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    Went to see a specialist after having quite a few x-rays, mri's etc on back, hips .

    Explained I have been doing it over 20 yrs and my fitbit says I do 20000+ steps a day on average to busy days- up to 30000 steps on really busy days when I walk the dog also.

    Told by the specialist due to a couple of things they noticed and the wear on my hips that I should really look for an office job. If not I will be seeing him again and probably to organise a replacememnt. Back off drastically and get some more years out of it!!!!

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    Mate I had my left hip replaced in November last year, I was in hospital for one night, I mowed my back yard 2 weeks after it, and was back at work in 6 weeks. It not as bad as what some people think. Are you getting much pain?

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    Quote Originally Posted by NLALM View Post
    Mate I had my left hip replaced in November last year, I was in hospital for one night, I mowed my back yard 2 weeks after it, and was back at work in 6 weeks. It not as bad as what some people think. Are you getting much pain?
    Great to see it has worked out for you.

    Not a lot of pain at present, but I have some weaknesses, minor deformities in the right hip. With the general wear & tear & arthritis if it does wear into a couple of particular spots I may go from walking with little pain to immediate excrutiating pain. An immediate replacement following that..
    That was worst case scenario - it may take a long time but I could not get that part out of him.

    Just advised to back off heaps, get an employee, or get an office job.

    We have a couple of other issues in play with a tear in the gluteus minimus, minor tear gluteus medius

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    Quote Originally Posted by South East Mowing View Post
    Great to see it has worked out for you.

    Not a lot of pain at present, but I have some weaknesses, minor deformities in the right hip. With the general wear & tear & arthritis if it does wear into a couple of particular spots I may go from walking with little pain to immediate excrutiating pain. An immediate replacement following that..
    That was worst case scenario - it may take a long time but I could not get that part out of him.

    Just advised to back off heaps, get an employee, or get an office job.

    We have a couple of other issues in play with a tear in the gluteus minimus, minor tear gluteus medius
    Toughen up princess could be worse (( : i say that with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek, i was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis at the ripe of age of 13, an auto immune disease that fuses the hips, spine and neck, on top on top of that 2 years ago i was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis another auto immune disease that makes the first one look like a walk in the park. Moral of the story don't let these things hold you back. Going forward you have to be smarter with the way you operate, look after your body, heed the warning signs and enjoy life, it ain't all about work but i'm guessing you would have sussed those things out by now. Plenty of pain relieve type stuff that can help you get through the day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by South East Mowing View Post

    We have a couple of other issues in play with a tear in the gluteus minimus, minor tear gluteus medius
    I have a very good frwend in Rwome called Gluteus Minimus....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scooby Steve View Post
    Toughen up princess could be worse (( : i say that with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek, i was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis at the ripe of age of 13, an auto immune disease that fuses the hips, spine and neck, on top on top of that 2 years ago i was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis another auto immune disease that makes the first one look like a walk in the park. Moral of the story don't let these things hold you back. Going forward you have to be smarter with the way you operate, look after your body, heed the warning signs and enjoy life, it ain't all about work but i'm guessing you would have sussed those things out by now. Plenty of pain relieve type stuff that can help you get through the day.
    Thanks Mary!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluey View Post
    I have a very good frwend in Rwome called Gluteus Minimus....
    I noticed you replied to this in the morning Bluey!! How many reds at what time of the day??

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    Quote Originally Posted by South East Mowing View Post
    I noticed you replied to this in the morning Bluey!! How many reds at what time of the day??

    Lol...was raining and I was sober
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    Sitting on a ride on all day is not what the doctor says is an office job john. :P

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    Effing flu, hit me bad this time, 3-5 weeks and its just started to fade away, next April I'm in for the vaccine this time. Downed tools and the thing just kept on hammering away, antibiotics correct the infection but not the virus. Energy drained and lethargic for ages. Being an older bloke it tends to knock you about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BSD View Post
    Effing flu, hit me bad this time, 3-5 weeks and its just started to fade away, next April I'm in for the vaccine this time. Downed tools and the thing just kept on hammering away, antibiotics correct the infection but not the virus. Energy drained and lethargic for ages. Being an older bloke it tends to knock you about.
    Didnt get the Flu, but a virus early in winter. Get the flu shot every year so keep that away but the virus knocked me around and just hung around for a month. Know the feeling BSD, hope you are over it soon

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