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Old 03-28-20, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by rpenmanparker
Please say more about what you have learned regarding putting off the surgery assuming it is inevitable anyway. I find that very interesting.
Originally Posted by Carbonfiberboy
The folks I know who've had hip replacement all say the same thing: "Why did I wait so long?"
OP said he's 46. Most docs don't want to replace hips in people that young b/c replacement hips last 20-25 years. They want to wait until you are old enough so that they won't have to replace the replacement hip.
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