[Magdalen] Fall Down Go Boom.

[Jay Weigel]

One of S/O's co-workers had a hip replacement a couple of months ago, new
procedure where they go in from the front, and was back at work the next
week, driving and everything (!!). However, a friend who lives in western
Mass. had one a couple of weeks ago and was almost 2 weeks in rehab before
she was allowed to go home and still using a walker. I don't get the
difference at all.

My grandmother fell and broke her hip back in 1953 and I can sure second
what David says. She was never quite right again and died in 1958. I don't
remember that she ever walked much if at all after that.

One of my fellow artists at the gallery, a wood turner in her 60s, had a
hip replacement 2 years ago. She does yoga 5 days a week.

On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 5:30 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 7/8/2015 5:16:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com writes:
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> I  know somebody (mid 50's) who had her hip replaced five weeks ago. I
> saw  her on Sunday and she said she is improving literally day by day and
> is  able to get around quite easily now.  She can't stand or sit too ling
> at one go but life is a whole lot better for her, and the op has also
> dealt with the strain on her spine from one leg being shorter than the
> other.>>>>>>>
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> One can literally get up off the operating table and walk away from
> these modern hip replacements.  I was supposed to use a walker  for
> two weeks, but I found myself walking normally without even thinking
> about it.  They took out all the bat stuff that hurt, and replaced it  with
> the titanium.  Both procedures (six months apart) were more  than
> 20 years ago.  I was back at work in a week both times.
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> David Strang.
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