Caroline had both hips replaced, the first in 2005 and the second in 2008. Se was back driving after the first, her left leg, within 6 weeks and had no issues getting into the Audi TT.
The second, her right leg, she managed to dislocate after a week, that was painful.It required an ambulance and careful extraction as she was upstairs working at her desk.
Even so she was back driving after 12 weeks, and riding her horse after 24 weeks.
Since then she has had no problems at all, drives the Plus 8 without any difficulty getting in, or out. She is about 1cm shorter than she was!
The secret to full recovery is to take the rehab programme very seriously. The NHS physios were not very demanding: she moved on to a sports physio, used to dealing with athletes who wanted to get back to the game. Some of that hurt her more than the surgery, but 14 yeas on there is nothing she cannot do.
The freedom from chronic pain was, she says, amazing.
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