Leanne’s Support and Communication

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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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“Managing expectation is the key,” says Leanne. “If you are grateful for having the replacements which will in time make your quality of life better than before, you will have a better outcome.” She knows having a hip replacement includes risk but it is a risk worth taking. She felt it was “liberating” to be out of so much pain. She was able to visit her son who was living in Lebanon and go on a bike trip through Morocco. Before having the surgery, she didn’t think she would have been able to sit on such a long flight. Leanne feels she is able to live her life with less regrets than she otherwise might have.

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