I had my left hip surgery in January and it all went very well. I was in so much pain, that the relief was almost instantaneous. Except for one day where I twisted funny and was in a lot of pain, the recovery pain was much less than what I had been living with.
So now, the other hip is on the same path. The pain in that one started probably about 18 months after the pain started in the first one. It bothers me a lot at night and for certain things I do. For instance, sitting on my dining room chair and then trying to get up is very painful for some reason. But standing, walking, not much pain as a general rule. Since the weather has turned there have been a few days where I found myself starting to limp again, but nowhere near where I was with the other one.
I saw the doctor last Friday and he said we could do it if I wanted. His office called today and they can fit me in on the 26th of this month. They also had December 17th, but if I'm going to do it, I'd rather do this month for various reasons. Now that they can actually fit me in, I'm not sure if I'm really ready. Like I said, the first recovery was really good. I'm just worried that since I'm not really in that much pain compared to last time, the recovery will not be as easy (and the doctor warned me this could be the case.) The biggest reason why I think I should do it now is that I have met my out of pocket max with my insurance with the first surgery, so I shouldn't have to pay anything, or at least not much, for this one. Is that a good enough reason to do it now? If I wait, I think I would probably need to do it by next summer, so should I go for it now? I guess I'm just getting a little nervous and I'm doing so much better than I was last year at this time I just don't want to rock the boat.
So now, the other hip is on the same path. The pain in that one started probably about 18 months after the pain started in the first one. It bothers me a lot at night and for certain things I do. For instance, sitting on my dining room chair and then trying to get up is very painful for some reason. But standing, walking, not much pain as a general rule. Since the weather has turned there have been a few days where I found myself starting to limp again, but nowhere near where I was with the other one.
I saw the doctor last Friday and he said we could do it if I wanted. His office called today and they can fit me in on the 26th of this month. They also had December 17th, but if I'm going to do it, I'd rather do this month for various reasons. Now that they can actually fit me in, I'm not sure if I'm really ready. Like I said, the first recovery was really good. I'm just worried that since I'm not really in that much pain compared to last time, the recovery will not be as easy (and the doctor warned me this could be the case.) The biggest reason why I think I should do it now is that I have met my out of pocket max with my insurance with the first surgery, so I shouldn't have to pay anything, or at least not much, for this one. Is that a good enough reason to do it now? If I wait, I think I would probably need to do it by next summer, so should I go for it now? I guess I'm just getting a little nervous and I'm doing so much better than I was last year at this time I just don't want to rock the boat.