2 -3 months ago had right hip replaced was recovering good just last week didnt need a cain or walker.. have been driving manure truck ... outta truck into the loader and back 9 mile haul took bout a hr to make a round, perfect exercise... felt my leg get stronger every day....now my other one goin bad started out just like last one stabbing pain in joint within a few days cant walk w out walker ..... (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) dont need this .... goin in to see the doc today if i can get in . guy who put my hip in cant see me for 2 weeks... are they really that busy??

Seems like a common story. Live with the pain of the first one til it gets replaced. By then the other hip has been abused and it goes. Hips are like wheel bearings on cars, they both have the same mileage, if one goes, replacing both is probably the best.

Hope you can get in soon and get what you need. Neighbor just had his hip replaced after falling off an ATV (not while riding, just while getting off of it, 83 years old). 4 weeks later and he is walking around okay.

Kind of how it went with me. Got my left hip replaced was actually back to point I could run if I want ed to. Although that wasn't pretty. Was just over two years out. Swung my leg out of bed one morning and oh no instant pain.
Got in with doctor couple weeks later. He said we knew you would be back for other hip, just not this soon. They did one test just so insurance company would be happy. I scheduled in as soon as I could which was 3 months out of I recall correctly.
So yes they get really backed up. This was before COVID and a lot of places are running more short handed now. Unless you are an emergency case some appointments here can be a year out.
I know I had mine done as soon as I could and don't regret it one bit. Been pain free since.

Mac

"Never Forget Which Way Is Up!"

You will be like new after the othah hip gets done. Good luck

Too busy, heck at the hospital here it’s knee day or hernia half days one day a week, but who wants a tired surgeon so maybe there’s a reason for that kind of schedule. I bet the pay is good.

The guy that did all my replacements is booked over 3 months ahead, He does a thousand per year, and does the revisions for the other doctors screw ups, guy is a machine.
He does the hips before the knees, unless it's an injury if you got one bad joint you got two.....Most surgeons won't do both at the same time so get one done and get on the list, lol
My doc did both hips and both knees at the same time 5 years apart, He said your tough enough and we need to get you back to work, lol

Hes the speedy lube of hip docs.

He's gotta do that many to pay his gambling debt in Vegas.

LOL, The guy is a former pro baseball catcher, but not the starter, he figured out pretty fast he wasn't going anywhere so became a orthopedic. Got hands like Andre the giant, good thing he doesn't do plastic surgery!

I'm seeing the knee doc on the 31st. My left knee Is slowing me down.

My wife had a knee replacement back Aug 6th seen the surgeon 1st of February 6 months there that busy.

Well there's a lot of us old worn out guys and gal boomers hobbling around,