Double Hip Replacement
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From: Edmonton, Alberta
Double Hip Replacement
Anyone ever get both their hips replaced? I haven't been able to ride longer than an hour but this year.... I can't ride at all. I can barely swing my leg over the seat now and I know if I ever had to put a leg out for emergency support I would not be able to hold myself and the bike up. I'm wondering if this is it? Do I have to sell it or is a guy going to get that mobility back enough to ride like I did before this nonsense? I live in Canada and have been on the waiting list for my first hip replacement for a year.... I've been told it could be another 2 years before I get in..... then I have to go through the same wait time again for my second hip. If I were 80, I'd just hang up my boots but I'm only 52 and not even remotely interested in stopping. Just need to know if I will gain all my mobility back after this surgery and I hope to god the pain goes away.
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This is what I had hoped to hear.
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I’ve had both done and revised. The answer is yes. You’ll be able to. My bikes were always incentives to do the pt after the surgeries. And when I was able to throw a leg over it was more reason to listen to the drs as well as therapy to ride again. They’ve come a long ways since my first hip replacement just over 30 years ago. Nevermind the quality of life is worth it. Just remember, what they replace your hips with aren’t what you were born with. And they do have limits. But it will be worth it in the long run. Good luck on the hips, and enjoy what ya can. We ain’t getting younger, but we ain’t dead yet. You’ll be fine after it’s all said and done.
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A retired buddy of mine had a double hip replacement after wearing them out as a firefighter in his mid 50’s.
He’s 63 now & feels better & stronger than he did when he was much younger & still on the job. There’s really nothing he cant do now.
Those doc’s are good at what they do & the recovery time is not that long if you follow through with the therapy afterwards.
Fear not, you will ride again!
He’s 63 now & feels better & stronger than he did when he was much younger & still on the job. There’s really nothing he cant do now.
Those doc’s are good at what they do & the recovery time is not that long if you follow through with the therapy afterwards.
Fear not, you will ride again!
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You should be able to ride after getting your hips replaced. I was ready to give it up my hips hurt so bad.
Years of running had ruined my hips to the point that I could barely walk or drive. I couldn't swing a leg over any of my bikes, much less ride.
I had bilateral hip replacement in December a few years back. Two replacements 2 weeks apart. After the 1st one I walked a mile two days after surgery. Two weeks later I had the second surgery. Recovery went well and all the pain disappeared.
In April I was ready to see if I could still ride. I took off on a day that was free of snow and ended up riding 250 miles....pain free. Riding and handling a heavy bike were going to work. I thought I'd have to give it up or do short rides on a much lighter bike, but can ride all day for days at a time. The surgery allowed me to continue living normally. I just can't take up running again.
Years of running had ruined my hips to the point that I could barely walk or drive. I couldn't swing a leg over any of my bikes, much less ride.
I had bilateral hip replacement in December a few years back. Two replacements 2 weeks apart. After the 1st one I walked a mile two days after surgery. Two weeks later I had the second surgery. Recovery went well and all the pain disappeared.
In April I was ready to see if I could still ride. I took off on a day that was free of snow and ended up riding 250 miles....pain free. Riding and handling a heavy bike were going to work. I thought I'd have to give it up or do short rides on a much lighter bike, but can ride all day for days at a time. The surgery allowed me to continue living normally. I just can't take up running again.
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total both hips little over two years ago (left on Feb2, right 7 weeks later)
I rode crippled several years before surgery.
I was just extremely careful of foot placement and where/how I parked
Beside the struggle to get my leg over seat, the excruciating pain came from lifting my left leg to get foot on the boards.
anyway, I was riding pain free by June 1
Hopefully yours goes similar to mine
If so, it will be no exaggeration to say it will be "life changing" for you
KTF
I rode crippled several years before surgery.
I was just extremely careful of foot placement and where/how I parked
Beside the struggle to get my leg over seat, the excruciating pain came from lifting my left leg to get foot on the boards.
anyway, I was riding pain free by June 1
Hopefully yours goes similar to mine
If so, it will be no exaggeration to say it will be "life changing" for you
KTF
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From: Edmonton, Alberta
total both hips little over two years ago (left on Feb2, right 7 weeks later)
I rode crippled several years before surgery.
I was just extremely careful of foot placement and where/how I parked
Beside the struggle to get my leg over seat, the excruciating pain came from lifting my left leg to get foot on the boards.
anyway, I was riding pain free by June 1
Hopefully yours goes similar to mine
If so, it will be no exaggeration to say it will be "life changing" for you
KTF
I rode crippled several years before surgery.
I was just extremely careful of foot placement and where/how I parked
Beside the struggle to get my leg over seat, the excruciating pain came from lifting my left leg to get foot on the boards.
anyway, I was riding pain free by June 1
Hopefully yours goes similar to mine
If so, it will be no exaggeration to say it will be "life changing" for you
KTF