I am a 68 year old female, in good health, who has been told I need a hip replacement. I'm told that I have bone on bone in my hip and eventually will need surgery.
I have been given info from my doctor, have read literature, and have talked to mpeople who know people who have had replacements, but I would like to talk to someone who has actually had the surgery to find out the following answers to these questions:
What is the recouperation time?
What are the limitations with hip replacement during recovery and after recovery (i.e., range of motion, sitting arrangements, can I still do my exercises that I do now at the gym, any limitation on what type of car I drive, what kind of complications that may occur during recovery/after surgery, and what type of appliance is better: cement or cementless.
Also, what is the average age of hip replacement candidates?
Right now, my symptoms are that I have restricted or limited range, but mostly pain (on a scale from 1-5, the pain is 4). I can control the pain to some degree with m***age theraphy, heat/cold, topical creams, and aspirin; so I'm wondering how much longer I can put off the surgery or if I should go ahead and do it now.
Frankly, I'm scared and need more information to make a better decision. I'm a very active person who does a lot of walking and goes to the gym 5-6 times a week. I don't want to have to limit this because of the replacement.
Any feedback you all can give me will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Joanne
I have been given info from my doctor, have read literature, and have talked to mpeople who know people who have had replacements, but I would like to talk to someone who has actually had the surgery to find out the following answers to these questions:
What is the recouperation time?
What are the limitations with hip replacement during recovery and after recovery (i.e., range of motion, sitting arrangements, can I still do my exercises that I do now at the gym, any limitation on what type of car I drive, what kind of complications that may occur during recovery/after surgery, and what type of appliance is better: cement or cementless.
Also, what is the average age of hip replacement candidates?
Right now, my symptoms are that I have restricted or limited range, but mostly pain (on a scale from 1-5, the pain is 4). I can control the pain to some degree with m***age theraphy, heat/cold, topical creams, and aspirin; so I'm wondering how much longer I can put off the surgery or if I should go ahead and do it now.
Frankly, I'm scared and need more information to make a better decision. I'm a very active person who does a lot of walking and goes to the gym 5-6 times a week. I don't want to have to limit this because of the replacement.
Any feedback you all can give me will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Joanne