I've had a similar journey with my back... including hip replacement. All I ever wanted was to be able to walk my dog without horrendous pain, and to be able to clean my house. At 70 now, I just want to be able to get out of bed on my own. Doc's won't even touch my back, as espoused by one surgeon. And now, hubby is deep into dementia and has heart/arterial problems, so $$$ are all going to pay off his expenses. I can't add more to that, no matter how much I may want to try to find help. Instead, I live on hydrocodone, the amount of which doesn't cover a full month of what I need... and I fight not only my back but now fibro and lupus. The dreams I have at night are happy... it's the waking up I'm beginning to resent. (from "Picard"
I do hope the hip surgery will send your wife into walking wellness. It would be wonderful to know there are good docs out there who really try to do what's right for their patients.
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