garyt1957 what about a cortisone shot? Might get you through the end of March?

I had my Harvard trained foot/ankle surgeon inform me that he hates to see cortisone shots
before doing surgery. I had 2 shots over time in the forefoot prior to my surgery and he wasn't pleased.
Weakens the tissue & slows healing. His warning, not mine.

    A friend of mine had both hips and a knee done in nine months. She had one hip done, 3 months later her knee, 3 months later her other hip. This was 7+ years ago and she is now walking perfectly. Her surgeon told her that she would be able to get back to riding horses in a couple of years. Straddling a horse is probably a little bit harder than golf, once the hip finishes the healing.

      I had my left hip replaced in 2011. I was 50. It was TOAST. fusing in three places. I was strict and cautious with PT and coming back respectively. PT is key. How that goes.. so do you. I could have golfed after 3 months but chose to wait 6.

      I was very good for me.

      FWIW- I had my right shoulder replaced two years ago in June. Much harder PT.. but once again. Worth every minute.

      Follow YOUR plan and enjoy less pain and more movement!!! 60 now and back down to a 4 handicap

      garyt1957 very tough broad, then again, she was living with what her surgeon said was the worst hip joints he had ever seen and she was using only enough pain meds to keep the worst at bay. Very hard schedule.

        Eguller Best of luck with the surgery. If things go well, you should have a go at swinging before Summer ends I'd bet.

        He should be swinging before summer begins!😁

          8 days later

          PA-PLAYA

          Between your comments and the others, sounds like future golf will be good and pain free,

          Got the date 23 March, actually original date was the 16th, but I had to get some additional doctors checks and I needed to make sure my daughter (she the nurse) could be here.,

          My schedule looks sounds to be a bit different, cut on Tuesday, released on Friday. After 2 weeks if all goes well, I should be driving, etc. Actually I see the doc the week after surgery, if I am walking even if using a cane for balance and I am off the good meds, he will give me the clearance to drive. BUT no putting till week 3 or 4. Then we re-evaluate when you can take a full swing.

          He and my therapist made a point that the exercises/PT both at the facility and home is critical to recovery along with following the DON'Ts. Seems I have read that several times and several times here and sounds like recovery has been very successful. Very encouraging

              garyt1957

              That's awesome! Would love to be back on a range doing light swings by mid-August. Fingers crossed.

              I have some time though to go to the putting green and work on some putting. I'm guessing that will be fine to do, especially if I have one of those rubber ball retrievers at the end of my putter grip.

              Interesting - my right leg is about an inch to an inch and a half shorter than my left now! The doc said this isn't unusual in chronic instances like mine, but I am curious if this will straighten itself out over time. Hope so!

                  PA-PLAYA I'll never bitch about having to mow my lawn ever again.

                  Wait, yeah I will. But it'll still be nice to be able to do it. 😉

                  I will and I have a rider. My goal is to have someone else do that shit. The Mrs. don't get it. 🙄

                  I just wanna play golf ⛳

                    PA-PLAYA
                    Ah, great idea, the old mans rubber cup to retrieve golf balls. I hate digging balls out of the cup with the putter, it can easily damage the cup no matter how hard you try to be careful.

                    Someone mentioned that only regret will be not having it done sooner, well the two guys who I have been talking too said the same thing, why did they wait so long,

                        PA-PLAYA I'm guessing that will be fine to do, especially if I have one of those rubber ball retrievers at the end of my putter grip.

                        Do you have one?