Hard fall skiing - still going strong

[fenceman]

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

[obxpelican]

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

[moe]

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.

[obxpelican]

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

[Josephine18]

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?

[fenceman]

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.

[obxpelican]

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


Chuck

[Tin Soldier]

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. 

[AlanN]

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.

[23109VC]

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!