Non-motoring > Hip replacement anyone ? Miscellaneous
Thread Author: legacylad Replies: 111

 Hip replacement anyone ? - legacylad
After almost a decade of slowly increasing pain in one hip, and taking increasingly strong painkillers to keep walking, the surgeon told me today that I need to bite the bullet and get a new one.
I’m terrified of hospitals so have deferred as long as reasonable...I’m fine hanging off a cliff face or striding across a knife sharp arête in the Alps ( until 2 years ago) but hospitals bring me out in a cold sweat.
A 12 month wait or 6 weeks if I pay privately. Nothing new there.
He assured me that a new hip would last me my lifetime ( does he know something I don’t)... I’m reasonably fit, but piling on a few pounds since I can no longer stride out on long distances, and my first love of backpacking is currently a no go.
I’ve been banned from one of my more strenuous Spanish walking groups, and as Chair of an LDWA group I’ve been unable to go on their walks for the past 24+ months.

Hopefully from op back to full fitness will be 3-4 months....I’ll check out Pilates both both pre and post op, see if that helps the recovery process, and I may even be able to start (slow) jogging again, something I haven’t been able to do for several years.

Has anyone any experience of this op please.....?
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 Hip replacement anyone ? new legacylad 21 Jul 22 14:53
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Zero 21 Jul 22 15:05
 Hip replacement anyone ? new neiltoo 21 Jul 22 15:27
 Hip replacement anyone ? new legacylad 21 Jul 22 15:27
 Hip replacement anyone ? new sherlock47 21 Jul 22 15:41
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Zero 21 Jul 22 15:46
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Runfer D'Hills 21 Jul 22 15:48
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Zero 21 Jul 22 15:52
 Hip replacement anyone ? new legacylad 21 Jul 22 15:57
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Zero 21 Jul 22 16:04
 Hip replacement anyone ? new sherlock47 21 Jul 22 16:12
 Hip replacement anyone ? new CGNorwich 21 Jul 22 16:10
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Stuartli 21 Jul 22 16:40
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Stuartli 21 Jul 22 16:43
 Hip replacement anyone ? new legacylad 21 Jul 22 16:45
 Hip replacement anyone ? new tyrednemotional 21 Jul 22 17:03
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 Hip replacement anyone ? new John Boy 21 Jul 22 19:03
 Hip replacement anyone ? new CGNorwich 21 Jul 22 19:07
 Hip replacement anyone ? new bathtub tom 21 Jul 22 19:36
 Hip replacement anyone ? new CGNorwich 21 Jul 22 19:45
 Hip replacement anyone ? new James Loveless 21 Jul 22 21:11
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Zero 21 Jul 22 23:16
 Hip replacement anyone ? new henry k 21 Jul 22 22:53
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 Hip replacement anyone ? new Zero 21 Jul 22 21:48
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Duncan 21 Jul 22 22:41
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 Hip replacement anyone ? new Falkirk Bairn 22 Jul 22 10:00
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 Hip replacement anyone ? new Runfer D'Hills 22 Jul 22 11:08
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Fullchat 22 Jul 22 11:29
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Dog 22 Jul 22 11:44
 Hip replacement anyone ? new tyrednemotional 22 Jul 22 12:04
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Ambo 22 Jul 22 12:39
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Bromptonaut 22 Jul 22 13:05
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 Hip replacement anyone ? new John Boy 22 Jul 22 14:18
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Zero 22 Jul 22 14:27
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Zero 22 Jul 22 13:14
 Hip replacement anyone ? new CGNorwich 22 Jul 22 14:11
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Duncan 22 Jul 22 14:24
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 Hip replacement anyone ? new BiggerBadderDave 22 Jul 22 15:39
 Hip replacement anyone ? new legacylad 25 Jul 22 16:11
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 Hip replacement anyone ? new legacylad 6 Aug 22 09:44
  
 Hip replacement anyone ? new MD 6 Aug 22 09:46
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 Hip replacement anyone ? new legacylad 20 Aug 22 18:28
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 Hip replacement anyone ? new legacylad 20 Aug 22 19:21
 Hip replacement anyone ? new tyrednemotional 20 Aug 22 19:53
 Hip replacement anyone ? new legacylad 20 Aug 22 21:23
 Hip replacement anyone ? new legacylad 1 Dec 22 21:42
 Hip replacement anyone ? new bathtub tom 1 Dec 22 22:46
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Dog 2 Dec 22 07:34
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 Hip replacement anyone ? new Boxsterboy 2 Dec 22 13:35
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 Hip replacement anyone ? new Runfer D'Hills 2 Dec 22 14:36
 Hip replacement anyone ? new legacylad 2 Dec 22 15:42
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Fullchat 2 Dec 22 15:50
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Runfer D'Hills 2 Dec 22 15:57
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Runfer D'Hills 2 Dec 22 15:58
 Hip replacement anyone ? new tyrednemotional 2 Dec 22 15:57
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Runfer D'Hills 2 Dec 22 16:00
 Hip replacement anyone ? new legacylad 7 Dec 22 22:46
 Hip replacement anyone ? new legacylad 2 Dec 22 16:08
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 Hip replacement anyone ? new Runfer D'Hills 2 Dec 22 16:20
 Hip replacement anyone ? new CGNorwich 2 Dec 22 16:33
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Runfer D'Hills 2 Dec 22 16:35
 Hip replacement anyone ? new legacylad 2 Dec 22 16:46
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Duncan 2 Dec 22 17:02
 Hip replacement anyone ? new tyrednemotional 2 Dec 22 17:04
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Bromptonaut 2 Dec 22 17:37
 Hip replacement anyone ? new legacylad 2 Dec 22 18:05
 Hip replacement anyone ? new BiggerBadderDave 2 Dec 22 19:20
 Hip replacement anyone ? new legacylad 2 Dec 22 20:13
 Hip replacement anyone ? new bathtub tom 2 Dec 22 22:44
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Bromptonaut 2 Dec 22 22:56
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Zero 3 Dec 22 00:27
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 Hip replacement anyone ? new bathtub tom 3 Dec 22 09:32
 Hip replacement anyone ? new Dieselboy 10 Dec 22 10:55
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 Hip replacement anyone ? new tyrednemotional 13 Dec 22 08:33
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 Hip replacement anyone ? new legacylad 3 Dec 22 10:29
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 Hip replacement anyone ? new legacylad 17 Dec 22 13:00
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 Hip replacement anyone ? new legacylad 17 Dec 22 15:15
 Hip replacement anyone ? new neiltoo 17 Dec 22 16:49
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