery and for one to two days higher in these situations. after surgery. Many are concerned about For at least two years after how much pain will be involved joint replacement surgery, you with joint surgery. Pain is signifi- Post-operati- pre-existi- V cant when bones and joints are worked on, but today, one needs not suffer following this kind of surgery. Most physicians prescribe what is known as a P.C.A. d pump which means analgesia. A person literally controls their own pain with small but frequent doses of medication. Most patients report a very smooth transition from the operating room to early recovery'. In two to three days, oral medications will replace the I.V. type. Physical therapy is very important in recovery. Therapy starts the say after surgery and depending on which joint has been replaced, will be directed toward specific tasks that will help one to recover function in the replaced joint as soon as possible. Full recovery from joint replacement surgery often takes six to eight months. During this time, physical therapy, home exercise, etc. will be important. patient-controlle- ' See 1 jpOOll COPY HEALTH10 Quilters will be meeting at 1 the same afternoon. Bingo will be played Friday at 12:15 p.m. The Social Security number drawing will be held Sept. 30. The prize is lunch at Hometown Buffet. There will also be entertainment that day. The new Social Security number contest begins Oct. . Oct. 1 and 2 is the Senior Legislature. Registration is required. 1 The free blood pressure clinic is Oct. 2 at 10:45 a.m. Walkins are welcome. Whats My Line will be on Oct. 3. The Alzheimer Support Group meets Oct. 6 at 3 p.m. There will be a free Halloween wreath class held Oct. 6 at 12:30 p.m. is required. A visit to Antelope Island takes place Oct. 7. The cost is $2 with lunch at the snack bar. Make reservations by Oct. 2. A program on Save Your Back will start at noon on Oct. 8. A fall foliage tour will leave at 9 a.m. on Oct. 8. They will be going up Weber Canyon, through Trappers Loop, to the Monastery and to have lunch at the Shooting Star Saloon. The cost is $14 and reservations must be made by Oct. 3. There will be a golden mu1 1 :45 a.m. ' The Wendover trip is Oct. 9 at 9 a.m. The cost is $12 and registration must be done by Oct. 2. There will be a fire safety class at noon, at the center. Little-know- n facts about calcium will be discussed Oct. 10 at noon. sical on Oct. 8 at See SENIORS 10 |