adamscheck
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i'm twenty years old and next week i am getting my one of my hips replaced the 27th and six weeks after the other one is going to be replaced ive had rare case of hip dysplasia all my life and its caused little mobility and pain in my hips ive lost about 60 lbs in the past 4 years and am in good shape i work out everyday more then most of my buddies and family in the national guard i can walk a little with out my crutches but the hips get sore and hurt after a few feet even when i walk on my crutches this happens i am having the surgery at the mayo clinic in Rochester Minnesota where i had rods put in my back about 10 years ago i walked up until i was in the third grade when i had surgery on my left hip and i was in a bed so long i lost most of my muscles in my legs and haven't been able to walk since and i dont want the same thing to happen again since my first surgery and lose all ive gained these past four years ive been using only one crutch for the past few months and standings been getting easier the more i do it any tips or info would help : ) im not really scared just nervous