Saying goodbye to hard hunting this fall

[Straight Arrow]

Few years ago, my wife in her mid sixties had hip surgery in late winter, quickly recovering and walking everyday. We backpacked 76 miles, seven days in the Bob Marshall Wilderness the following August.

Best of luck to you ... as you make your own luck by rehab and exercise.

 

[pabearhunter]

You will be fine. Just do what doc says and it will be okay !

 

[Hams42]

Fortunately I take PT very seriously. I have already had 2 months of PT just trying to mitigate the pain while waiting on the MRI's.

 

[Montana_Wanderer]

Well this is the year that I'm sure I'll draw LE tags. Never thought I would hope not to draw tags but at the ripe old age of 28 this guy gets to have hip surgery in the next month or so. Going to be down until mid October if I'm able to have the surgery in May.

I feel bummer about it but at the same time it should help me in the upcoming years to be more mobile and hunt is the nasty stuff again.

I take my health pretty seriously and stay active so I hope that I'll be able to recover quickly and be able to do some shorter trips.

Wishing you the best of luck with your surgery and a speedy recovery!! At your age recovery should be faster than most!

I will be following along to see how it goes. I’m 49 and have hip impingements on both sides. This surgery is my next option as my cartilage is still good and the doc wants to hold off on replacement. Some grinding may be happening next January.

 

[6mm Remington]

I've had both hips replaced. My left in 2022 and my right hip one month ago. I will be hunting this fall. I'll have to skip spring bear season but by fall I should be ready to go. I think you should be fine. Ask your doctor of course and a physical therapist. I would recommend seeing a PT person for a few visits at least during your recovery.

 

[Johnny Bravo]

You're only 28 and have plenty of years to hunt....

 

[Caseknife]

My 70 year old sister had her second hip replaced in November and we have a 5 day trip planned in the Seven Devils in July. She assured me that she would be ready.

 

[Hams42]

You're only 28 and have plenty of years to hunt....

Listen ANY missed time in the field is the END OF THE WORLD! I was bummed because I had a backpacking trip through hike of the Stillwater that I was going to do this summer but oh well I'll just do it next year.

Wishing you the best of luck with your surgery and a speedy recovery!! At your age recovery should be faster than most!

I will be following along to see how it goes. I’m 49 and have hip impingements on both sides. This surgery is my next option as my cartilage is still good and the doc wants to hold off on replacement. Some grinding may be happening next January.

January in my mind would be the best time of year to get it done. Other than crutches in the middle of winter. I have opped for doing it sooner than later because of the winter aspect. My wife is a passenger princess most of the time and doesn't like driving on winter roads so I figure if she is going to be my chauffeur for a month or two this would be the best time to do it.

I've had both hips replaced. My left in 2022 and my right hip one month ago. I will be hunting this fall. I'll have to skip spring bear season but by fall I should be ready to go. I think you should be fine. Ask your doctor of course and a physical therapist. I would recommend seeing a PT person for a few visits at least during your recovery.

6 months ago when I had had my latest X-Rays done I was worried that I was going to have to have the hip replaced. I did NOT want this at my age. With all the research and articles that I had read I figured I would end up having to have the hip replaced at least 2 additional times. I was reading that you get 10-20 years out of a replacement depending on how gentle you are with it.

 

[Montana_Wanderer]

You're only 28 and have plenty of years to hunt....

Yeah, this is crazy talk. Never enough years to hunt!!!