Anyone have a story about bone spurs, arthritis and/or hip replacement to share?

I've had both of my hips replaced in separate surgeries at age 59. The reason: osteoarthritis. I had bone spurs, bone cysts, the whole ball of wax. The walker only lasts for a few weeks (I used a pair of forearm crutches as an alternative during that time.). I had no "personal care attendant" except my husband. They pretty much taught me to be independent right away while I was in the hospital. I learned to dress and undress myself and bathe myself. I couldn't drive for about 5-6 weeks so I needed someone to drive me and run errands during that time.

I'm so happy with my fake hips that I can't help but give you more "sweet talk". I was at the point where I couldn't take a step without a cane and was headed for life in a wheelchair. So it is not surprising that I now consider this surgery as sort of a miracle surgery. I can now walk miles, have no limp, no pain, use no walking aids and take no pain meds. In short I have my life back.

My best advice: do your own research, find a surgeon with lots of hip replacements under his belt that you trust and go for it. Good luck to you.

Try Glucosamine Chondroitin complex, double strength. The bottle should have close to or exactly.., 500mg Glucosamine 400mg Chondroitin Buy over the counter - try Walmart for a decent price. Get as large a bottle you can to last you a while (its cheaper that way). Take 3 tablets a day WITH FOOD. It will not cure Arthritis but should make things more tolerable.. Try it for a full month. Also I would suggest double the dosage for the first two days to kick start your system THEN drop to the dosage on the bottle. WARNING!!! If you are allergic to Shellfish or have a thyroid condition - do not take this product!!! And ask your doctor if this product will effect any of the medicines you are talking.

Imagine for a moment your arthritis completely vanishing right now.

If, in a moment, your pain and stiffness melted away. And your joints all of a sudden functioned like a well-oiled machine.

Like a magic wand was waived, you'd be able to jump up from your chair and run around the room like a kid.

And imagine that you'd never have to suffer as much as a pinch of arthritis stiffness or pain ever again.

I know this sounds impossible right now, but bear with me, because sometimes miracles happen.

It was a gift from a woman on the other side of the world. From the kindness of her heart, she took pity on my suffering and taught me how to completely reverse my arthritis.

Today, I want to do the same for you!

It depends if your joint fluid had completely dried up. If yes, and that means bone rubbing against bone, surgery is normally the only alternative. For bone spurs, how about a chiropractor?

ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) has published a very good book on how exercise program and help with arthritis condition.

I am also experiencing early stage of it as my fluid are drying up and I am taking as much precaution as I can. Intend to post more of my findings in future in my blog below.