Contents

Introduction

  1. Osteoarthritis Dawns
  2. Medical Options

Patient #1: Myles

  1. I Find a Hospital and a Doctor
  2. Choose a Door—Front, Back or Side?

Patient #2: Scott

  1. Surgery Preparation
  2. Preparing for Immobility
  3. Game On—My Surgery
  4. Getting on My Feet

Patient #3: Sandi

  1. First Night Home
  2. First Physical Therapy
  3. Discomfort

Patient #4: Neil

  1. Adjusting to the New Hip
  2. Pain Management
  3. Aching and Walking
  4. One Week Out

Patient #5: Camilla

  1. Drugs & Training
  2. Pain & Paranoia
  3. Two Weeks Out

Patient #6: Jeanie

  1. Three Weeks Out
  2. Four Weeks Out
  3. “Anything You Feel Comfortable Doing”

Patient #7: Amos

  1. Sex
  2. Five to Seven Weeks
  3. Napping
  4. Eight Weeks: Hike A Small Mountain

Patient #8: Roseanne

  1. Nine Weeks
  2. Twelve Weeks: Kayaking with Orcas
  3. Golf Improves

Patient #9: Ritchie

  1. Sixteen Weeks: A Serious Mountain
  2. Who gets hip replacements?
  3. Dental Cleaning Cleared

Patient #10: Eric

  1. Travel Tips
  2. Sticker Shock—and Recovery
  3. How Long Will It Last?

Patient #11: Steph

  1. The Big Test

Appendix One: In the Operating Room

Appendix Two: Your Results May Vary

Epilogue

Afterword: Wayne E. Moschetti, MD, MS