Hip Replacements/Rebuild

[Hugor]

Most people I treat take Glucosamine 1 - 2 gm/day, Chondroitin Sulphate 1 gm/day and fish oil capsules.

There is nothing to say conclusively whether these work or not with any certainty, as most of the research has been inadequate in study design.
My main interest is spine and as there is limited surgical options for arthritis, most of my patients take these supplements.
Most of my patients feel they get some benefit from them.

There is a lot of marketing when you hit the health food stores and chemists with these supplements.
They have a very captive and desperate market.
I think as long as your supplements contain these ingredients then they will be equally effective whether they be capsules, liquids, 20 bucks a jar, or 200 bucks a jar.
I advise my patients to look for them in the supermarkets in the first instance.
The recommendation is that you take religiously for at least 3 months before deciding of whether they are effective and keep some sort of daily pain record.
If after that your not convinced that they are helping then give it up. As I said earlier most of my patients stay on them as they believe they help.

 

[cammas]

Time for an update

Well it has been two weeks since the surgery and things are going well now, had some problems at the start due to me having a bad reaction to the drugs which really knocked me around for close to a week. Change pain meds and back on track now, little bit of cabin fever setting in:frusty:. Off the crutches around the house and working through the rehab fine, off to the pool tonight for a bit hydrotherapy plus I get to get out of the house (woohoo!).

Physio said in a couple of weeks I can start on the wind trainer with no risk due to the method my Doctor used it does not pose any risks. If things keep going well I am looking to buy myself a better road bike to keep the fitness up and be a bit more comfy than the old 2007 Giant OCR2, something a bit more compliant and bit more upright, i.e. Giant Defy or Specialized Roubaix. Six months before i can take out the Tallboy LTa so I have to keep fit somehow, hope to rebuild my SS in that time as well, I have set out goals but also tried to make them realistic as well.

 

[Ivan]

Good luck with the rehab cammas!

BTW, did I hear you on Dr Karl?

 

[cammas]

Good luck with the rehab cammas!

BTW, did I hear you on Dr Karl?

No, was someone talking hip replacements?

If it was informative I will look up his podcast, got a date?

 

[Ivan]

It was the podcast I downloaded today, which was the most current one I think.

Not a lot of info, someone just called up with a similar situation to what you described.

 

[outtacontrol]

Well it has been two weeks since the surgery and things are going well now, had some problems at the start due to me having a bad reaction to the drugs which really knocked me around for close to a week. Change pain meds and back on track now, little bit of cabin fever setting in:frusty:. Off the crutches around the house and working through the rehab fine, off to the pool tonight for a bit hydrotherapy plus I get to get out of the house (woohoo!).

Physio said in a couple of weeks I can start on the wind trainer with no risk due to the method my Doctor used it does not pose any risks. If things keep going well I am looking to buy myself a better road bike to keep the fitness up and be a bit more comfy than the old 2007 Giant OCR2, something a bit more compliant and bit more upright, i.e. Giant Defy or Specialized Roubaix. Six months before i can take out the Tallboy LTa so I have to keep fit somehow, hope to rebuild my SS in that time as well, I have set out goals but also tried to make them realistic as well.

What procedure did they end up using, resurfacing or full replacement??

 

[cammas]

What procedure did they end up using, resurfacing or full replacement??

He did a total replacement via the anterior method where they do not cut any muscles or so forth they enter via the front not the side or back, just feels like I have a corked thigh, hip does not really hurt like it did before and as each day goes past seems to be getting better.

Was suppose to be up and about earlier but the meds really knocked about, now the pains under control already almost totally off the pain meds mainly just some lighter stuff during the day and heavier stuff at the end of the day when I'm knackered.

 

[cammas]

6 Week check up

Well things are really on the mend now, just had my 6 week check up with specialist and he is really pleased with my progress only one niggling pain which may need an injection in a muscle if it does not clear up in another 6 weeks. Long trips in the car still give me the shits but he said in a while all that pain will go away and it should be as good as new.

