Hip Replacement Surgery

[drew_goring]

Here is a wikipedia article on it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_replacement_surgery

[pub spears]

Nicklaus & Norman had hip replacement surgery and went back to pro golf!

[basil]

I have a friend who is an ortho surgeon who does hip and knee replacements. He is also a researcher and peer educator. The technology is not only vastly improved from even only 10 years ago, but continues to get better. Check out your docs, make your best choice, and she'll have a better life for it. Good luck to her!

[nhcigarfan]

My mother-in-law had it done and she had the same experience. The recovery pain and PT was more than worth it once it was all done and said. The daily pain and discomfort of the failed hip was far worse. Also, all the related problems, knee pain, back pain, the limping and other effects on her walking all went away. She had this done a couple of years ago and gets around now better than she had for years. She is a big fan of the procedure.

[Cabaiguan Juan]

thanks for the info guys. i did some more research on my own and found out it isn't too big of a deal, so i feel better about it.