Hi Wendy: Just back from our Sunday hike. Probably 7-8 kms of up and down terrain. I have also joined the local hiking club so I can meet more like minded people and the club hikes throughout the week, not just Sunday. A couple of years ago I had revisions done on both hips and in my case the revisions were to replace worn out parts. Unfortunately my GP and the person who looks at x-rays did not acknowledge my complaints that I had a problem with my left hip. At times I could hear the hip move, like a hinge in need of oil sound, and even after the 2nd set of x-rays they still disregarded my complaints of not only the sound, but I knew the hip dislocated at times and I would have to lay on the floor to force it back together. I managed to convince them to refer me to a surgeon who looked at the x-rays and immediately put me at the top of his wait list which turned out to be less than a month. All medical people involved could not understand why I was not in some pain. The ball part of the THR had worn through the lining of the cup and was grinding a hole in my pelvic bone. The surgery required a bone graft, though successful, was quite an unnecessary inconvenience. Three months on crutches and no weight bearing on that leg. About five months after the 1st revision, the 2nd revision went as most revisions. They replaced the worn out part, not the whole THR, and I was out of the hospital within four days and walking on it within a month. Keep fit prior to surgery as you will recover more quickly. I don't know what the future has in store for me with regard to my hips but to date, I love my hips. I love this place too...Tom
PS: Thank you for helping keep this place together.
