My left one is causing me great grief.

I had a "clean up" about three months or so ago and it felt really good for about a month. Since then it has gotten worse and worse and now it hurts when I'm trying to go to sleep and when I get up and when I sit or stand or walk. It really sucks and the only relief is ibuprophen and that is not very effective.

When I went back to the surgeon a couple of weeks ago he acted as if I should have known it would be like this (WHAT?).

He says at 59 I'm too young for a replacement as they only last about fifteen years and the second time usually does not work as well as the first.

Unlike the hip, no ceramic is available, only plastic and stainless steel.

I just googled it and found a lot of slick advertising.

Tom W

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