MarilynKay
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Dear Sonia,
I hope that you will take care of yourself. I also waited for 6 years after I was told that I should have my hip replaced. I regret all of those years when I restricted myself from being able to walk and move without pain.
When you are 61 you regret those missed years. I probably overdo now to make up for those lost years. My new hip is wonderful. Occasionally my hip hurts, but mostly only when I sit for too long. My other hip has some damage, but since my first surgery it has stopped hurting. Now I am dealing with a shoulder that is being quite cranky. My family seems to have problems with osteo arthritis.
So good luck! Start training those arms. You can do that with full soup cans to begin with while you are sitting down. I have a friend with hips from the early 1980's. It is her second set and she is still going strong. She bikes and walks and works full time as a librarian.
So jump on board.
Annemarie, Congratulations on your recovery. Good luck on your second surgery. I'm sure that you will do well. I have a friend who is had her first hip done in May and will have the second one done in October. She can hardly wait. She is looking forward to being able to walk again. So keep up the good work! Marilyn
I hope that you will take care of yourself. I also waited for 6 years after I was told that I should have my hip replaced. I regret all of those years when I restricted myself from being able to walk and move without pain.
When you are 61 you regret those missed years. I probably overdo now to make up for those lost years. My new hip is wonderful. Occasionally my hip hurts, but mostly only when I sit for too long. My other hip has some damage, but since my first surgery it has stopped hurting. Now I am dealing with a shoulder that is being quite cranky. My family seems to have problems with osteo arthritis.
So good luck! Start training those arms. You can do that with full soup cans to begin with while you are sitting down. I have a friend with hips from the early 1980's. It is her second set and she is still going strong. She bikes and walks and works full time as a librarian.
So jump on board.
Annemarie, Congratulations on your recovery. Good luck on your second surgery. I'm sure that you will do well. I have a friend who is had her first hip done in May and will have the second one done in October. She can hardly wait. She is looking forward to being able to walk again. So keep up the good work! Marilyn