Jiffy Hip.

 I am an Occupational Therapist. Twenty years ago, when I first started out in my career, the total hip replacement was a long surgery followed by a long rehab/recovery. The surgeon would cut open from the back of your leg, leaving a long scar; you had to follow strict hip precautions such as not crossing your legs, not to bend your hip past 90 degrees & some other restrictions in your daily activities because of the same. But now the surgery is very advanced rather minimally invasive. Instead of cutting from the back, the surgeons now cut from the front/side with a small scar, no restrictions of any kind & you can get up; walk, bear weight as tolerated & pretty much do anything that you did before. In most cases, it is only a day or two in the hospital, I have seen patients leave as soon as day one of their surgery & have complained of zero pain. The new type of total Hip replacement is nicknamed “Jiffy’” hip because of the speedy recovery. I am awestruck every time I see someone with this type of surgery, how they can get up & go in a “jiffy” versus from years ago, when they couldn’t even get out of bed for days. Today's rambling is in my amazement!