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    bsilvers I think *I* almost missed my recovery! It's gone so fast! Today is day 28 and I'm up walking around better than ever. I met my coworkers for lunch, didn't use a handicap spot (It was an uncrowded Steak N Shake). They were shocked that I wasn't using a walker, cane, and my limp was just...
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    Butterfly - I like the star trek idea. Hopefully I'm around for that. Jaycey - I'm not quite doing that schedule, but I will be ramping up. I spoke with my Manager and HR departments today, I'll do 20 hours next week, 30 hours Dec 9th, and 40 hours Dec 16th forward. My company has been...
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    That's exactly what was going through my head!
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    I was joking around with the idea of growing a new leg, but yeah the possibilities 20 years from now are pretty limitless. 3d printing is all the rage. How cool would a custom printed joint be? I'm doing soo amazingly well. I've been getting up out of my chair, walking over to the kitchen and...
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    I'm trying to focus on that. I figure the Real Life hips that are failing now, were installed 20-25 years ago. The Real Life hips they're *installing* now, we'll have to see how long they're lasting! Even if I DO need to go through it again in 20-30 years. Who knows what the procedure will...
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    PDH63 - I'm already at that smile and grin point! The mods warn about Post-Surgery Depression, I look back at 4 weeks ago and realize how depressed I was pre-op. This recovery has been so much easier than I expected it to be. There have been a few times when I question if I had the THR too...
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    The Dr left all restrictions in place, but he added "I know you're going to cheat, that's part of my equation. What I don't want you to do is hear me say 'No Restrictions' and go play a round of golf tomorrow. You can't do that. You can do things as they feel natural to you. If you feel you can...
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    I'm coming up on 3 weeks post op, and I feel like I'm already getting around better than I was pre-op. I put my walker down last Wednesday and haven't touched it since. My wife and I went to Home Depot the other day and I used one of the electric scooters for only half the trip. We went out...
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    calikat I'm hoping he'll remove all the restrictions on Wednesday. If he doesn't, well... I might "forget" that I need to enforce most of them. I'm not going to go out and train for a marathon, but I need to get around the house at least. I might ask him for clearance to get back to work part...
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    So here I am on day 12!! I've actually taken a few steps without my walker and I feel great. I don't want to leave it completely, its a nice crutch sometimes. My wife is super concerned I'm going to break my femur or implant walking on it so early. I have my two week appointment on Wednesday...
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    Oh the walker isn't going anywhere yet. But the confidence is almost there, and the ability is catching up quickly. My wife has given me plenty of lectures already. She keeping me in check
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    Butterfly are you still having issues lifting your leg up? Are you on weight restrictions? I'm at a point already where I can get in and out of bed without help. It's amazing how far I've come in the past week. I'm having intrusive thoughts about ditching my walker, but my Dr would throw a fit...
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    Hi everyone!

    Yep! I doubted it a lot! I scheduled my October surgery in June. My medications worked great. I got married in August. My dr allowed me to take some extra meds to ensure i would be able to get around. I was Walking, dancing, my limp was gone. I wasn't even sore the next day!! I stopped...
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    AVN Hip Replacement

    summertime I had a posterrior surgery. A lot of people on the board here are huge advocates of the anterior approach. I put more faith in finding a surgeon I was comfortable with and confident with the procedure he was best at. I'm no expert hip replacements and trusted that he would use what...
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