Without my crutches..I can walk with no problem with my crutches.. I can get in and out of bed I can move my leg I was wondering why I need surgery in which I do not want to have.. in time I'm hoping it will heal on its own surgery is something I cannot do..
Don't let fear prevent you from doing what you need to do.
But I would ask you...why is surgery something that you "cannot do" and do you really want to have to use crutches for the rest of you life to walk "with no problem" just so you don't have to have surgery?
Right now there's a thread by a forum participant who has chronic pain from her hip and is about to have surgery. I've had a knee replacement (at 64) and my friends who had hip surgery had a much easier time than I did. You may be "horrible-izing" the surgery thing. If it were me I'd do everything possible to protect and optimize my mobility.
I will also ask why surgery is something you cannot do? Do you have other health issues that increase risks during surgery?
Sure do with you good luck.
Issue is not whether you can bear the pain right now….the question is what’s going to happen in the long-term. Ask your surgeon, or a second opinion, what the likely outcome is if you don’t get the surgery. Then decide based on that.
You are asking strangers to tell you what you want to hear , which is the opposite of what the doctor told you .
You can get a second opinion from another doctor .
I also want to say I know several people with hip replacements, they have improved much though the years.
Sugary was relatively quick and so was recuperating.
And to be honest after a few months, you very well may be healthier and stronger after physical therapy , than before you hip fracture
Best of luck
I went from a fully functional individual Jan 1 to being in a walker by March. I’m now making myself use a cane, but that just makes it hurt that much more. So for me, surgery on the left isn’t something that can wait. On the right, it can.
So, if you feel life is tolerable enough for you to wait, I would ask what harm there is in doing so.
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