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I'm 64 and got a steel hip at 57. It's been fantastic. At this point I don't even think about it. You want a surgeon who does lots of hips, not the occasional one, and who uses a modern, minimally invasive technique. Mine was the anterolateral approach. If you hear about the old fashioned "limitations'" like don't cross your legs, head in the other direction fast.
I had surgery a Tuesday morning, was up on a walker that afternoon, went home the next day, worked a few hours on Friday. I used a walker a few days, then a cane a few days, then no assistive device. I was driving a stick (left hip was replaced) in about 10 days. 10 months after surgery I rode my bicycle up Mt. Washington in NH (7.6 miles @ 12%, generally considered one of the world's most difficult bicycle climbs). Haven't looked back, only limitation the surgeon gave was don't run long distances (because of the impact). But I don't want to do that anyway. I describe it as the best joint in my body.
The rehab is very important so don't slough off on that. It is a wonderful procedure, good luck!
posted by 76.179.8...
Posts in this Thread:
- This crowd may be too hip....., Mike Lynch
, Fri, 6 Mar 2015 11:01:44- Re: This crowd may be too hip....., Dale, Tue, 10 Mar 2015 15:08:12
- Re: This crowd may be too hip....., mike, Tue, 10 Mar 2015 13:26:22
- Re: This crowd may be too hip....., Dale, Tue, 10 Mar 2015 04:38:16
- Re: This crowd may be too hip....., Tom G
, Fri, 6 Mar 2015 19:42:33 - Re: This crowd may be too hip....., Tom G
, Fri, 6 Mar 2015 19:40:10 - Hipster here., DE
, Fri, 6 Mar 2015 15:09:47 <-- Viewing This Message - Re: This crowd may be too hip....., dtechakacheaptech, Fri, 6 Mar 2015 12:33:17
- Re: This crowd may be too hip....., EGD
, Fri, 6 Mar 2015 12:20:51
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