Anyone ride after having a Hip replacement

Anyone ride after having a Hip replacement

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RemaL

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24,967 posts

233 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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Seen the Surgeon this AM.

not good news, at the rip age of 35 I will be looking at a hip replacement in the next 5 yrars. Longer if I can put up with the pain

In short bad hip over many years has damaged my cartridge and meaning it will need to be done

fked off and worried yes I am

So does anyone here ride after having a hip replacement? The 2 things I enjoy doing is riding and driving, and don't want to be unable to do this b the time i'm 40-45

On a lighter note, it could be worse and others (thinking BN) have to put up with a lot more st then I have

MJDM

1,048 posts

178 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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Is you're bad hip due to previous accidents? That really sucks. Sorry I can't offer anything more constructive than that.

srobBNaB

11,566 posts

237 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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Bad news mate.

I don't have any personal experience, but I suspect one problem will be the mental aspect of what happens if you crash. Wonder if that would hinder the enjoyment?


Lunablack

3,494 posts

161 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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Not quite the same.... But I can still ride following a knee replacement..... Ok, I'm restricted in movement, so sports bikes are out... But I can still ride a cruiser.....

I have a friend who's 65 years young, and he has an MV f4, Guzzi Le Mans and an old Hailwood rep BSA rocket 3, and he rides all 3 like he stole them, he also has a total knee replacement...

Fleegle

16,688 posts

175 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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That sucks mate.

It’s amazing what can be done nowadays, so being optimistic, I’d say where there’s a will, there’s a way.

It might be worth getting in touch with these guys, they might be able to put your mind at rest

http://www.nabd.org.uk/



RemaL said:


at the rip age of 35 I will be looking at a hip replacement in the next 5 yrars.
You look much older hehe

R1gtr

3,423 posts

153 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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Thats pretty stty mate, obviously you are worried but if they are planning on replacing it at a young age you are probably having a fair bit of discomfort even now so the replacement may give you a new lease of life.
P.S. Cant you and BN see if you can get discount somewhere, buy one get one free or the likes smile

Golgarth

380 posts

197 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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Given proper physio afterwards there is no reason you shouldn't be able to ride afterwards. You may need to pick the "right bike" with regards to weight and body angle, but 90% of things you can work around.

Best of luck. The only good thing I can say is of the three people I know who have had their hips replaced, the first thing they all said was that they couldn't believe that the pain was finally gone, they never realised how much it hurt until it was no longer there.

sprinter1050

11,550 posts

226 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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Fleegle said:
You look much older hehe
No doubt due to the same reason his hip's knackered..... trying to push start Fireblade that mysteriously didn't start on the button?
wink

Sorry to hear the problem Remal. If it's any consolation they say hip replacement is easier/less trouble than knee joint due to different range of movement of knee. (have to say that IS quite young to have it done though)

Mad Jock

1,272 posts

261 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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My older brother had his hips replaced a few years ago, and was told to take up cycling to extend the life of his new joints. He has no problems driving or cycling, so I would expect that you should have no problems riding a motorcycle.
The only caveat that I can think of might be an end to sports bikes, and a move to a more relaxed leg angle, such as tourers, nakeds or adventure types.

Mr OCD

6,388 posts

210 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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35!!! fk man... I'm 36! frown

black-k1

11,889 posts

228 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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Sorry to hear your news. 35 does seem very young for a hip replacement. I have no direct experience of what it would mean to riding a bike but those that I know who have had hip replacements seem able to do more after the replacement than they did before. (Less pain etc.)

crashley

1,568 posts

179 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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RemaL said:
fked off and worried yes I am
Sorry to read that fella - can't say i blame you at all. Is the worry you won't be able to ride at all or of what would happen if you bin it?

Fleegle

16,688 posts

175 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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My ex’s Nan had both her hips replaced twice. Twice because she wore the first set out. Last set was when she was 90. Sprightly old girl….used to knock about at Brooklands with the likes of Tim Birkin and Babs Cartland. I think she mentioned Fred Perry as well. She was a dark horse, came out with some lovely old stories. She ended up marrying a bloke in the royal protection squad at the ripe old age of 32. That was almost ‘old maid’ territory in those days. She always claimed she left it late because she was having too much fun.