I have been given the clearance for the spin bike and to start out lightly and in another 6 weeks I can start on the road bike and still on track for end of October for getting out on the mountain bike. As he said at the 6 month mark it will all be back to normal so I can carry on like I did before the operation.

My oldest boy made me a little jealous the other week as I let him borrow the Tallboy LTa to go on a social with his mates up at the Wombat and when he brought it back was saying what a good time he had. But I was also a little smug as he is not really one for 29ers but gave me a glowing review of my bike and really liked the way I had kitted out and he was actually surprised how well it handled. It gave me little a bit of a fuzzy feeling when I had hand picked each part and built it up bit by bit over a couple months, I still have to buy brakes for it yet as I used my hardtail's set but should be able to get those before I can ride it again. So for now the only riding I will doing will be sitting inside with heater going on the wind-trainer

 

[cammas]

Have a guess what I can do now!

Well my 12 weeks are up so that means I can start riding again, well on the road only but its a start.

I have put gears onto my hardtail and I am riding that on the road for now until I get up a bit more strength and so I don't push myself on too hard a gear on the road bike, so I went out today sun was shining but damn it was cold. It was good to get out on the bike, clear the head and stretch out the legs.

Now its time to loose the weight I have put on and get my fitness back, did a short ride near home today about 14klms and I was out breath and red in the face but the next 12 weeks of road only should get my fitness back where it was or maybe even a bit better.

 

[prk722]

Well my 12 weeks are up so that means I can start riding again, well on the road only but its a start.

I have put gears onto my hardtail and I am riding that on the road for now until I get up a bit more strength and so I don't push myself on too hard a gear on the road bike, so I went out today sun was shining but damn it was cold. It was good to get out on the bike, clear the head and stretch out the legs.

Now its time to loose the weight I have put on and get my fitness back, did a short ride near home today about 14klms and I was out breath and red in the face but the next 12 weeks of road only should get my fitness back where it was or maybe even a bit better.

Good to hear
Good luck and hope all is well with getting back on the bike

 

[cammas]

Well at this stage I was hoping to get on here and say it's been six months and everything is perfect but it's not. I had been out on the mountain bike and got my singletrack fix but I have still been a bit tender in the seat bone area and a little tender around the hip. Had my 6 month check up with specialist and voiced my concerns so off for a X-ray and the once over, implant is fine and bone growth is all normal. He believes it is muscular issue and is common for certain muscles to flare up but it is hard to get them to settle back again so he recommend I have some injections and relax for 2 weeks no riding, no work outs. The injections were cortisone to help elevate the pain one in the soes (?) and the other in the hamstring origin, the soes one fine a little bit of a prick but the one in the hamstring fark me that hurt, going through the back of the thigh is a little tender.

Anyhow other than that the hip is doing really well and this should settle down within a couple of weeks, it was great to get back out on the back on the dirt and check out my local track which I had not ridden in 6 months. In that time I also did some changes to the bike and it was good to see they were an improvement now to wait 2 weeks on top of the 6 months then start out slow again but when you are still not 100% fit you can only go slow, anyhow here a shot from out on my first real ride in 6 months.

 

[quiggs]

Hey Mark keep your chin up! and really after what you have been through, whats another 2 weeks of quiet time.

FWIW, saw the surgeon re my hip a fortnight ago, week after a solo 24hr and is extremely happy about how my hip is travelling. Sorry to gloat

 

[cammas]

Hey Mark keep your chin up! and really after what you have been through, whats another 2 weeks of quiet time.

FWIW, saw the surgeon re my hip a fortnight ago, week after a solo 24hr and is extremely happy about how my hip is travelling. Sorry to gloat

Thanks Jas 2 weeks is not long but when you get a taste of the sweet single track you want more.

 

[sundy]

Hey, sorry I didn't see this thread earlier.
I had a hip re-surfacing in 2010, and might have been able to give some insight, but I'm too late as you've already had your op.
I was back on the bike after 3 months, and haven't had any issues since. I'm sure you'll be right once it settles down.

