4 year anniversary (Give or take..)

[Debcoco]

Awesome news...Congrats!!

deb

[keepmovin]

Congrats on your 3 year/4 year anniversary!  Must feel good to know "you're good to go"!  My left hip celebrated it's 3 year anniversary April 11 - very happy with it, feels like a normal hip.  You're blood levels look great.  I had mine done last year before my second hip surgery and levels were good.

My Chromium was similar to your's 3.2, but I found out later that vitamins can affect the levels - the vitamin I take has Chromium added, as do most vitamins, so I was told to refrain from taking them before having the test done.

Take care of the back and stay off the ice! ;)

[hernanu]

Thanks Debbie! It does feel good, and now that the pain is mostly gone, I can go back to working out. The levels were good to see.

Take care and keep movin'

[Anna]

Excellent news Hern!!!!! So pleased for you. I remember you once saying you were going to ride those babies into the sunset ... and I think you just may will!!!! Enjoy, and I hope your back is feeling better soon  8)

Anna

[hernanu]

Thanks Anna! Back to working out full tilt, with only a bit of soreness, so ... life is rolling again.

How was the skiing season?

[kate71]

Glad to hear all ok with hip and levels - happy days  :)

[hernanu]

Thanks kate!

[Kiwi]

Awesome to come across this update mate - how time flies post op!!
Great update & inspiring, as always.
Cherz
Kiwi

[hernanu]

Thanks Simon - how's life?

[Kiwi]

Hi Hern,

Life's great thanks, very busy as always with our young (growing fast!) family.

Hip is great & still managing to play squash 2-3 times a week. Actually played in the NZ doubles championship recently & took out the over 35s plate... I was happy with that considering where I was just 2.5 years ago. just happy to be able to play and run around with kids, pain free. Not taking it for granted and have only had a 1 year check up, nothing since..2.5 years on. Feel no need to at present  :)

Anyway, as you probably noted, I do not frequent surface hippy site these days, but still pop in from time to time. Great to hear your hips are doing well and you're still supporting so many folk. Invaluable.

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods..?

Cheers
Simon

[hernanu]

Great to hear all of that, Simon - part of the joy of this is to re immerse in life. This neck of the woods is coming out of a rough winter into a very nice summer - very brief spring.

Enjoying the heck out of everything.

[hernanu]

I have officially reached my five year anniversary (for my left hip, my right will be 11/26).


Everything is just fine and dandy. I've gone through all of the ups and downs of a recovery, including many an assumption that somehow I've mucked up my resurfaces.


Luckily, those scares turned out not to be an issue. The hips are strong and have faded into normalcy. I am physically active and any physical challenge does not involve my hips.


The world is good, I can heartily recommend a hip resurface to get your life back.

[Pat Walter]

Hernanu

Congratulations! Good to hear everything is working well - as it should be!

I would personally like to Thank You for helping others on the discussion group.  You have hung in there and helped many with support and suggestions! I know they appriciate it and I certainly do.  My BHR is almost 10 years old and I have forgotten a lot of the details of the experience.  Maybe it is because my 71 year old brain is slowing down! People with more up to date experience are very helpful to new perspective patients and recent patients.

You deserve a Number 1 Helper Award!

I hope you have many, many more anniversaries! 

Pat

[Boomer]

A heart congratulations to you Hernanu! I will raise a glass to you tonight to help celebrate your five years of good fun. Many thanks to you for helping me down the road with my two new hips.

Boomer

[oldsoccerplayer]

Congrats!! You were so helpful answering my posts about 2 yrs ago when I had my left hip done. I'm also back to full activity, still get the occasional twinge but nothing like what it used to be.
Thanks for everything and here's to many more years of pain-free activity.

[moe]

Good for you Hern. I remember when it was new. Hope you have many more good years.


moe

[evant]

Hernan

Good on you - glad all is well.

[toby]

Hi Hern,
Congratulations from over the pond!
Keep up the good work buddy!
Best
Toby

[JHippy]

Great news and congrats, hernanu! And thank you for your participation here, your posts and responses have definitely helped me quite a bit.

[Tim Bratten]

Good news, hernanu. When it comes to being a hero member, you are the real deal. Thanks for keeping it positive around here.