I flew from Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro, about 3 hours north. I added Rio to the trip kind of at the last minute, and I’m so glad I did! New country, new currency, new language, Portuguese instead of Spanish. What I did on my last trip to Rio In 2009, 16 years ago, I went on a trip ending in Rio. There, I went to Christ the Redeemer statue, and to a football game at the Maracana stadium. And, I tried to go hanggliding. Tandem of course! I found Paolo, recommended in my Lonely Planet guidebook back then. We talked on a couple of mornings, but the wind…

It’s been three months since my surgery and my recovery has been great! No, that’s not me in the picture, but if you thought that for a minute, I’m flattered. My story so far This is my second hip replacement. The first one went so well I decided to just get this one out of the way, instead of waiting at least another year. I knew I would get the best type of hip surgery, anterior. My surgeon was top notch and has done hundreds of these surgeries. I could get it done very soon, within a month or so, on my schedule. (I deferred for a couple of weeks…

I’m now over a year out from my first hip surgery! My story so far If you haven’t checked it out yet, this is my story pre-surgery, what you need to know about hip replacement surgery – and nobody tells you: https://lynntowin.ca/what-you-need-to-know-about-hip-replacement-surgery-and-nobody-tells-you this is my story leading up to surgery, what happens before hip replacement surgery: https://lynntowin.ca/what-happens-before-hip-replacement-surgery this is my story about my hospital stay after hip replacement surgery: https://lynntowin.ca/my-hospital-stay-after-hip-replacement-surgery this is my story a month after hip replacement surgery: https://lynntowin.ca/a-month-after-hip-replacement-surgery and this is my story about wondering when I will get my other hip replaced: https://lynntowin.ca/when-can-i-get-my-other-hip-replaced What’s been happening with my second hip surgery? Well it could be any…

If you haven’t checked it out yet, this is my story pre-surgery, what you need to know about hip replacement surgery – and nobody tells you: https://lynntowin.ca/what-you-need-to-know-about-hip-replacement-surgery-and-nobody-tells-you this is my story leading up to surgery, what happens before hip replacement surgery: https://lynntowin.ca/what-happens-before-hip-replacement-surgery this is my story about my hospital stay after hip replacement surgery: https://lynntowin.ca/my-hospital-stay-after-hip-replacement-surgery and this is my story a month after hip replacement surgery: https://lynntowin.ca/a-month-after-hip-replacement-surgery I had my right hip replaced. My left hip is just as bad. When I first knew that I had a problem with my right hip, I also felt a twang in my left hip once in a while. Of course, what I…

My recovery for the month A month after my direct anterior hip replacement surgery, I’m not 100% yet. Not even close. I went on a golf trip (I only putted, and only sometimes), I’ve walked without any aids, I’ve driven my car. I didn’t get there as fast as some people, but I got there much faster than what I would expect if I received the regular surgery I was booked for. Here’s how I got there. If you haven’t checked it out yet, this is my story pre-surgery, what you need to know about hip replacement surgery – and nobody tells you: https://lynntowin.ca/what-you-need-to-know-about-hip-replacement-surgery-and-nobody-tells-you this is my story leading up…

If you haven’t checked it out yet, this is my story pre-surgery, what you need to know about hip replacement surgery – and nobody tells you: https://lynntowin.ca/what-you-need-to-know-about-hip-replacement-surgery-and-nobody-tells-you and this is my story leading up to surgery, what happens before hip replacement surgery: https://lynntowin.ca/what-happens-before-hip-replacement-surgery In the hospital With my direct anterior hip replacement, I knew that I should be out of hospital by the next day (some will be ready to leave the same day.) And I knew that I should be up and walking not long after the operation. I believe the getting up walking right away part is a very important part of rehab from this operation. I also…

A month after my surgery Everything seems to be going well for me at this point. I will catch you up on after surgery soon, but here is how it went up to the day of surgery. Now I just want to get it over with. I made sure I was going to get the direct anterior method hip replacement I wanted. That was stressful, now let’s just get it over with! (If you haven’t read my previous post about this, here’s the link – https://lynntowin.ca/what-you-need-to-know-about-hip-replacement-surgery-and-nobody-tells-you. This post is really important to read if you need a hip replacement. My surgeon came up with the solution to my request for…

Hip replacement is very common. I live in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.  Here we have a public health care system where we should be able to access necessary medical treatment free of charge. Hip replacement is one of the most common surgeries in the world. Chances are that you or someone you know is going to need a hip replacement soon. If so, and you live in Saskatchewan like me, you need to read this. If you live anywhere else, you many not need to. I need a hip replacement. It seems like an old person thing, and I’m not there yet.  At least in my head I’m not.  And let’s…