 

[cammas]

Hey, sorry I didn't see this thread earlier.
I had a hip re-surfacing in 2010, and might have been able to give some insight, but I'm too late as you've already had your op.
I was back on the bike after 3 months, and haven't had any issues since. I'm sure you'll be right once it settles down.

No worries mate, I was on the bike after 3 months just had to stay away from MTB for 6 months to ensure the implant bonded, so a couple more weeks won't hurt. But I have now have side effect from the injection god damn hiccups, three days straight now. After a bit googling apperently it's not uncommon from a cortisone injection in some people so if anyone has had this effect, how the hell do you stop it!

 

[LJG]

Good to hear you are on the mend at last!! Mate, I really want to know how you end up going with getting back into full on riding. I did the same thing 30 years ago, but had 7 breaks in the pelvis plus a multitude of other breaks as well, including compound fractures. I was out of action for over a year. I have had pain in the hip for many years now and was told the same thing, leave it as long as you can. Well, I'm also now at that point and have to get X-rays and scans done in the next week or so. Being able to continue riding has been one of my main concerns also and one reason I have put it off so long. You have given me a bit of hope now.

 

[cammas]

another update

Things have been going well, out riding the bike getting and having a ball was still having some pain but not when riding. It only occurs when I am walking, sitting and driving so back to the specialist I went, he says the hip itself is fine but the pain I am experiencing maybe to do with my hamstring. So I have now been told I am not allowed to ride until they sort this out his concern is that I may have tear in my hamstring origin, so off for a MRI the day before Christmas and then off to specialist on the 9th of January to see what it is.

So the days off I had planned for Christmas will not be riding. :mmph:

 

[Enthusiastic Novice]

Go for it, dont look back!

Hi all
As the title states I am after some advice from people who have had this done and are still riding

The reason I am asking is that about 20 years ago I had a pretty bad motorbike accident and beat myself up pretty bad, my hip and pelvis had three breaks in it plus a few other injuries. They stated as I got older the socket will get a fair bit wear in it and it will need to be replaced. So that time has now come, after racing the Mount Beauty 6hr 2012 solo and SS I pulled up a bit more sore than usual so after the many visits to the Doc and laying off riding to see if would come good I was sent to specialist. He took a look at my X-ray and looked at me and wondered if was my X-ray as I am only in my late thirties and stated that he needs a replacement but due to me being young that he would line the socket with a ceramic and it should last the rest of my life.

As we all know what they say and the truth can be different I am just wondering if anyone has been through this and how did you pull up, were you off the bike long and how is the riding now.

I've had a knee replacement and seven months ago had a shoulder reco on the left and replacement on the right. I'm 55 years old and reasonably fit for that age. The trick to recovering from any surgery, and especially when you gain a few years, is to get it done before you get to unfit! Once you degenerate to a point that it is to painful, or uncomfortable to exercise your fitness drops very quickly, you will stack on the weight, and generally, you will take longer to recover. Also I cannot over emphasize the importance of following your rehab (physio) to the letter, or over do it.

The knee replacement was seven (or eight?) years ago, I was a young fellow back then, I took up martial arts following this and am now second dan, in addition I jumped back on the bike 4 weeks after the shoulder operations and have not looked back.

Hip replacements are drastic, but not as drastic, or painful, as knee replacements. If you have to get it done one day anyway, don't hold back because your wasting years of bike riding, martial arts, mountain climbing.... who knows?

I push things a bit, for an old guy, check out my latest video on utube, I'm not showing off any skill sets here, as my tag suggests, I'm just an enthusiastic novice, but I still bounce. http://youtu.be/o-AQlkGbGvY

 

[outtacontrol]

I push things a bit, for an old guy, check out my latest video on utube, I'm not showing off any skill sets here, as my tag suggests, I'm just an enthusiastic novice, but I still bounce. http://youtu.be/o-AQlkGbGvY

What's the button you are madly grabbing for at the end? Looks like one of those personal panic buttons

 

[Enthusiastic Novice]

What's the button you are madly grabbing for at the end? Looks like one of those personal panic buttons

LOL Its the remote for the GoPro camera, I did not want my wimpering to get recorded, I stopped the video before I started crying.