Life made easier: Joint replacement surgery can prolong career (MyWebTimes)
Minonk postman Charles Smith was in a lot of pain when he walked his mail routes. The bone and cartilage had worn down in his hips and there was bone-on-bone rubbing.
Then in 1996, the Long Point resident had his left hip replaced, and in 2000 he had his right one done. After that he was like a new man.
Smith was able to continue working and retire when he wants to, not because of the pain. He is retiring in September after waliking approximately 50,000 miles in 24 years of service.
The letter carrier had both hips replaced by Keith Rezin from Rezin Orthopedics in Morris. Before he had the surgeries Smith said he could hardly walk his 10-mile route.
"It was very sore and hurt a lot," he said. "So I heard about Dr. Rezin through a mutual friend of mine and he said he really did good work. So I scheduled an appointment with him and he operated on me."
After the surgeries Smith said he felt much better. After going through physical therapy he was able to get back to work full time within three months.
"I got back to work and I wondered why I took so long to have it done," Smith said.
Now that he has...
