Daughter
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Thanks, you guys. Even after everything he went through, he said that he would do it again -- because what choice did he have? He was going to end up in a wheelchair because he was in so much pain. What I find really interesting is that the hip replacement itself was the only part of his two-month ordeal that went just as planned. He had no pain at all after the surgery, which I find astounding (maybe his pain tolerance had been built up prior to the surgery after months of bone-on-bone pain treated with nothing stronger than low-dose Tramadol?), and he hasn't experienced any problems at all with the hip. One good thing that came out of the nightmare is that he had intensive rehab: he spent more than a month in the rehab center, then he had home rehab, and then he had many weeks of outpatient rehab. They did a lot of balance work with him. He now can stand on his "bad" leg for almost 15 seconds without support! I think that's very impressive because I myself start to sway after about 10 seconds of standing on one leg. Anyway, thank you again for your comments and caring. I am grateful.
Australia
