NFT: Anyone here ever have a hip replacement?

First at age 48, second at 57. Thru-hiked the AT at age 53, after the first. Just avoid running, do everything else.

In comment 16520695 BigBlueNH said:

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First at age 48, second at 57. Thru-hiked the AT at age 53, after the first. Just avoid running, do everything else.

Did you have issues with the adductor muscle? From a standing position, feels almost impossible to lift the foot on my “new “ leg more than 2 inches off the floor. Walking seems pretty good within a day after the surgery. A lot of swelling in lower leg as that will linger for a bit.

and my understanding is that hips heal easier. So hopefully you be in full swing soon

Will come back. I was back walking normally in 3 weeks. Sore the first 2 weeks. But I only took aspirin no other meds. 8 months later able to do everything but no more running. Still experiencing some tightness in the thigh.

a month apart in 2017, life changing for me 24/7 pain sucks. People ask why I waited so long. My pain was mostly lower back and truth be told I was very worried about back surgery so I kept putting it off. I tried everything from acupuncture, chiropractic foam rollers, tens units, rolling on every size ball one could image, along with hundreds of crunches 5x’s a week at the gym and of course every over the counter pain reliever all to avoid back surgery. Almost forgot I even got a inversion table. Luckily for me the back surgeon I saw did see some issues but he recommended I get my hips checked out. Long story short after my hips were replaced my back pain virtually disappeared. I tell people all the time how fortunate I am to be pain free now. I hope you have the same outcome as I did.

Exactly my story. Hurt for 10 months. Finally went to a friend a chiropractor, asked for a hip X-ray, boom , no hip joint left.bone on bone. Years of running distance. Had the hip replacement, no more back pain. Learned a lot from that experience

a few points for anyone considering one.
first get the mini hip operation performed through a 3 or 4 inch incision. This is relatively common now a days without cutting muscle. This leading to the most important part,you must do the research and get a top of the line surgeon even if it means going out of state.
I had mine done at Johns Hopkins by the head of orthopedic surgery and a teaching physician. I cannot emphasize enough how important this is, Many of my friends have one leg a bit longer than the other and walk with a limp.
Third no all metal, you want a Stryker Accolade prosthesis, poly urethane and titanium and no cement, The titanium has
small holes in it that your bone grows through and basically becomes part of your leg.
and last do the rehab religiously, trust that any pain you feel is not the replacement but just getting surrounding tendons strong again. walk as much as possible and don't use a walker.

I had the anterior replacement. Waking a lot it’s just the extreme tightness in top of quad towards groin. I believe it’s the adductor muscle. Takes quite a bit to get into a car and out of a car is best way to describe it. Walking is pretty good. Swelling in lower leg and foot is high. I’m 3 weeks out.

at 42. Live changing. I was walking within a week and better than before after a month.

5 years out and it's better than a new hip. No guy should choose to live with bone on bone pain.

And I’m encouraged to hear all the positive stories here, since surgeons always lie about how horrible the recovery from surgery is.

Have needed a replacement for 2+ years,but have put it off because I have a 15 year old lab who has gone through a myriad of medical situations & it's just her & I. She's very much regimented on a certain schedule,so any changes over even a 3 week period(optimistic hope) wouldn't work. I'll deal with the pain as long as she is in my life,she's my priority right now! But,I'm happy to know that when I do get it done,it'll be a life changer!

how did you know it was time for a replacement? what were the symptoms.

I'm 59 and my left hip hasn't been right for a long time but I haven't had it looked at.

and x-ray if it shows bone on bone you are a candidate.
Do it you won't regret it. Please research the surgeons.
You want a teaching physician and hopefully the head of his department.

to have my right hip replaced.
Thanks for all the input. I haven’t
Been looking forward to it, in my late
60s. Arthritis is progressing, pain is still fairly easily manageable.