At age 53, I have been very active in many sports my whole adult life (running marathons, riding road bikes). However, my life-long love has been playing tennis. After having been forced to give up first, singles (just couldn't cover the whole court well enough anymore) and then, doubles (too much pain), I had a bilateral HR (BHR) with Dr. Su eight months ago. I returned to normal competitive tennis with no problems whatsoever six months post-op. In terms of doubles, I am right back where I was pre-symptoms. I don't even think about it when I'm on-court. And I have to say that I'm the guy on the court who can be most relied upon to chase down the balls most people can't reach. I haven't tried singles yet. I suspect that if I did, I would find that I have lost a step in getting only to the most very difficult shots. I may just save these hips for doubles only. I want to make them last. I also usually only play on clay as opposed to hard-court surfaces (it's gentler on all the joints, especially my hips. Touch wood, I couldn't be happier. My opponents are surprised to see how acrobatic I still am. Too bad my ground strokes still suck though. Maybe Dr. Su can fix that as well!
Congrats Russell and great to hear you're back to competition
Great stuff Russell - as an (ex) tennis & squash player it's very pleasing to hear you're back enjoying a run around the court. I'm only 2.5 weeks post op so have a bit to go until I'm back on the court. You will be able to get back to singles I'm sure. I know a fellow hippy who plays squash 3 time per week & he's 55! He started back playing (length games) at 10 months and now plays interclub weekly & is competitive as he ever was :)
Enjoy!