is it related to carrying the e girls,all the best Vince

Gday bud a mate of mine had one done and yeah its a major operation but he was up and around pretty quick i think once they do the op they encourage you to get it moving asap hes in his early 50s and its made a big difference to his life but dont get sucked in to overdoing things in your recovery because it will put you on your ass for longer .Good luck i hope everything goes well

I don’t have a replacement yet, but  I’ve spend some time on a department where they do them after my car accident. As you said, it’s quite straight forward these days. They get you up and walking the next day. Where I was, they recommended only 1/3 of body weight on the operated leg for few weeks = crutches. But that was overseas, where they took it bit more serious and almost 10 years ago. They came up with a different operating (less invasive) procedure since then. Should you undertake that. Guy I know here was up an about walking in about a week, which I couldn’t believe and he is quite happy with the result. But it is a major operation and I would suggest to take it easy for some time and then get some physio (swimming and stretching in the water is quite good) to improve your movement range. All up, if you know that you need it, have it done sooner or later, till your muscles are still in a good shape. You should be given few options regarding the new joint itself. They will wary in quality and style, can be steel on steel, steel on plastic and can be concreted in or just pushed in the bone, choice depends on your age and also your pocket. Hope this helps and good luck.

Not me but the old fella had a double replacement in the UK 10 year ago after hobbling about for 15 year.

Say's he should have bit the bullet and had it done sooner but was petrified of the op, thats why he had both done together so he didn't have to go again!

The hospital had him out of bed and walking the next day full of painkillers of course, but within a week was out and about walking better than he had for the 15 years previous, 6 weeks later he was on a plane and emigrated to a village near Antequera southern Spain completely recovered and never looked back.

They gave him a long list of not to do activities but he did none of them anyway.

He's lost 10kg with all the walking he's now able to do, he's 71 and walks the dog 5 mile aday when he's not doing that to get out of my mothers way he's carp fishing in the spanish mountains.

Good luck with the op you'll not regret it.

Dave

I had a full hip replacement when I was 45 after almost 20 years of popping pills to nullify the pain initially when playing sport and then as the joint deteriorated further it became a daily occurrence.  The operation was 15 years ago.  At that time there were 3 choices of securing the prosthesis in the bone.  This could be un-cemented, semi cemented or fully cemented.  The life of the new joint was given as 12 – 20 years but this is very dependant upon how you treat it.  As I was relatively young in terms of having this operation there was more likelihood this new joint would have to be replaced at some later time and because of this I was advised to elect and un-cemented joint.  This makes the replacement of the initial replacement easier. 

Unfortunately for me the un-cemented joint wasn’t entirely successful and the prosthesis moves within the femur and causes some discomfort.  In addition one leg is now 20mm shorter than the other which still gives me a dipping walk and has lead to other spinal problems.  Other than that the operation was a success and my quality of life is much, much better following the op. 

I was home 3 or 4 days after the op but this duration I think generally increases the older you are.  Younger bodies heal quicker.  You go onto a programme of exercises and physio in a gym and in the pool.  Full bearing weight on the joint should be avoided for some time so there is a period on a crutch and then a walking stick.  Your blood will be monitored for a period after the op as there is a possibility of blood clots.  As has been said there is a list of do nots and positions not to get your body in.  As I understand it because the muscles around the new joint are weak there is a possibility of dislocating the joint.  Putting socks on was a problem I found.  I was back at work (non manual) one week after I got home.  This recover time will vary from person to person.  Another contributing factor to how soon you return to work is whether you are on paid sick leave or a grubby contractor.    

 dont be a sissy. g and get it done. my muum had hers done a couple of years back and in no time she was out playing lawn bowls without the pain.was good to see her out there without the pain again. from memory she was a bit older than you are now

at 70yrs got a new hip but the silly old bugger didn't wait 6months before he did the cray pots, or other words doing heavy things.  So he paid the penality, apparently cracked something in the replaced hip and after 5yrs had to have another hip put in.  He learned by his first mistake and did nothing heavy like pulling cray pots, going fishing etc for the recommended 6 months, which also included not driving a car for 6 weeks., I will be going in next year for my new left knee, lost 12kgs have to loss another 8kgs as with a new knee they only last 8yrs if over weight.  At least with a new hip apparently weight has nothing to do with it.

Good luck Vince, don't worry my mother at the tender age of 83yrs had a new heart valve, that exteneded her life for 7yrs till her kidneys packed it in and she died from complications at the age of 90yrs.

a quite word of advice,no matter how good you are feeling  post op don't go and do something you think you are capable of doing. When the doc tells you you are fit enough to do it then and only then do it.

The penalty you will pay for being to eager is very heavy

 Dont opt for the graphite insert, it might break like wazzas rod. :(