I am 2-1/2 years on my left BHR.  Skiing last week in PA on icy, cruddy conditions.  Caught an edge and went down hard on a patch of solid ice.  I landed directly on my hip with all my weight.  I ended up with a slight surface bruise but my hip felt fine and I finished skiing that day.  I am impressed with how durable the hip is and feel more confident doing other activities. 

Bill

Your implant is safe under all that muscle and tissue thankfully, I took a fall on wet cardboard the October or Nov after my Aug surgery right on my hip and I was fine, although it scared the hell out of me.


Chuck

I had a similar experience on ice on a mountain bike at 5 months, I was shook up but the hip was fine. Like Chuck I was scared I messed it up.

From all the people who have posted on here I think it's more rare to mess up a hip implant by falling on it, bear in mind I am no small guy either so there was a large amount of force hitting the ground   ;)

Fencemen, which ski area did you go to?


Chuck

I had my first ski related fall recently (8 months and 1.5 years post-op HSR), and I too was a bit unnerved by landing directly on my resurfaced hip.  I thought I would be sore and bruised, but nothing.  I stopped skiing for the day after the incident, but the next day I was just fine with no aftermath.  I think it helped that I was wearing a pair on impact shorts underneath my ski pants which basically have a super padded region directly over the hip area.  Without them, I am sure I would have been at least bruised.  Fencemen, out of curiosity, where were you skiing?

I was skiing at Seven Springs on the North Face.  My 12 year old son and I played hooky and took a day trip drive from Akron.  I turned and fell on the side of my hip that does not have a lot of "padding", right where my scar is located.  I think I also hurt my pride because it was a simple weight shift mistake and my son was following me.

As long as you are ok it's all good.  You were an hour West of me.


Chuck

That's great news, gives me some confidence.

I can't even think about skiing, I'm 6 days post-op and the family left me here in the recliner to go skiing yesterday.  That was fine, but I just couldn't even imagine putting myself in that type of risk, right now. 

Now this is the sort of story I like to hear ;)

Tin Soldier- I'm only at 4.5weeks but am already starting to look forward to increased activity building up to skiing :-)

You will too as you start to feel better, good luck with your recovery.

I'm 6 days post op and reading stuff like this is very encouraging.  Not that I plan on abusing my hip, but at least I can feel comfortable knowing that when I am fully healed and return to sports and other activities, I won't be so paranoid that any little slip, spill, etc is going to break my hip!