[tizaala]

Just a quick update , after two years constant pain I finally had my hip replaced last Wednesday, all went well apart from a touch of pneumonia after the opp so they kept me in 5 days instead of the planned 3.
  I have some impressive bruising to display and a little soreness and still very stiff in the Quad muscles , but the constant nagging pain is all gone and I have been able to cut back on the strong painkillers that were making my life a misery. Only a matter of time now till I am fully functioning again.   

[SallyintNorth]

Brilliant news, tiz 

Keep doing the exercises and you'll be giving Gaby a run for her money again very soon 

[Sbom]

Brill! My mum has had both her knees done and it has literally given her her life back. Enjoy 

[Rosemary]

That's great news Constant pain is SO debilitating. So you'll be leaping about like a young thing in time for summer 

[Q]

Good news. 

I expect you will be frolicking in the fields in no time.

All the best.

[clydesdaleclopper]

Excellent news 

[mojocafa]

Delighted for you, have missed you posts of late 

[MAK]

Great newsTiz !
3 days planned stay after a hip op sounds like you went private  - my brother only got 42 hours inpatient stay on the NHS last week.
i hope the chest has cleared up and that your are well enough to crack on with all the exercises - gardening soon then !?!

[Bionic]

Glad you have finally had the op Doug. You will feel like a spring chicken in no time 

[madcat]

My mum had hers done and is doing just fine . You will be frolicking like a spring lamb next year.

[in the hills]

Doug, loads of new hips in our bit of Wales.

Had an accident in November and fractured mine ..... screwed back together and so far so good.

My neighbour had a replacement in October. He is well into his seventies and already back training his collies, catching moles, sorting ponies feet and so on. He felt better almost straight away and looks really well now.

Another lady farmer was knocked over by a feisty cow (the moo moo kind) and is back to night shift lambing .... climbing hurdles etc etc .

Get better soon ...... I reckon climbing all these Welsh hills soon strengthens the legs back up!!!! 

[jaykay]

Really good to hear 

A friend's just had his second (other) hip replaced and is back to climbing mountains -what a difference it's made to him.

Hope you're doing the same soon 

[Mammyshaz]

  wishing you a speedy recovery back to the grind 

[Lesley Silvester]

Soon be back to running around trying to catch escaping animals.

[tizaala]

To answer a few, Thanks for all your good wishes, already feeling good , just helped Gabi move the mares to a fresh pasture as they trashed the small paddock last night after the rain. I can categorically say there will be no mountain  climbing during my lifetime, never appealed to me, I am quite capable of falling off smaller items. It was an NHS opp hence the two year wait. Agree about the Welsh hills knackering  strengthening the legs, there is some flat land in Wales but I forget which museum has it.