ABC in Cedar Rapids Iowa

Seventy-two year old Joanne Welsch is a nurse and was on her feet all the time, until her hip started to hurt.

Joanne needed a new hip. Doctors replaced her old joint with a titanium stem-and ball and socket, and she was careful to follow what doctors call hip precautions during recovery.

Here, ABC affiliate KCRG. in Cedar Rapids Iowa shows her story.

You can see the video here