Leanne’s Side Effects

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Leanne, 58, is a real estate agent, which means she is on her feet a lot of the time. She is very athletic. Just before she discovered her hip problems, she had ridden bike from San Francisco to LA for the AIDS Life Cycle. She started running and that is when her hip started hurting. Working out for Leanne is an anti-depressant. She had had a few friends encourage her to have a hip replacement—even from an older woman who had one herself. When she finally saw a doctor he told her that the cartilage in her hip had worn down and she was “bone on bone.” She knew then she needed to have the operation. Six years later Leanne would have her other hip replaced.

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ContributorLeanne, 58Read Full Bio

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Leanne, 58, is a real estate agent, which means she is on her feet a lot of the time. She is very athletic. Just before she discovered her hip problems, she had ridden bike from San Francisco to LA for the AIDS Life Cycle. She started running and that is when her hip started hurting. Working out for Leanne is an anti-depressant. She had had a few friends encourage her to have a hip replacement—even from an older woman who had one herself. When she finally saw a doctor he told her that the cartilage in her hip had worn down and she was “bone on bone.” She knew then she needed to have the operation. Six years later Leanne would have her other hip replaced.

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For Leanne’s first hip replacement, she was in relatively little pain because she was in such pain before the surgery. For your hip replacement to be really successful, Leanne stresses that you must be committed to do the exercises that you are told to do. Leanne also advises that the leg of the hip that was replaced needs to be strengthened, since it is the weaker leg, the stronger leg will want to take over which can lead to back problems. Leanne had her other hip replaced six years after her first surgery. This time she was in more pain and had to rely on pain medication and much more mindful of what physical activity she did or didn’t do.

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