Hi Wendy,
Yeah, I had three years between hip surgeries, but only because the second hip didn't hurt until the months leading up to its surgery. Right up until just about 2-3 months beforehand, it basically felt fine, then all of a sudden, BAM, the pain hit like a hammer and that was that. Of course, between the two hip surgeries, I did have that minor little procedure called a spinal osteotomy that kept me occupied for several months (counting therapy afterward and wearing the body armor until the spine had re-fused and the pedicle screws and rods had fully taken hold). I did the worst hip in June 1994 so it would make it easier to do the osteotomy (mission accomplished), did the osteotomy in November 1994, then did the second hip in July 1996.
Brad
