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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
And no doubt the dumbest thing I have done in my life was put off the hip replacement for as long as I did. 10 years of pain free walking.
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I was still in the Navy when my left hip went south from numerous injuries, etc. I was hit by a car in college and lost 3/4 inch off my left leg. Almost 40 years walking and running at a list will cause some "issues".
With all due respect to Navy medicine, they were not at the time on the leading edge of hip replacement. I found the right Doc - he was recommended to me my a very highly respected Doc that looked at my x-rays and said: "I'm sending you to Scott."
He did the minimally invasive complete joint replacement and I was pain free for the first time in five years. I was home that night and driving in a few days.
Scott did tell me, "I'll see you in 5 to ten years for the right hip - you are going to up your activity level and it is just a matter of time before the right hip goes as well."
How right he was. Been chasing this for two years now, Another month or so won't matter.