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Originally Posted by Bay Kid
My hip is hurting when I sleep and can't walk many miles without some pain. Now I wonder if it is time to have the hip replaced? I heard there are new ways that would be easy, quick recovery and not much pain. Is this wishful thinking?
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Kid, do you already have the diagnostics and tests determining hip replacement is necessary? I had the same symptoms and could barely walk when I visited my Dr. He advised me he believed it was a pain he saw in many elderly patients that had lost flexibility. He gave me a series of stretching exercises and in three weeks I saw vast improvement and I now do them daily. No pain, no surgery. Obviously, this won’t help where the DX is replacement. Btw, my fairly young Dr. has had the same symptoms until utilizing the exercises.