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I'm at the point where I may need to think about a hip replacement. I don't have pain during the day but I do when I'm sleeping due to being a side sleeper. It's mostly with my right hip. I've concentrated on losing weight which I know should help and I'm sorry I didn't focus on weight loss earlier in my life. I subscribe to emails from McMaster Optimal Aging Portal and saw this one this morning that might be helpful for those of us with osteoarthritis of the hips. It's a free online course plus you can download and print exercises for the knees and hips.
Osteoarthritis and Exercise - Learn how to best manage osteoarthritis of the hip and knee with exercise. Reduce your symptoms and improve your mobility.
- https://www.mcmasteroptimalaging.org/e-learning/mobility
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Hello, the only thing I would suggest prior to hip replacement would be to hove allergy testing done. I am 70 and never had any allergies. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the testing done prior to surgery. I never thought it. Turned out I am allergic to two things, neomycin sulfate, and methyl methacrylate. Which is in the bone cement! All cements have this ingredient! If you don’t have pain while walking, I’d say stay away from surgery until it has totally interfered with the quality of your life. Good luck.