I used to pop round every now and again after a Sunday jaunt to see how she was. 11am every Sunday she would crack the vodka bottle open and have a sharpener with her mate. She would always introduce me as her toyboy and comment on how she loved seeing men in leather. Poor luv still had a sense of humour right up to her last breath at the age of 96

Nothing to do with riding motorbikes, but she was avidly into flower arranging with the WI, so there’s hope for you yet Matt

Graham

16,368 posts

283 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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a mate mine had both hips done at 30! before she couldnt walk more than about 50 ft in one go. thats 10 years ago and very quickly she was able to do everything a normal 30 year old could and still is !!

julian64

14,317 posts

253 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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Fleegle said:
My ex’s Nan had both her hips replaced twice. Twice because she wore the first set out. Last set was when she was 90. Sprightly old girl….used to knock about at Brooklands with the likes of Tim Birkin and Babs Cartland. I think she mentioned Fred Perry as well. She was a dark horse, came out with some lovely old stories. She ended up marrying a bloke in the royal protection squad at the ripe old age of 32. That was almost ‘old maid’ territory in those days. She always claimed she left it late because she was having too much fun.


I used to pop round every now and again after a Sunday jaunt to see how she was. 11am every Sunday she would crack the vodka bottle open and have a sharpener with her mate. She would always introduce me as her toyboy and comment on how she loved seeing men in leather. Poor luv still had a sense of humour right up to her last breath at the age of 96

Nothing to do with riding motorbikes, but she was avidly into flower arranging with the WI, so there’s hope for you yet Matt
I suspect she was trying to tell you why she needed her hips replaced

Mr Viking

90 posts

136 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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I have a friend had both his hips replaced at the age of 19. He is now perfectly mobile again (obviously not as much as before his joint trouble) He is certainly better than he was before the replacement. I see no reason why you shouldn't be able to ride a bike any more, you'll probably just worry a bit more about injuring yourself. If you're having a hip replaced at 35, would there be a plan to replace it again after it wears out, or do they last longer than they used to? If in doubt, ask your surgeon and unless he says definitely no, you should be fine

julian64

14,317 posts

253 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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I know plenty who are riding bikes after hip operations. In fact its rare to see anyone of your age requiring a hip operation that didn't get there by riding a motorcycle in the first place.

The very very important part about hip operations is the speed with which you mobilise in the very very immediate post operative period.

So if you remember nothing else remember this. If you can't move your hip after the operations its because you aren't taking enough pain killers.

Do not make the mistake of going easy on the pain killers and reducing the movement.

As a rule of thumb the amount of movement you have on the second day is about a third of the total movement you will ever get. Day ten about two thirds. Day twenty to about three months will only be a small percentage improvement, and after three months you have pretty much seen all the improvement you are going to get.

MAKE THE FIRST FEW DAYS COUNT BECAUSE TRYING TO GET IMPROVEMENT AFTER THE FIRST THREE MONTHS WILL NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT A FURTHER OPERATION.

redblade

158 posts

237 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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Sorry to hear your news Remal. Did the surgeon give you any feedback on expected mobility post op? Keep going for now!

Prof Prolapse

16,160 posts

189 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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I think he'd be best sticking with the physio advice surely?

Remal, I found this in the spirity of being positive. It's got some fairly decent references with reference to cycling. Aside from the width of spread being different there must be some overlap. So if these guys can cycle, I'm sure you can sit on your arse for a while. wink

http://www.livestrong.com/article/246229-cycling-a...

Incidentally it's worth bearing in mind medical devices are a big money spinner at the moment, especially things like hip replacement materials in an increasingly ageing society. So in 5 years, you may find your new hip is significantly better than what you might think. You may in fact end up with some sort of bionic leg the rest of us will envy.

One last thing is that most people who you see having this operation and ending up in a bad way are often old and very "crumbly" to begin with. As a 40 year old you'd heal much better than most other people who have the surgery. So you'll almost certainly do better than most of the people you're bound to hear about when you're researching.

Oh and, whilst this is anecdotal, "in the next 5 years", is often very speculative.




RemaL

Original Poster:

24,967 posts

233 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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thanks for all the info and feedback, greatly accepted.

First off, it was not due to a biking accident. I have had a few ops on both my hips but the one I had 8 weeks ago was due to a bone growth that was damaging the cartilage on my left hip. had the op to remove the lump/growth but was told today that the cartilage has delaminated due to this growth or lump that I could have had since I was younger. Nothing I could do about it then.

As a result, I am swimming more, enjoy it and for health reasons. I was told no impact sports (running etc..) as this will make the hip worse. The cycle is coming out of the shed this week and going to be used on the weekend and for work. And before you say it I do take notice of the road and red lights. I do hate cyclists that don't

In the end it's down to keeping at it for as long as I can, try to see how long I can go with the pain. It's not that bad now But not nice knowing it will get worse over the next 5-10 years. So I'm going to make the most of track days and touring while I can ride my blade as comfy as I can be. if it mean's a Busa when I need more comfort then sod it. that will have to do