Aloha Kitesurfers,
I just had my first ride since my surgery.(93 days post op) Proud to say it earlier then I thought it would be, but being that I have been kiting up to the day before surgery and doing it about 4 days a week on average for the last year and half, and being the young and active person I am, always on the go, doing what might kill me eventually..I decieded that it was time. My body felt great since surgery, did all my physical therapy and by 6 weeks just continued that on my own, my life is physical, and well we all need therapy.lol, but by then I was well enough to paint my house and go back to work and continue my active lifesyle..all in the same days...I swam a few days a week, walked the beaches and did my own style of excersize while down there. I even worked on what ever bothered me as in lifting my leg to get into my truck with ankle weights just to make life easier. When I found a week muscle, I took the challenge to strengthen it. I worked on the motions that I would encounter in MY everyday life, even to me returning to kitesurfing and or surfing. I flew a small kite on the beach just before 1 month out and even gave a 4 hour lesson on the beach 4 weeks out.
I found enough information about hip resurfacing that gave me the confidence to give me the ok to go and do what I did today, to go out and ride a directional board in a lagoon of flat water with small one foot waves going through it. The wind was light, I weight 185 pounds, but all I brought with me was a 10M kite or smaller and my board is a 6'8". At first I took a few tacks out, my first few jybes were clean, didn't miss a step. I worked on the return back with flair making my turn going to healside, then jybing, again, clean and no pain or stress on my hip. A few more tacks, a few more turns, returns, all clean. After a few more tacks, my friends started to show up so I took a small break and put the kite down so I could talk story. There was no feeling in the leg that would of worried me. I had even hit some bunny ramps, came down clean and not one with any jarring. I was confident that I had not done anything more then to me what would be a coasting ride on a bike. My friends were glad to see me back in the water. I went back out for a few more tacks, after that the wind seemed to change along with low tide taking over, so a day it was...sucess! A few beers with the friends and I was a happy kiter. To finish off the sunset hour, I took my bike I also brought with me and rode a few miles down our ocean bike/walk/jog/doggie path. Was a great day!
Looking forward towards more, starting my first session off slow, will gradually work it up and into real waves but for now, to take it easy.
Eric
rBHR 11/3/08
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