Michael1000
junior member
- Joined
- Jul 26, 2020
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Good Morning
I appreciate how thoughtful and helpful everyone seems to be. I am going soon for Hip Replacement. The Dr said I should not wait any longer because it has been bone on bone for a while. He said it shouldn't be a problem but waiting could make surgery more difficult. Just hearing that added horribly to my anxiety. I am not in a lot of pain but definitely very stiff and I am having some balance issues. I walk with a cane. I did read an article about man in his late 50s that waited a long time before doing it and it all worked out fine. If I could wait until the Covid issues were more under control I would but now I am anxious about doing it and anxious about not doing it. Any positive helpful comments would be appreciated but please nothing that will make the anxiety worse. At this point, I can't change the situation but if someone else waited for a long time and had a positive outcome it will help to hear about. Thank you very much.
I appreciate how thoughtful and helpful everyone seems to be. I am going soon for Hip Replacement. The Dr said I should not wait any longer because it has been bone on bone for a while. He said it shouldn't be a problem but waiting could make surgery more difficult. Just hearing that added horribly to my anxiety. I am not in a lot of pain but definitely very stiff and I am having some balance issues. I walk with a cane. I did read an article about man in his late 50s that waited a long time before doing it and it all worked out fine. If I could wait until the Covid issues were more under control I would but now I am anxious about doing it and anxious about not doing it. Any positive helpful comments would be appreciated but please nothing that will make the anxiety worse. At this point, I can't change the situation but if someone else waited for a long time and had a positive outcome it will help to hear about. Thank you very much.