Just thought I'd do a little post. On Wednesday myself, the wife and the dog managed to climb pen y fan in Wales. This is a beast of a climb it measures 886M. This is the hill that forms an integral part to the world renowned SAS selection process called the fan dance. We managed the hard route also ;)
Quick pic
(http://i1148.photobucket.com/albums/o565/dannywayoflife/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-07/C9DC374C-0B13-401F-918A-76DA810499A7_zpsil6dz39k.jpg) (http://s1148.photobucket.com/user/dannywayoflife/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-07/C9DC374C-0B13-401F-918A-76DA810499A7_zpsil6dz39k.jpg.html)
Well done.
Good photo.
All righty, looks fun. I'd like to see more photos here. BTW, how did you post the photo? I recall having difficulty posting a quality image in this forum.
Cheers guys ;D
The photo was actually very easy! I do pretty much everything on my iphone now! All I did was up load the photo to the photobucket app and then copied and pasted the link! :) even a total IT dumbo like me can manage it! :)
Ok then! I guess my problem was I tried using the "insert image" function, or something like that.
Yeah I've tried that in the past. The photo bucket way is much much easier !! :)
Well done, Danny.
That's a really good photo- you should send one to Ronan Treacy!
Thanks mike I might print him a copy in November when I see him to discuss round 2! Lol :)
Congratulations on the climb!! Great picture. Thanks for sharing and giving the rest of us hope:)
deb
Glad I can help others in any way deb! :) I plan on doing some other pretty hard stuff before I have my right hip done probably next year. I want to be in the best shape possible for that as I'd like to recover faster than I did initially from my left
That's a great picture. Thanks, Danny. Are you going to get the right hip resurfaced so soon?
My left hip was dx February 2011; my right showed noticeable symptoms during my first physiotherapy for my left which was around November 2011. Similar boat, I guess.
How was your left doing and feeling on a hike like that?
Great job Danny!
Quote from: Canadian-Ice on July 05, 2014, 10:24:45 AM
That's a great picture. Thanks, Danny. Are you going to get the right hip resurfaced so soon?
My left hip was dx February 2011; my right showed noticeable symptoms during my first physiotherapy for my left which was around November 2011. Similar boat, I guess.
How was your left doing and feeling on a hike like that?
I can honestly say my left hip feels like it did prior to the arthritis 99% of the time! There's the odd thing I will do usually associated with a judo throw where I struggle but I just adapt stuff to me now! :)
When I saw Mr Treacy's registrar in May she examined me and was quite shocked about how bad my rom is on my right hip. I explained that the steroid injection had worked fantasticly for about a week and then gone back to normal. She pretty much started booking me in for round 2 there and then!!! I said I've had enough surgery to last me a life time and that I'd like to re assess in November when I see. Mr T for my 3 year check. I do now struggle to put socks on and tie my laces but the pain killers are doing such a wonderful job that I'm in no pain. I think I'll try and see if he'll agree to do me in the summer next year. :)
To be honest, the condition of your right hip doesn't sound too bad. Guess with all you've read, and the experience on the left, has given you a lot of confidence the BHR will last many decades to come. So why not get it resurfaced now?
Myself, I'm more conservative in the sense that I would rather wait until it is so damaged or painful I have no choice. That way, the chance of having a revision to THR -- and a subsequent Revision THR -- are as low as possible.
One thing, Revision THR's don't last long even if they are babied. Hope that changes.
Well done Danny; looks like you are sitting on top of the world (or at least Wales ;))
Great to be able to put a face to all of your supportive posts on this site.
Quote from: Canadian-Ice on July 05, 2014, 09:42:06 PM
To be honest, the condition of your right hip doesn't sound too bad. Guess with all you've read, and the experience on the left, has given you a lot of confidence the BHR will last many decades to come. So why not get it resurfaced now?
Myself, I'm more conservative in the sense that I would rather wait until it is so damaged or painful I have no choice. That way, the chance of having a revision to THR -- and a subsequent Revision THR -- are as low as possible.
One thing, Revision THR's don't last long even if they are babied. Hope that changes.
