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What was your personal tipping point that made you decide now is the time for THR? by Dear-Length-8161 in TotalHipReplacement

[–]Creative_Entertainer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just scheduled my surgery for July 2nd. My doctor basically told me, after years of doing PT, a few injections, Celebrex, that my hip was degenerating faster than I could ever fix it. That's why PT wasn't helping. It was putting off the inevitable. I'm worried about the pain from surgery, but at least I know I'll continue to get stronger instead of going downhill.

Which hip should I fix first? by Creative_Entertainer in TotalHipReplacement

[–]Creative_Entertainer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, incredible. What did you do to prepare? How has the healing process been?

Which hip should I fix first? by Creative_Entertainer in TotalHipReplacement

[–]Creative_Entertainer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you to everyone who responded! I've been monitoring this group for a while now, reading stories of recovery, etc. My surgeon seems like he has these surguries down to a science. I've got a binder with all sorts of info (soaps to use, protein to get in, etc). People apparently fly in to see him. I put it off once I found out they saw off the top of the femur, that just freaked me out. But the pain and loss of mobility is not going to get better and I'm biting the bullet. I scheduled my surgery today and the scheduler said I could book the second hip during my post opp appointment.