On friday and today I swam 35 minutes like I was before the hip replacement without pain or fatigue and did all the usual strokes.

I can walk briskly now and with only a slight limp. I'd say I'm about 95% as good as new. I'm ahead of where I was before the surgery on pain now.

I plan to race on the 20th of this month. I drove the race car onto the trailer and off last week. The seat has always been a very tight fit, and I was unable to get all the way down into it because of the new scar tissue on the hip. I'm putting in a 16" seat...the current seat is 15", I believe.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.