dimples,
Great to hear from someone years into this. I wish there were a lot more reporting in. Thanks.
Hi Folks
Newdog's post has prompted me to add something here as my left hip is coming up to 7 years later this month and my right hip went past 3 years in March. Like others who've posted I had horrendous pre-op limps. It was really a friend who is a physiotherapist who stopped me and told me how bad it was who prompted me to get my first hip op. I don't think this website was around back in 2004 (Pat?). I wish it had been or I had known about something like it.
As has also been posted, like others I don't usually limp but every now and then I overdo the exercise and strain things. A couple of weeks ago I did a very hilly hike of just over 6 miles in 2 hours. It wouldn't have been so bad but I hadn't been doing a lot of walking in the weeks before it. I limped for a couple of days after.
I would add that at 57 years old I would expect to get muscle strains even if I didn't have new hips.
I'm hoping to put together a fuller post on my hip's 7th birthday (25 May) when I'll add in some details to where I am now.
7 years ago I had to pay for my new left hip. 3 years ago the National Health Service paid for the new right one. I certainly have no regrets paying for the left one. Money well spent!
Best wishes to all hippies (and potential hippies) on here, whatever stage you are at.
Ed