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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 10:54 PM
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Had hip surgery, I have to drive my truck now :(

It's only for a week but she's so beautiful in the garage, she calls to me
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 01:14 AM
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hope you get better soon . don't rush it. she's always sitting in your garage and you can start the engine whenever you like .
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 01:47 AM
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Thanks it was just a little clean up but....
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 07:51 AM
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haha, my poor truck never gets attention anymore.....
it's a 1998 ford f150 with JUST over 100k on the ody.......thing is pristene too.....
has a remote start that I use to start it up every few days.......haha

good luck with recovery main
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by norcal_cyclist
It's only for a week but she's so beautiful in the garage, she calls to me
NORCAL, Get well soon! The car will be patiently waiting
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 10:50 AM
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It's all good - this weekend I'll stretch her legs a bit
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by norcal_cyclist
It's only for a week but she's so beautiful in the garage, she calls to me
You don't specify what kind of surgery you had but I had a total hip replacement a couple of years ago and recovery was slow...to me,at least.I can't remember how long it took for me to get close to normal,driving-wise,but it wasn't *that* long.Although your surgery might have been more complicated than mine I can assure you that with hip replacements,at least, it certainly doesn't take forever to get back to living.
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 01:42 PM
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You don't specify what kind of surgery you had but I had a total hip replacement a couple of years ago and recovery was slow...to me,at least.I can't remember how long it took for me to get close to normal,driving-wise,but it wasn't *that* long.Although your surgery might have been more complicated than mine I can assure you that with hip replacements,at least, it certainly doesn't take forever to get back to living.
No full hip just yet.. I had a labral debridement, acetabularplasty, femoral neck osteoplasty and a few other plasty's
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 04:24 PM
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No full hip just yet.. I had a labral debridement, acetabularplasty, femoral neck osteoplasty and a few other plasty's
Yup,I had all that before the THR.It was long enough ago that I don't recall the recovery very well but I don't think it was that bad.In my case,at least,it help for a few years then things went south again.Of course that might not be true in *your* case.You'll very probably be back to your W212 before too long.
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No full hip just yet.. I had a labral debridement, acetabularplasty, femoral neck osteoplasty and a few other plasty's
wow, suddenly feeling good about my health......
been off the smokes two weeks LOL..........

hope you get there
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May you recover soon

When you miss your W212 you can take a look at some shots of it in your phone too
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I'm being a crybaby... but I do miss the car
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the longer you can't drive her, the longer you are going to miss her and the more you'll appreciate her when you drive her again.
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