On Fri, 13 May 2005 11:22:46 -0500, Damsel >
wrote:

>"Nancy Young" > said:
>
>>You probably won't want to hear this, but you made me cry. I need
>>hip replacement and I'm terrified. For every person who says, oh it's
>>no big deal, I hear a horror story. I'm getting more scared as this thread
>>continues.
>
>Nancy, Crash and I will fill you in on everything after he's had his
>surgery and a little time to recover. You and Crash are both young enough
>to bounce back from this pretty quickly.
>
>From most accounts, you'll experience pain relief like you never thought
>possible. We'll definitely keep you posted.
>
>Carol

Yes, wonderful pain relief!

One word though, for immediately post surgery. Okay two words. Spinal
narcotics. It is wonderful. You wake up with little or no pain after
surgery. And by the time it wears off, the other pain relief has
kicked in, and is tolerable.

Christine, who has had 4 hip replacement surgeries