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Than you. >> bob: she didn't like that you were so short. >> greg: she wanted a tall person. >> dana: didn't she come home and find you in the uniform? >> greg: happened to be in the bedroom. >> bob: she had a knee operation three weeks before she did that. >> greg: really? >> bob: yeah. >> dana: recently she had a hip replacement. >> greg: 40 something, hip replacement? >> dana: partly because of all the tumbling she had done and wear and tear. eshe became a motivationm speaker, fitness ambassador, one of the first to go around. and she served on both president george h.w. bush, counsel on ph...

Than you. >> bob: she didn't like that you were so short. >> greg: she wanted a tall person. >> dana: didn't she come home and find you inhe uniform? >> greg: happened to be in the bedroom. >>ob: she had a knee operation three weeks before she did that. >> greg: really? >> bob: yeah. >> dana: recently she had a hip replacement. >> greg: 40 something, hip replacement? >> dana: partly because of all the tumbling she had done and wear and tear. eshe became a motivationm speaker, fitness ambassador, one of the first to go around. and she served on both president george h.w. bush, counsel on physic...

Three-dimensional cuts. those are from the front and this is from the side. the implants -- basically replacing the bone we take out. >> how much does an implant like this cost roughly? >> generally somewhere in the $6,000 to $12,000 zblaeng commonly done operation as well. right? how many roughly are done in the country? >> probably around 300,000 a year. >> the numbers are going up. why is that? is this activity? >> it is the population is aging. baby boomers are getting to the age where they need joint replacements. those will be more and more of these done. >> as good as you are, lot of pe...

There's going to be more an more of these. >> as good as you are, a lot of people don't want to end up in your office. how do they avoid seeing you? >> healthy eating. healthy activity. keeping your weight down. >> this is mechanics, wear and tear on the knee. thanks for joining us. now if you want to get tips on how to avoid having a knee operation like that, go to our website. we have a lot of information there, cnnhealth.com. soledad o'brien is heading into the operating room for a different type of operation. you are going to see it and hear what it was like. that's ahead. next, an ope...

What's happening here. we hope to get more details about the former vice president's condition in this hospital. but again, a lot of people know that he has experienced at least four heart attacks over his lifetime. he's 69 years of age right now. he changed his habits, his eating habits, watching his diet and, of course, he's also stating that he tries to work out 30 minutes each day. so we will continue to watch and hope and pray he's doing well. back to you. >> kelly wright, thanks so much for the update from outside the hospital. let's get to the rest of your headlines because former senat...