2 week to surgery

[bkeers]

Hi, thanks to everyone who has posted on this site. It was very helpful in my decision process.

I'm 45 yrs old and an avid mountaineer, climber and hiker. A year ago I broke down and had my hip checked out. I had been training for a half marathon, running 6-9 miles 3-4 days a week and started having constant pain in my right hip. The doc said I had end stage arthritis and recommended a THR when I was ready. I did some research (found this site) and saw a second doc, he said I was a good candidate for BHR, only problem was he was leaving the state.
Ultimately a climber I know had both hips done by Dr Keggi and gave him great reviews. I set up an appt. and he sold me on his approach. I'm scheduled for sept 23.

So far I've had two cortisone shots that each lasted about 4-5 weeks. This help on a long planned climbing trip to scotland and the ice climbing season last winter so they were worth it. I'm still climbing but not very well. I look forward to getting back to mountaineering (maybe MT Rainier again next August), climbing and big hikes. I missed my first presidential traverse, 18 miles, 7k elevation in a day, this year after making it a ritual for 8 years. I don't know if I will continue to run but it's nice to know it is a possibility.
 
I'm looking forward to getting my new hip and  starting rehab as I feel I've been treading water for the past 6 months. 

[Jaks111]

Good luck for the 23rd, I'm due mine tomorrow but can't sleep, like you I'm suffering the pain now especially playing badminton, i have put my racquet away for now which gutted me earlier,but I will be back and running better.
Jackie

[hernanu]

Welcome to the site and good luck! This is a great step to take for someone who is physically active and wants to keep being so.

[podgornymd]

I feel your pain. I am an avid ultraendurance mtn biker and hard core backcountry teleskier living in mountains of colorado. I was sedentary for about 6 months and had surgery 4.5 months ago. The recovery was slower than i thought but i am now road riding and hiking but still with some pain issues but i think it was the right decision. Good luck!!

[Charvel101]

Good luck with everything just  take your time getting back to full fitness ....

[bkeers]

Thanks all for the encouragement. Jak11 I hope all went well and you are starting your recovery. Went to my preop class today. Nice to hear that impact and running is ok after 9mos, I know some say 6mos but I was planning on a year. Interesting the only real restriction was no vibration (ie riding a lawn mower) for 3 mos.

[whyme]

I'm about your age and have done climbing for many years (although not recently), in my case this was a long time coming (5 years build up), I got my hip done just 10 days ago with De Smet, so far is going well, and I hope it will be the same for you. Of course only time will tell what we can do, and how long this thing will last.

[Anna]

Good luck .... and don't forget to update us all!! 

Anna

[bkeers]

Surge great complete. Doc say everything went well.
Waiting on first Pt session. So far easier than I thought.
No pain,yet. Excited to be one the other side of this.

[hernanu]

That's great and congratulations! Keep a view on the pain, don't push it but work hard (    )

[bkeers]

Surgery was9:00am. Woke up at 11:15.
First walk (100') at 2:00. A lot of muscle pain on walk but
It felt good walk.. Doc used the anterior approach just for
Reference here. tomorrow 2 pt session and lots of ice.

[oldsoccerplayer]

Welcome to the other side! Hope things go well for you in the recovery.

[Lauren Lee]

Welcome! Sounds like you are doing just fine. I am gravitationally challenged so I don't climb anything but into bed.  Prefer to keep both feet on solid ground...still active and fit though.  I had surgery on June 17th and I am hitting my stride again. Feels great! It takes a while but I took the advice of some wise hippys here "slow and steady". Kind of like mountainclimbing, right? Mend strong!

[bkeers]

Well thing seem to be going well. I Started my second PT walk yesterday with walker but switched to cane after a few steps and did first stairs. Second PT went well with cane and stairs and since I had
no medical issues they agreed I could go home. We'll see how home pt goes today (day 3)

[lgbran]

Good luck.guess the hardest part would be containing yourself and not overdoing it.keep us posted. 7 weeks until surgery for me. The last week has flown. Hopefully the next 7 will fly by

[oldsoccerplayer]

That's encouraging that you went straight from walker to cane. I had to be on crutches for a week in between which I think is more common. Some people are on crutches for longer, I consider myself lucky that I was able to get off them that quickly. Walking with a cane is far less restrictive and helps you feel like you're getting back to normal.

[bkeers]

Things have been going well. been able to walk with cane for around 1/4 mile Wednesday and Thursday. Home pt is going well also. Presurgery exercises paying off. alot of planks, one legged bridges
and one leg stands on a bosu ball really helped with the minor hip muscles.

[hernanu]

Good stuff. Keep it up, anything to help a good recovery.