Today is the 1st anniversary of my second BHR, ending the 16 and 1/2 months of restrictions on activity since my first BHR in October, 2011.
I could not be more happy with my resurfacings. Not only have my hips gone from bad prior to "easy to forget" now, my health generally has improved as part of the effort to keep weight off to preserve my new implants, so I have had a double-barreled benefit from all of this. Both sides continue to get better.
I have been ramping up physical activity and exercise, and put some additional stress on the hips with no issues. Took a big spill while walking downhill at night on some iced-over snow last weekend, landing awkwardly and hard on the ice, with no issues other than a little soreness. (The dogs thought I was down for the count, and came rushing to see what happpened, which was funny to see). Hiking the big hills along the escarpment behind our home in WNY have been pain free for some time, most noticable when descending, which is something that was really painful prior to the surgeries. Many, many other things are now possible as well.
Thanks once again to Pat and all the fellow surface hippies here, you have all been critically important to my recovery and I am forever in your debt.
Warm regards,
Dan