Need a push........

[Boomer]

WTW,

I'm a soon to be Hippy living in Arvada. Be happy to chat with you. There are a fair number of Rocky Mountain Hippys for you to chat with.

Boomer

[RJKELLY]

Your title caught my eye and the stories are so spot on.  As with the other poster above I probably can't add anything more except what finally inspired me to get it done.  In May of this year I was at my son's baseball game and was walking up the bleachers when my hip gave out.  I fell on a pile of people who had to catch me from falling off the bleacher.  I created a major scene which stopped the game and my son was so embarrassed.  I sat there the rest of the game in a ripped shirt and bloodied elbow convincing myself it was time to get this fixed.  I couldn't believe how fast the hip degenerated given the fact that up until last year I was running and weightlifting at least 3 days/week.

[imgetinold]

Well......27 days from surgery.  I ran 3.5 miles on the treadmill and exercise biked for 15 more minutes.  No pain.  WTF?  I'll do an insanity workout tomorrow to see if I can bring on the pain......

[Aerial]

I am jealous, I hadnt been able to run for two years prior to surgery.  I was pleased when Dr. Gross said I could get back to it.  I'm not sure I want to chance it, it almost seems impossible.  Anyway, as you count down the days to surgery don't complain about no pain since you have some down time coming up!  :)

[stephen]

I got my left BHR in 2010 at 50 and am almost 100%. I got mine since I did the Bo Jackson thing to my hip, got it cleaned out once and the "dirt" showed up again so it was either a full hip or a BHR. I opted for the BHR since I am an active person.

Fast forward to almost two years and I can weight train almost like I used to, with tonnage, on my legs, spin classes 4-5 days a week and 30 pounds lighter. I was scared too, but it was well worth the surgery.

[WTW15]

Thanks for the push - i'm feeling worse daily and at least have the consult appointment set for 12/23.  Finally something to look forward to - the start of the end of the pain!   :-\

[imgetinold]

Did the Insanity workout this morning.  No pain.  Still no paiin 3 hours later.  GOD, this is irritating!  I NEED the pain as a motivator. Last time I was rendered crippled was from dancing, of all things.  Time for a dance party.  By the way, doing the insanity workout makes your back fat jiggle....FYI.

[curt]

     Walking my dog makes my back fat (I now call them my back stomachs) jiggle and bounce.  My dog has yet to laugh at me and knows I'm working on it now that I can move my legs! 

Curt