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Rank: Member Joined: 3/12/2011 Posts: 108
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If you have handled a knee/hip replacement medical case, I need information /recommendations on which hospital did you use; do you have a doctor you can recommend? how successful was operation and post operation recovery. The patient is an elderly person, 70 years old. Thanks
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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@Ndaragwa, Moi Referral Hospital,Eldoret.....Doctor Lelei. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/12/2011 Posts: 108
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Njung'e wrote:@Ndaragwa,
Moi Referral Hospital,Eldoret.....Doctor Lelei. Thank you Njung'e for the reference. I see more info on their orthopedics here
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/7/2007 Posts: 11,935 Location: Nairobi
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Ndaragwa wrote:Njung'e wrote:@Ndaragwa,
Moi Referral Hospital,Eldoret.....Doctor Lelei. Thank you Njung'e for the reference. I see more info on their orthopedics here Cheers....wish you well.while at it,which parts of Mdaragwa?.....Pondo,Karai,Kwa-Njora,Gwa-Kung'u or? Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/8/2013 Posts: 4,068 Location: At Large.
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Njung'e wrote:@Ndaragwa,
Moi Referral Hospital,Eldoret.....Doctor Lelei. I have also heard of Kijabe Mission Hospital. No contact of a Dr though. All the best. Love is beautiful and so are those who share it.With Love, Marriage is an amazing event in ones life time, the foundation of joy, happiness and success.
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/12/2011 Posts: 108
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Bigchick wrote:Njung'e wrote:@Ndaragwa,
Moi Referral Hospital,Eldoret.....Doctor Lelei. I have also heard of Kijabe Mission Hospital. No contact of a Dr though. All the best. Thank you Bigchick - patient has been to Kijabe Mision and advice was that surgery is necessary. Here at Wazua I am looking for somebody who has a relative/friend who has gone through knee/hip surgery; the doctor who did it; and how successful/unsuccessful was the operation.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/8/2013 Posts: 4,068 Location: At Large.
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Noted.Will look up the patient and let you know. But I can confirm it was done at Kijabe Mission. Love is beautiful and so are those who share it.With Love, Marriage is an amazing event in ones life time, the foundation of joy, happiness and success.
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Rank: Hello Joined: 4/25/2012 Posts: 3
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Kikuyu Hospital. My mother had a successful knee replacement there two yrs ago. She was 65.All the best.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/30/2008 Posts: 6,029
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Dr.Ambeva at AgaKhan Mombasa,as for Dr. Lelei he is also good.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/8/2013 Posts: 4,068 Location: At Large.
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Ndaragwa wrote:Bigchick wrote:Njung'e wrote:@Ndaragwa,
Moi Referral Hospital,Eldoret.....Doctor Lelei. I have also heard of Kijabe Mission Hospital. No contact of a Dr though. All the best. Thank you Bigchick - patient has been to Kijabe Mision and advice was that surgery is necessary. Here at Wazua I am looking for somebody who has a relative/friend who has gone through knee/hip surgery; the doctor who did it; and how successful/unsuccessful was the operation. Weka contact hapa I sent you contact ya Mama Wa patient.It was a girl of around 18 to 20 years who had hip replacement last year and has recovered well. Love is beautiful and so are those who share it.With Love, Marriage is an amazing event in ones life time, the foundation of joy, happiness and success.
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/12/2011 Posts: 108
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MUTHUNDU wrote:Kikuyu Hospital. My mother had a successful knee replacement there two yrs ago. She was 65.All the best. Thank you Muthundu for info. I would like to privately get in touch with you if you could provide me with your contact information via email. My email is Ndaragwa at yahoo dot com
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/12/2011 Posts: 108
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Bigchick wrote:Ndaragwa wrote:Bigchick wrote:Njung'e wrote:@Ndaragwa,
Moi Referral Hospital,Eldoret.....Doctor Lelei. I have also heard of Kijabe Mission Hospital. No contact of a Dr though. All the best. Thank you Bigchick - patient has been to Kijabe Mision and advice was that surgery is necessary. Here at Wazua I am looking for somebody who has a relative/friend who has gone through knee/hip surgery; the doctor who did it; and how successful/unsuccessful was the operation. Weka contact hapa I sent you contact ya Mama Wa patient.It was a girl of around 18 to 20 years who had hip replacement last year and has recovered well. Bigchick I appreciate your effort to help me! My email is Ndaragwa at yahoo dot com. How nice that I can finally get to talk to somebody who has gone through knee/hip surgery!
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/25/2011 Posts: 368 Location: Nairobi
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When handling this, it is important that you get more than 2 opinions. I have had cases where this may turn out to be a bad idea and especially considering the age of the patient. I know a few cases where it has not worked well for some. My dad was to have the same done. It is interesting that some doctors said he should go for it but we finally went by those who discouraged it and we have no regrets.
