Hip, hip...

[jujubebe]

...replacement.

Severe arthritis in R hip. Bone spurs. I know the questions to ask the doc at second consult: what kind of incision (anterior v posterior), cement or no cement prosthesis, and if no cement how long to weight bearing?

Anyone here had THR? How was it. How was bouncing back.

Funny thing is this: I can barely walk a mile, and that was AFTER a cortisone shot, but I can bike about 20 miles in a day, maybe 50 miles a week over all. Not so surprising since there is little weight on the joint when cycling.

Wish me luck!

[Possegal]

My brother just had one and we were all amazed at how great he looked and how quickly he was feeling so well. I don't know any of his details though. We even laughed that he lost weight even though, in his words "I've done nothing but sit in a recliner and watch Storage Wars and Amish Mafia". :) We think it was due to less trips to the fridge for snacks. He also laughed that he now has to look to an exercise bike rather than a treadmill for his exercise, and he assumes that will lead him to want to get a bike to ride outdoors too, so he was asking our sister and I things like "do I HAVE to be attached to the pedals like you guys are?" Long story, with no details for you, but a positive story in that he's doing really awesome!!

[ny biker]

I have no information for you, but good luck!!

[BikeDutchess]

If you're on Facebook, check out Dinah Hannah's page. She's a cyclist who did RAAM last year, and just had a THR 2 weeks ago.
https://www.facebook.com/DinaHannahUltraCyclist?fref=ts

She's an amazing, very inspirational person - she went from obese to being an ultra-cyclist. And she seems to be bouncing back from her THR pretty fast!

[Catrin]

Hang in there! It amazes me how quickly I see people back to their activities these days after a hip replacement. Sorry you have to go through this but hope the results exceed your expectations :)

[maillotpois]

We have a number of friends at our tennis club who have had THR and they bounced back amazingly well.

I would have to imagine after being in pain most of the time, it would be a tremendous relief. You'd need to be diligent on the recovery and PT.