>My sister-in-law had her second hip replacement at the end of June. The pain wasn't too bad: some days worse than others, but certainly very manageable. She's off pain meds altogether now and is walking, albeit with a cane for now, very well.
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>That is good to know. I asked my surgeon if I would be able to fly on October 15th and he said that it would be cutting it close. It's 7 and 1/2 weeks after my surgery, so I think I should be OK. I also booked business first tickets in row 1 so that getting on and off the plane would not be too stressful :)

I had sliced my ankle wreck diving in South Africa last century and had a nice watering wound when flying back. Coming in early for check-in I showed my leg and was given the seat directly at emergency exit, which had more room than first class (we checked, as that is important for me being slightly on the longer side of the bell curve), but less comfortable seats. Would have been reseated if somebody more handicapped had boarded, but was lucky in that regard. One of the best flights of my life and not a penny more ;-)