Any and all input please. Good stories, horror stories... (I was married 12 years and my boys live with me, you can't sceer me! HA!)

Doing research on the web on the procedure and whatnot. Wanted to bounce it off the NT team. VA needs me to be under 300lbs. to do it. Gonna go to my civillian doc/general practiconer next week to see what the alternatives are or get SOME STRONG FRIGGIN DIET PILLS!

Sorry. That was uncalled for.

Hip replacement.

Discuss.

Hello, is it from, trying to think of the name, my friend had both done, might of been arterial sclerosis? he had some ups and downs but he is getting about real well now with a cane some days and some days he gets about without a cane. he had a rough go but is doing good now the rehab did take time and he is a few years younger so he had it when he was 39 or 40? he too had to drop some weight also to get it done, I know he got something from doc at that time i a
have no idea what, but it worked,

I hope some more folks can help shed some light on this, I hope if you choose replacement it works out well, I've also talked to others, older than myself, over the years that had it and most were hesitant, but glad after wards

I've known a few people who've had it done, and they were so glad they did ~ the pain they had from the hip problems was gone almost immediately. Now, my best piece of advise is DO NOT watch the procedure done on any of TV's health channels. Looks (and sounds) awful.
Good luck, Moose!

My mom had hip surgery when she was about 70. It went very well for her and was a real blessing. She had to take care of herself post the surgery and she had to do the rehab, but in the end it went very well for her. Good luck!

Hey there Moose!!

My 70 year old BIL just had it done in October and says he wishes he'd have had it done years ago.

He is taking physical therapy three days a week and no longer has pain or using his cane after the six weeks healing time.

He is learning to walk without a limp as he favored one side for so many years.

Good luck and keep us posted!!

One of our good buddies had it done a couple of years ago...he put it off because he wanted to continue to play volleyball, and once he had it done, the doc told him no more of that...he was in excruciating pain...finally said okay.
He had minimally invasive replacement...recovery time is much faster. He can walk normally without any pain now...so glad he did it.
The only way to lose weight is to reduce portions and get active, which I know will be somewhat difficult...but you can take hand weights and do arm work, strengthen the back and chest muscles with them, too. Eat breakfast, mainly protein. Veggies...we're doing a modified South Beach diet here, and we feel so much better nixing the carbs.
Good luck and keep us informed!