Sorry to hear, hope all goes well with the surgery, insurance and recovery. Thanks for watching!

Ugh, sorry it was so rough for you. Hopefully things are better now.

Thanks for watching and for sharing. It's always interesting to hear how things differ in other countries. Curious, are the crutches the traditional armpit crutches, or forearm crutches? Hope all continues to progress well and good luck with your second THR in a few months. I'll be curious if that experience is different as I often hear.

@@Life411 armpit cruches is something I have never seen or used here. Always the other kind.

Thanks for watching. Were you on during the Instant Premiere? Also, thanks for sharing that about bone-on-bone...confirms what I've been told by my surgeon and others.

Spinal Block with Propofol. This short video goes into more detail if you're interested. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qITFe52jlriGsNE

Sadly we can't get the A110 in North America 😭 But I'd love to at least test drive one next time I'm in Europe.

Btw, what are you driving these days? Have an A110 by any chance (he asks hopefully)? 😉

Yes,i got an a110 premiere edition 252cv in blue Alpine​@@Life411

You are so welcome! From what I've heard, hip replacement is an easier recovery than knee replacement, so hopefully you will be pleasantly surprised. I'm doing great now at two years post-op, thanks. Wish you all the best in your hip journey!

Thanks for the sub! Really excited about building more content like this.

@@yomama5785 thanks for watching

Just like us hippies, medical professionals are unique individuals, so you're right, we need to be our own best advocates. Sometimes you get lucky and get a surgeon whose philosophy matches your unique situation and sometimes it requires persistence, second opinions, etc. My surgeon wasn't convinced by the xrays, but when he saw the MRI he agreed with me that I needed a THR. Glad things are progressing nicely in your recovery.

sounds like you're trying to decide whether it's time for surgery. Did this help in sorting it out?

@@paulab5127you are very welcome. Hope your surgery goes smoothly next week 😸

@paulab5127, make sure you take all meds they send you. Put a pillow between legs at any point, getting in and out of bed and to sleep. Use the walker (very important). I know many people say no recliner, but it's helped me so much. I get up every hour, walk around, and take my meds every 3 hours.

Thanks for sharing. Our journeys are all going to be different and I'm sure the things you mention are factors. Re: the groin pain, if that remains for more than 10 days, you might want to talk to your surgeon about a prescription NSAID like Meloxicam because sometimes that's referred pain from an inflamed nerve. That was what my groin pain was and I resumed Meloxicam for two weeks post-op and then it went away for good. Best wishes in your recovery and look forward to further updates.

@Life411 thanks for that. I'm day 6, and the groin hurt long before the op. I'm sure you're right about inflamed nerves.

Sorry you're having trouble sleeping. I don't know if this will help, but these are some sleeping tips I used both pre- and post-op my THR. SLEEPING TIPS AND STRATEGIES (PRE- or POST-OP) 1) Avoid or minimize pain meds during the day so they are more effective at night 2) Plan activities that may cause pain for the early part of the day. Start preparing for a good night’s sleep in the late afternoon by discontinuing activities that might make it worse. And begin taking pain meds to reduce pain before bedtime. 3) Take an Over-the-counter (OTC) sleep aid (with ingredients like Diphenhydramine or Doxylamine Succinate). Magnesium, Melatonin and similar things did not help me sleep. 4)Have a second dose of pain killers and sleep aids and water at your bedside. 5) This video talks through how I managed pain in order to get enough sleep to function pre-op, but I did essentially the same post-op. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmizfneYpdV9fqc

Aloha Joe! Thanks for checking in. Sounds like things are progressing well. If you found my videos helpful, I hope you will share them with others. It might surprise you to learn that over 1,000 hip replacements are performed every day in the U.S. alone and I'd like to reach and help as many of these folks as possible. Happy healing! Aloha, Pete

Glad it was helpful!

@@Rex_Racer interesting. Hard to know. These cars are hand built despite all the marketing. I had some body fit panel issues when I took delivery. I checked four other cars on the lot and it was a complete mishmash. Some had the same problem, some the opposite problem, some no problem at all. So I guess it's possible One car may experience tram lining while another doesn't. Or perhaps it's partially the difference between sport and Turing suspension.... Mine is sport and absolutely no tram lining that I can detect.

My pleasure! Did you know over 1,000 hip replacements are performed in the U.S. every single day? Thanks in advance for your help spreading the word...I hope to help as many of them as possible! Pete

Hi Doug, Thanks for the update...glad you are doing well. I think my incision is of similar length...about 5 inches or more if I remember correctly. I think we all handle pain differently and bad hips can cause all sorts of different pain. Hard to compare, but I think I can tolerate a lot of pain and discomfort during the day so long as I can manage it well enough to get enough sleep at night to function the next day. So once I knew I was getting a replacement, that's how I managed it. Hope you have a great New Year too! Pete

How far apart will you get your hip replacements?

Good Luck!

Wow, that's a lot of surgeries! Sounds like a nice euphoric feeling on the last one though. Thanks for watching!

It's normal to be scared, I was too, but you've got this! My understanding of the spinal is it's a single shot...not as risky as an epidural. Then they typically add Propofol so you don't remember a thing. Let me know how it goes.

