Running up stairs In DC against my 14 year old son
I didn't know that Peta took this picture until just now. But it kinda sums it all up. I'm "RUNNING" up the stairs above the US Capitol Visitor's Center in DC against my 14 year old son. THAT is why I...
View ArticleEquestrian: 4 weeks post op THR: back in the saddle, riding my horse and...
The title of this thread pretty much says it all! I went for my 4 week post op check up this week and the surgeon said I can resume all activities with no restrictions. I celebrated by saddling my...
View ArticleSports: 15 months post THR, won 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze At World...
Hi guys, a quick update. Made it around France and back to Australia no problems. I've had plenty of xrays and nuclear scans etc on my hip now that I am back is Aus. My specialist suspected that my...
View ArticleLife after THR April And Sept 2010
Hello fellow hippies! How are you all? I just thought I'd drop by and give you all a quick up date. I really cannot believe how much my life has changed since having both my hips replaced last year....
View ArticleTangoing at ten weeks!
Re: anitawants2tango is taking first steps 10 Weeks Post-Op Report Or, A picture says a thousand words I promised you all that when I tangoed you would be the first to know. So here is the proof!...
View ArticleStories of great hip recoveries
Thinking....Thinking....Thinking....Been doing alot of it as of late. Taking things for granted...This is something that i hold very true to myself. First, i will explain how my life was before it was...
View ArticleJetlag's amazing DAA recovery
Nov 17, 2011 Jetlag is now on the Post Op side Jetlag is back home and pretty excited, especially since it is the same day as the surgery. As other’s have said, when I woke up from surgery, the...
View ArticleNick Skelton (GB) wins Olympic gold one year after THR!!
Nick Skelton had a THR one year ago at 53 years of age. Yesterday he won a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics for show jumping. He also broke his neck earlier in his career and thought he might not...
View Article2 Year Update
Post from Fishbob: Hi everyone. Fishnbob here. 2 years ago today, I got my right hip replaced. Still no pain, I still work in a busy kitchen as a Chef, still fish whenever I can. I'm thankful for my...
View ArticleRoger's 12 Month Report
From Jollyroger: Hi Everyone Today is the anniversary of my second hip replacement so thought I should report in. Firstly, to give encouragement to those who are just starting down the road that the...
View ArticleRichard Branson's mother has a unique door knocker
Like son, like mother It’s easy to see where Sir Richard Branson gets his energy from – his fabulously feisty mother, Eve. Here she brushes aside a broken hip, only slightly regrets throwing Richard...
View ArticleDancing after THR: 4 months pics
Hi all...I promised pics so here's the first round!! These were taken after a full night of teaching. I will try to update occasionally with more! Just a little dancer pic...nothing special. This shows...
View ArticleCatherine's story
Posted by Catherine in Class of 2011 Hippies post #87 Thank you for taking the time and thought for all of us who were a part of the 2011 cohort! I found this forum so helpful and supportive and I feel...
View ArticleTHR after fractured pelvis - best decision I ever made
Hi, I've gotten a lot out of reading the threads in this forum and wanted to share my story. A year and a half ago I went through the agony of a broken hip following an assault while on a business trip...
View ArticleHips that have lasted 32, 40, 41 and 45 years
I would suggest that these two cases are not exceptional, merely that these two chanced to get into the newspapers. Projecting these into later times, it is not illogical that there would be a...
View ArticleMy THR Success
A word of encouragement to recent THR veterans: I had anterior approach replacement of my right hip year ago at age 72 and have made a 95% recovery. I play golf and/ or tennis six days a week, and this...
View Article67½ years old - the THRs, not the patient!
A man who had the first hip replacement on the newly-founded NHS in 1948 is now a world record holder – because those hips have survived to this day. The pensioner from Wiltshire has been listed as a...
View Article5 Years on and still can't wipe the smile from my Face:-)
Dear All It has now been just a couple of months over 5 years since my surgery. I've had my 5 Yr check up and was a little taken aback, when they said " Ok, you're obviously doing totally fine, Off you...
View ArticleHip 20 yrs old and never did any exercising!
I am proof that exercise is not needed to recover. After a horrid 28 day stay and a revision in hospital I was on complete bed rest, not even allowed out for the commode apart from day 4 when the...
View ArticleAndy Murray has a hip replacement
Andy Murray has a hip replacement Simon Briggs, Tennis Correspondent, Sydney Daily Express 8 January 2018 1:00pm Andy Murray underwent hip surgery today in Australia, and believes that he should be...
View ArticleMarch 28th Surgery - Now playing Racquetball!
I am a couple of days shy of 6 months after right hip replacement. Anterior replacement in Arlington Va late March 2018. Surgery @ 8 AM cleared for discharge at 1 PM! I was very lucky and have had a...
View ArticleGreat news about Andy Murray!
Britain's Andy Murray came through his first match since a career-saving hip operation with an impressive victory in the Queen's doubles. Murray, 32, was seemingly set for retirement before having his...
View ArticleGrateful Double Hippy
Thanks for the kudos my hippie pal but for all of the drama, mostly from anxiousness about what was normal...that Bonesmarties definitely helped love me through in the toughest parts...it was not...
View ArticleAlex's elephant ride
Hi Josephine, Alex, and anyone else who remembers me. You asked for updates on how we are doing, so thought I would do a quick post. I had a THR just over 2 years ago, which went well apart from having...
View ArticleBilateral THR 10 years ago today .....
Anniversary day 5 years ago I was in surgery having both hips replaced! And today I am happily trotting around doing house hold chores, chatting with my neighbor, and playing with my kitty - bending,...
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