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/12/2011 Posts: 108
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tassia wrote:When handling this, it is important that you get more than 2 opinions. I have had cases where this may turn out to be a bad idea and especially considering the age of the patient. I know a few cases where it has not worked well for some. My dad was to have the same done. It is interesting that some doctors said he should go for it but we finally went by those who discouraged it and we have no regrets. Thanks Tassia for reminder that a second opinion is necessary before undertaking a major surgery like knee/hip replacement. I have sought triple opinions - family physician, orthopedic at Kijabe, and orthopedic at KNH private with same outcome. Wish we do not have to do the replacement - but its the doctors consensus that replacement is necessary.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 2/8/2013 Posts: 4,068 Location: At Large.
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Ndaragwa wrote:Bigchick wrote:Ndaragwa wrote:Bigchick wrote:Njung'e wrote:@Ndaragwa,
Moi Referral Hospital,Eldoret.....Doctor Lelei. I have also heard of Kijabe Mission Hospital. No contact of a Dr though. All the best. Thank you Bigchick - patient has been to Kijabe Mision and advice was that surgery is necessary. Here at Wazua I am looking for somebody who has a relative/friend who has gone through knee/hip surgery; the doctor who did it; and how successful/unsuccessful was the operation. Weka contact hapa I sent you contact ya Mama Wa patient.It was a girl of around 18 to 20 years who had hip replacement last year and has recovered well. Bigchick I appreciate your effort to help me! My email is Ndaragwa at yahoo dot com. How nice that I can finally get to talk to somebody who has gone through knee/hip surgery! Karibu.@Ndaragwa......living up to the Wazua Spirit of sharing  Check your mail. Hope it will be useful, good luck. Love is beautiful and so are those who share it.With Love, Marriage is an amazing event in ones life time, the foundation of joy, happiness and success.
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/12/2011 Posts: 108
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MUTHUNDU wrote:Kikuyu Hospital. My mother had a successful knee replacement there two yrs ago. She was 65.All the best. Thank you to those of you who contacted me sharing your patients postive experiences at Kikuyu Orthopedic Hospital on surgeries related to hip/knee replacements. How great that we have Wazua to share our experiences!
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/8/2007 Posts: 808
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@I know a gentleman who did a complete knee replacement but was done in South Africa.
In Kenya Contact Dr. Mendoza at Kijabe Hospital. One of the few real Othopeds we have locally.
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/18/2011 Posts: 448
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Njung'e wrote:@Ndaragwa,
Moi Referral Hospital,Eldoret.....Doctor Lelei. Dr Lelei opened St. Lukes hospital just near MTRH,hapo utapata usaidizi as a private patient Generally i believe outcomes both clinical/functional shall be the same as orthopedic surgeons have same level of competence but better to settle for someone who has done more knee replacements within the speciality as they have an added advantage. I personally prefer teaching hospitals so on that front Kijabe is a good choice alongside aga khan,tenwek(like Kijabe they at times get excellent surgeons from abroad whose work experience is at par with the top specialists in the country but you pay much less as its a mission hospital/subsidised )
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/22/2008 Posts: 2,702
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Even as you search for the best surgeon remember in the order of things surgeons are repairmen, the chief designer and engineer is up in heaven. Lift up your face and voice to Him to guide the outcome.
As an aside. How would numbers be of help? Supposing a surgeon Dr. A comes and tells you that he has performed 50 knee replacements in the last 10 years. 7 patients have since died. 43 are still alive and doing fine. 2 have had to have repeat surgeries after the their prostheses got infected. Another tells you he has performed 8 operations in the last 2 years. All the patients are alive and none has had any complications. Can you just at looking at the numbers tell who is the better surgeon? Supposing the wazuan who writes to you is the relative of the patient who got an infection and told you Dr. A is useless and then another wazuan tells you his mother got a knee replacement from the same Dr. A 10 years ago and her life has never been better.
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Rank: Member Joined: 2/18/2011 Posts: 448
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Kusadikika wrote:Even as you search for the best surgeon remember in the order of things surgeons are repairmen, the chief designer and engineer is up in heaven. Lift up your face and voice to Him to guide the outcome.
As an aside. How would numbers be of help? Supposing a surgeon Dr. A comes and tells you that he has performed 50 knee replacements in the last 10 years. 7 patients have since died. 43 are still alive and doing fine. 2 have had to have repeat surgeries after the their prostheses got infected. Another tells you he has performed 8 operations in the last 2 years. All the patients are alive and none has had any complications. Can you just at looking at the numbers tell who is the better surgeon? Supposing the wazuan who writes to you is the relative of the patient who got an infection and told you Dr. A is useless and then another wazuan tells you his mother got a knee replacement from the same Dr. A 10 years ago and her life has never been better. In the above case you have to adjust for confounders; did the 7 cases die as a result of the knee replacement or it was another issue?! While i agree its a tricky thing to look at the numbers as the sole criteria of expected outcome of future surgeries,the more cases one does,the more lessons are learnt whether via positive or negative events and the more the surgeon becomes refined. Just like some single malt whiskys which need an oak cask to mature for 15 years at the right temperatures,humidity,etc...if you vary the wood of the cask or any of the conditions you might end up with a sub or super optimal batch you will have learnt something... Lastly,orthopedics to some extent is an art guided by science;ni kama fundi wa mbao. Practice perfects the art :)
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