That's when the block has worn off and you're at highest pain level. My SO recently had her knee replaced and she only needed Tylenol same surgeon. He's changed a few things on med's that resulted in less pain. I have another knee replacement ordered just been avoiding since I can't kneel on the artificial one...just to uncomfortable but I recently discovered a set of knee pads that transfers all pressure off knee and to the shins and thigh. I was able to move comfortably on my knees across the room so now I'm not so worried able getting second knee done. I'm sure i'll end up with hip replacements at some point since both parents had both done. My knee surgeon does jiffy hips as well.

@@ms8742 my pleasure, thanks for watching!

@@365gtb4 Great tip. Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching

@@Life411merci , je possède une lotus exige 430 cup et c’est le maximum que lotus as inventé, avez vous essayé ?

@@mioww325 My pleasure And thank you for the positive feedback. I'm so glad you found my videos helpful. I don't know how many hip replacements are performed in the UK, but over 1,000 are performed in the US every single day, so I really appreciate you spreading the word. I'd like to help everyone facing or recovering from total hip replacement! PS my daughter is helping me by making these shorts, so it's her creative talents, so I'll pass along your comment ❤️

@@StiltsRU985 nope, these were dealer demo cars and all had stock exhausts. Thanks for watching!

@@dougirvine6978 Hi Doug. Sounds like your recovering is going awesome so far. Happy continued healing And wish you all the best for 2025. Peter

@@fatcattowing8990 being scared or nervous is normal, but I'm not in all likelihood you will have a great outcome. Just keep practicing those things for the next couple weeks before your surgery and letting me know how it goes

Sounds like a good recovery so far...hope it continues so well for this one and for your second!💗

@@mattlowery yeah I'd love to drive an Alpine A110

Sorry for the delay, I did not immediately see your comment. Sounds like you did some of the prehab that I would do if I had to do it again. Happy healing and thanks for watching!

Yeah and I really feel for the folks requiring THR much younger than myself. Hope your hip is treating you well. :)

Here's some info from Zach, the owner of the Evora in this video. Hey not sure how much detail you'd like to share but it's an S1 body with the S2 drivetrain. It was built as a validation prototype before they started delivering cars. Then used for emissions testing in 2015. Dyno'd at 355 whp 320ft lbs torque. If you want to link to my channel its @Friss213

@@Life411 Thank you. That answers my question. The car sound great!!

Any time!

They didn't really define it in the study I found, but another viewer dug this up...not sure if it will all paste, but FYI: ------------ copy/pasted from the great Google from here on ------------ In orthopedics, micromovement is the small, temporary, relative movement between bone and an implant or fracture site: Implant fixation Micromotion is the movement between the bone and an implant surface when the implant is loaded. Micromotion can be caused by a number of factors, including the implant material, bone density, and surgical technique. Too much micromotion can prevent the implant from integrating with the bone, resulting in a fibrous capsule around the implant. Cementless fixation techniques and challenges in joint replacement* M.J. Cross, ... J. Spycher, in Joint Replacement Technology (Second Edition), 2014 7.3.1 Implant stability, micromotion and interface gaps Excessive micromotion of an implant in bone renders bone ingrowth impossible. The amount of permitted minimal movement at the interface has been reported to be 28-150 μm. Repetitive higher displacements allow only ingrowth of fibrous tissue [27, 28]. Micromotion is a function not just of primary implant stability but also of the differences in the elastic modulus of bone and in the implant material. In tibial trays this mismatch can produce motions of up to 150 μm. Retrieved implants have shown best bone ingrowth near fixation pegs and inconsistent ingrowth patterns at the periphery [29]. Even for the most talented surgeons, it remains impossible to produce an absolute conforming host site that shows no gaps over the entire surface area. Those areas that lack direct contact have an inhibitory effect on osseointegration and this effect is proportional to the size of the gap. Numerous models with analysis of controlled gaps in stable implants reveal that bone ingrowth is reduced up to six-fold in the presence of a 2 mm gap as compared to direct bone contact. These results demonstrate the supreme importance of meticulous surgical technique to keep the incidence and dimensions of gaps to a bare minimum [20, 30]. In our study of hydroxyapatite-coated total knee replacements, we showed that gaps up to 2 mm filled in after 2 years, but only if the implant was absolutely stable [31].

You made my day! Thanks so much for the positive feedback, it keeps me motivated to produce more content. Did you know there are over 1,000 total hip replacements performed every day in the U.S. alone? I appreciate any help spreading the word so I can reach and help as many folks as possible. Have a great day! Peter

Thanks for watching! Have you found any of my full length Hip Vlogs helpful?

Thanks for the positive feedback Doug. You sound to be recovering normally despite the "dead leg syndrome." Hope your recovery continues well and you feel up to the Christmas meal with family. Regards, Peter

@@michaeltorrey3603 you are very welcome and I am very glad it was helpful. I hope to reach more of the 1,000 people receiving hip replacements in the US every day, so appreciate any help sharing. Good luck with your surgery and please check in to let me know how you're doing