HopAlong
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Thank you all for your enlightening posts that helped me to decide to go through with a (left) THR I have been putting off for 4-years out of fear.
I am a New Jersey, 47 year old mom of a 16 year old son, wife, mortgage broker and real estate agent.
At age 37, I took up running, and loved it so much that I would run 4 miles a day. Even though I stopped by age 39, I think that is what landed me here. I thought I was doing something good for myself, but apparently not.
I made an appointment to see a orthopaedic surgeon for Monday. My left hip has been getting worse, but now my right knee has been in pain too for weeks. It's too painful to walk so I spend 95% of my days sitting, and gaining weight too rapidly from lack of movement. I reached a point where the quality of life deteriorated so much that even if my surgery was unsuccessful, it can't be much worse than now.
It didn't help that I quit smoking with Chantix a year and 4 months ago, and got fibromyalgia as a permanent side effect from the Chantix, on top of my joint pain.
I wonder how everyone here is doing now. Some of the posts here date back a few years; Are you all still out there?
Thanks again,
Hop-Along
I am a New Jersey, 47 year old mom of a 16 year old son, wife, mortgage broker and real estate agent.
At age 37, I took up running, and loved it so much that I would run 4 miles a day. Even though I stopped by age 39, I think that is what landed me here. I thought I was doing something good for myself, but apparently not.
I made an appointment to see a orthopaedic surgeon for Monday. My left hip has been getting worse, but now my right knee has been in pain too for weeks. It's too painful to walk so I spend 95% of my days sitting, and gaining weight too rapidly from lack of movement. I reached a point where the quality of life deteriorated so much that even if my surgery was unsuccessful, it can't be much worse than now.
It didn't help that I quit smoking with Chantix a year and 4 months ago, and got fibromyalgia as a permanent side effect from the Chantix, on top of my joint pain.
I wonder how everyone here is doing now. Some of the posts here date back a few years; Are you all still out there?
Thanks again,
Hop-Along