Renea,
I was the same way. My doctor recommended against it, but he didn’t stop me. He said that I would become my own experiment. so far so good. I am stubborn too and running is a very big part of who I am. So I started this blog and 1252 members later….here we are. Still alive and kicking. If anything, we are a great experiment for the Hip Replacement manufacturers. All I know, is I am very very happy to be back to running. Welcome to the community.
Hip Brother Tom.