I had this done in March 07, the doc gave me the okay at the 6 month mark to do what ever I wanted.. running, jumping, skiing, lifting - but since i now have a metal hip & keep hearing about those that have hip replacement( it's different) need a revision in 15-20 years if they are active.. I feel like a caged animal, as I want to get back into the game at the intensity that the muscles want, but worry that I will wear the hip out and need to have the hip worked on again..
Anyone else have hip resurfacing?
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Yea but,,,,,,,, I really don't want to go through that on the otherside as well, so I might just need to give up running.. Doc recommends biking, but to burn the same amount of calories takes so freaking long.<br><br>
It is the newer replacement surgery.. they replace the ball and socket, it's less parts than a total hip replacement.. same nice scar though.
It is the newer replacement surgery.. they replace the ball and socket, it's less parts than a total hip replacement.. same nice scar though.
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If it is supposed to last 20 yrs, I'd give it a go. The technological advances in the next 10 yrs will probably offset anything you could do to speed it up. They'll be so new and improved you'll want one whether you need it or not!<img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Wink">
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Hey Rich, I can sure sympathize. I haven't had the hip resurfacing/replacement, but I'm on the way. As a young child I had perthes in one hip and 27-yrs of running has ground it down. Then add a couple breaks in my femur on the other leg earlier this year which meant getting a metal rod pushed through the hip to hold the rest of the femur together. So I've got both hips aching me now. Running again is certainly up in the air.<br>
I'll definitely be cycling and hope for touring events possibly. The calorie burn hasn't me too concerned, I just gotta eat less I suppose without running to burn more.<br>
But having lived with a tender & suseptible hip my whole life, I've gotten a good ride out of it by sticking to running on softer surfaces, trails mostly and treadmilling some. I've avoided the extreme pounding of jumping and hard starts/stops of things like basketball, tennis and such. And in recent years, I'd substituted a couple days of my training on the indoor rower, giving up junk mileage days and then running was just quality with cross-training making up the rest which also included commuting on the bike.<br>
If I were you Rich, and you can run again, I wouldn't give it up totally, but reign in the mileage and hard surfaces. Cross-train on the bicycle or rower and get a few quality, soft surface, runs in a week. Pick your favorite races of the year, maybe it's not marathons, but hit those favs hard with your 'new self' and soak up the aura for all it's worth. G'luck man!
I'll definitely be cycling and hope for touring events possibly. The calorie burn hasn't me too concerned, I just gotta eat less I suppose without running to burn more.<br>
But having lived with a tender & suseptible hip my whole life, I've gotten a good ride out of it by sticking to running on softer surfaces, trails mostly and treadmilling some. I've avoided the extreme pounding of jumping and hard starts/stops of things like basketball, tennis and such. And in recent years, I'd substituted a couple days of my training on the indoor rower, giving up junk mileage days and then running was just quality with cross-training making up the rest which also included commuting on the bike.<br>
If I were you Rich, and you can run again, I wouldn't give it up totally, but reign in the mileage and hard surfaces. Cross-train on the bicycle or rower and get a few quality, soft surface, runs in a week. Pick your favorite races of the year, maybe it's not marathons, but hit those favs hard with your 'new self' and soak up the aura for all it's worth. G'luck man!
I will certainly think about doing a race or two.. but want to talk with my surgeon at the one year mark, which will be in March.. He did say if I want to keep the original hip to not run, but find something that is less impacting on the body.
Hi Rich. After having some right groin pain in Feb, I got an MRI that shows a probable tear in the hip labrum. I avoided surgery completely, but the orthopedic specialist I saw was coincidentally the surgeon who's best known in our area for doing hip resurfacing.<br><br>
By that time I was feeling better, he said he was "not impressed" with my MRI and that I seemed good on clinical exam, and he's not terribly worried about me becoming arthritic in the near future. He did say, though, that he would rather see me be a biker or a swimmer. Sigh!<br><br>
You know what - I think orthopedic surgeons say that to everyone. Since then I've seen a sports medicine doc who's been helpful in getting me back into running. I do have to cross train with biking, swimming, elliptical, etc. whenever my hip feels funny, but I still run 4-5 days a week and I think the balanced approach has been good for me.<br><br>
From what I've heard, the resurfacing has lasted patients in Europe more than 20 years, and you may never need a THR. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
By that time I was feeling better, he said he was "not impressed" with my MRI and that I seemed good on clinical exam, and he's not terribly worried about me becoming arthritic in the near future. He did say, though, that he would rather see me be a biker or a swimmer. Sigh!<br><br>
You know what - I think orthopedic surgeons say that to everyone. Since then I've seen a sports medicine doc who's been helpful in getting me back into running. I do have to cross train with biking, swimming, elliptical, etc. whenever my hip feels funny, but I still run 4-5 days a week and I think the balanced approach has been good for me.<br><br>
From what I've heard, the resurfacing has lasted patients in Europe more than 20 years, and you may never need a THR. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
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