I had my first hip replacement two years ago, age 72, normal weight and fairly active. I have no pain in walking or moving my new hip, so cheers to that. However, I had more side effects than I think I should have. I would be curious if anyone experienced any of these effects. My new hip caused a 1/2 inch length discrepancy (like walking after your loafer heel falls off). I have to add an adjustment to every shoe I own. My leg blew up about two weeks after surgery and PC sent me for scan and Doppler. All ok, but no explanation for extreme swelling. Then UTI that required three rounds of antibiotics, but strangely after starting them, I peed like crazy all night and the leg swelling was gone in the morning. Don’t know why this happened. I have a large pad of numb flesh on my hip that never went away and the scar, which was done horizontally across the top of the front of my leg collapsed because it was right where I bend my leg and is tender if I bump anything. Has anyone experienced any of this, as my Dr has apologized, but I have no explanation.