Bobcat had hip replacement surgery yesterday. He is doing well.
They had to replace some parts for the original hip replacement he had 13 years ago.

I'll ask him to tell about his experience when he gets out of the hospital. But, what I noticed is that he was in awful pain for many years. Once he had the surgery, he no longer had pain and wondered why he had waited so long. Surgery is never fun, but he had more problems with the anesthesia than the hip.

Bobcat had his surgery at 8:00 a.m. yesterday. By 2:00 he was up walking with a walker with the physical therapist!

The operation procedure and materials they use are radically different than 13 years ago. This operation was a piece of cake compared to that one.

If you PM me with your e-mail address and/or questions, I'll ask Bob to answer them.

FYI ~ Bobcat is going to be 80 years old this summer. If he can do it, a youngster like you should sail through it.

Also, I worry about the popping sound. Bobcat's started doing that about 3 months ago because it was coming loose. The doctor told him it would be safer to have the surgery sooner rather than later because the popping means that the bones are rubbing against each other. The longer that goes on, the more chance of permanent bone loss -- making the surgery more difficult.