question: Hi, I a 32 year old female, a mother of 2. All my life I have known I have hip problems. I have congenital hip dysplasia. Had many surgeries before I turned 2, and during one of those surgeries, the Docor broke my knee as well. So, I have a hip problem, a knee problem and a spine problem. I was always told running was a big NO NO for me, and it was true, I can t run to save my life, walking for any amount of distance is a huge struggle. A simple trip to the grocery store will have me in bed or a few days. I can t really do what everyone does to stay healthy, I can t go for walks, I can t jog at the park, and I can t just run my stress away. So other than my hip problem, I am under 5 ft. tall, 4 11. So, I was very surprised to find out that after getting off an elliptical machine, my pain had diminished significantly. I was able to move around more that day, I accomplished so much more than I had been able to in recent weeks. Yes, I was still feeling the discomfort of my hip joints running against each other, but it was just that discomfort the pain I normally felt was almost gone for about half the day. Now, my question is, should I let my husband buy me the machine I used for only a few minutes, and made my day so much better than the past several weeks? It s an expensive machine, and we are not made out of money, so if my husband is determined to work an extra job just to buy me this machine, I want to know that it s okay for me to use it. Please help!