Thanks Sue, I'm glad you're working on your quads!

One easy exercise is to sit straight up in a chair, preferably on a firm surface, extend one leg and contract the quad. Hold this for 30 to 45 seconds, enough so that it gets uncomfortable, starts to burn a little, and then switch legs. Three sets of these each day will keep your quads alert.

A variation on this is to extend your leg and, engage quads, and for your right hip, extend your leg out to the right away from your body and bring it back in - and reverse for the left - each time for 30 to 45 seconds with continuous motion, away from the body and back in, rinse and repeat. This will strengthen the quad and some muscles, mostly glutes, that keep the hip stable.

I got the ok from my surgeon to return to spinning after the hip dislocation last week! The only rule, don't bend over the handlebars. That one is easy because I always spin upright, with a slight forward lean - mostly to keep my lumbar spine in its correct position and to engage core muscles.

Sue have you heard of the SuperPATH method for hip replacement mentioned by Steve? It sounds too good to be true - smaller incision than anterior and no post-op restrictions on hip movement, bending, tying shoes, and on. I never heard of it but plan to ask my surgeon on my second post-op visit next week. Well for what that's worth, the surgery is done......

The surgeon who came up with this has patented the method. So I wonder if Drs and hospitals have to pay a licensing fee every time they use the procedure. I have a very good knee/hip surgeon, Cleveland Clinic experience, and I'm sure he would have mentioned this - unless the hospital is unwilling to pay licensing fees.

It looks to be a far better procedure than the anterior approach, which itself is a vast improvement over posterior and lateral methods. Just curious.