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In reply to Bellgrove G. B. Wander (msg # 238):
Well good news, there, buddy! Well, not that you're losing a hip...but that my Mom has had both hips replaced, and both surgeries were smooth and successful, and recovery time was short.
As her orthopedic surgeon put it, "It's a couple of hours of wham-bam-thank you ma'am". If I remember correctly, they started giving her physical therapy on day 2, and she was walking on her own by day 5.