The main reason is time off work. I've just had a shoulder reconstruction and the football season is about to start again(I work for a championship football club). If I were to go off again my employment would likely be at risk so I'll wait till next year and go from there. Also I need to save up to have the time off work. Your right realistically I could push on for several years I suspect but due to being young and working in a at time VERY physical role I can't afford to get to the point where I can't walk again as again there would be no way I could perform my job role. I walk with a limp now and like I say struggle getting my shoes and socks on. The registrar measured my flexion at less than 70 degrees and I think my internal rotation was something like 5 degrees!
Just wondered which painkillers you take to keep you out of pain?
I'm on codeine seems to work great for me along with ibuprofen
Yup, guess it's also how practical things like money and work affect the best decision!
Regarding painkillers, the McMinn Centre website recommends that anti-inflammatories be avoided to the maximum extent possible because it causes bone damage that can affect the BHR fixation. Codein is one of the recommended alternatives. Of course, Codein can be pretty addictive and make you drowsy. Nothing's perfect, I guess.
One thing that works brilliantly for me is Turmeric (curcimin complex). I take 1 or 2 875mg pills a day and it takes the edge off very well. I read that up to 4000mg can be taken a day safely. It's actually a health product, not a medication, and some people use it as a supplement for overall health. It's from East Indian medicine and has been used for thousands of years. It's what makes currie orange. You can find it anywhere. Also only $20 for 1-2 months supply. I wish more people would try Turmeric.
Well I've just arrived home from Wales to find a letter from Mr Treacy waiting for me. He's reviewed my case and wants an MRI doing to further see the state of my cartilage. As the plain X-day shows little in the way of degradation. Fingers crossed i might not have to have a round 2 for a good while yet then!! ;)
That sounds like a good choice.
My right hip started up doing physio for my left around October and November 2011. Once in a while it "flares" but there is always a cause. Such as certain weak angles on glute medias on the right side which, once addressed, keep the pain from occurring on the right side during certain activity.
Thanks mate ;) by the way I'll try the turmaric! :)
Alright, that's awesome. The one I use is Swanson Foods Curcimin Complex from online. I'm not sure if it's available in the UK, but I'm glad you are trying some!
One note on my right hip that might be helpful. It was hurting for maybe a year after I did that exercise where you lean over a bench, table, or sofa on your stomach and kick the legs from front to back, keeping them straight. Inexplicably, this glute max. exercises caused right hip pain the next day. Know what eliminated it? I already did glute med. exercises, but it was the addition of side leg abduction with theraband above the knee and toes forward that worked.
Couldn't sleep on my side without hip pain for a year or two until I started clamshells with theraband above the knee lying on my side. I had worked the same muscle before, but not until this particular exercise, could I sleep on my side again.
It seems it's not just the muscle that is worked that defines the benefit. It's also the specific movement, the angle on the moved muscle that seems to have a unique affect.
With 99% functioning plus good X-Ray results though, this might be a moot point, I guess. :)
Thanks for the advice on painkillers. I am not too keen on codeine as it binds me up, so I will order some Turmeric tablets from Amazon. I regularly use turmeric in curries so happy to try a natural remedy. Many thanks for the suggestion.
Has anyone tried Glucosamine? I understand that there have been no medical studies to confirm its benefits but I get the impression it helps some people. I am fairly sceptical of using unproven remedies but I did put my arthritic dog on tablets towards the end of her life and she improved. I did run out for a short time and she stiffened up again and then when I recommenced the tablets she improved again.
I used glucosamine and don't really think it did anything. I used it over a very long period of time as well. It's my understanding that it is best used as a prophylactic as it can't repair damage already done. What I do find helps me is large doses of hyralouronic acid.
Just popped in for the first time in a long time, been amazingly busy, just do not know where the time has gone. It's good to see you are still here and doing well Danny, along with some other names, Hern, Canadian-ice, john C etc etc etc.
Last month was my hips second Birthday. A few niggles along the way, was suprised at how much work the glutes needed and at different angles, but now everything is great and it really does feel like a normal hip.
Hope everything goes ok with your right hip.