Hip replacement questions?

[El Jason]

Went to see a sports physician to help me with hip stiffness. He ordered an x ray and a follow up. At the follow up today he told me he is referring me directly to an orthopedic surgeon for a consult. He said my x ray showed severe osteoarthritis.

Anyone here had a full replacement? What was the recovery like? How long did it take to regain full strength and mobility?

 

[antlerradar]

good luck
You are too young for that kind of crap.

 

[El Jason]

good luck
You are too young for that kind of crap.

It was a bit of a gut punch, and also why I put off going in.

 

[noharleyyet]

I've done both knees. L4-5, and the right hip...hip was a breeze Jason. Diligent PT is key. First up early morning, wife drove me home same afternoon, walked to my daughters house two days post cut for Easter Sunday lunch. Hunted elk in October. Easiest ortho yet...doing a reverse replacement on the right shoulder Aug 3. You'll do great...getting rid of that pain is a game changer.

 

[Nick87]

My old man has had both replaced. One in around 48 iirc and the other a few years later. I'll ask him about the details.

 

[thomas89]

Damn man, that sucks. I have heard from my mother who works with seniors (probably 75+), this surgery is one of the easier ones to recover from. Good luck, you got this!

 

[Gellar]

I’ve never had a broken bone, let alone a surgery but age is on your side. Like Harley said, go balls to the wall on the therapy and I bet you’ll be a new man.

 

[Hams42]

Granted I didn't get a replacement (thank goodness) but I had a labrum repair and a arthroscopy to reshape the joint and take off a bone tumor. That was seven weeks ago and I am feeling almost back to 100%. I biggest fear I had was replacement because of how young I was and the fact that they only last 10-20 years. I hope everything goes well for you.

 

[DFS]

It is crazy how fast people are up and walking after knee and hip replacements. Most of the people I talk to wish they would have done it sooner. The ones I have seen go south are due to infections because it is very hard to penetrate the joints with oral antibiotics.

 

[Bigjay73]

My 85 year old mom had hers done last week, already walking around with little discomfort. It's a big deal, but typically not a rough recovery. Knees are a 180 from hips.

 

[Bigjay73]

It is crazy how fast people are up and walking after knee and hip replacements. Most of the people I talk to wish they would have done it sooner. The ones I have seen go south are due to infections because it is very hard to penetrate the joints with oral antibiotics.

I wish I had done my knees sooner, but it was quite a while before I was pain free. It was a rough one for me, but I can be a pussy from time to time.