Not what you want to hear I am sure, but you should listen to your doctors who don't recommend it. It's a mechanical device, subject to wear and loosening, and if it has to be redone, it requires more bone to be removed and just generally becomes technically more difficult and more invasive. Especially if you are young you will want to get as many years as you can out of your new hip.

I've coached someone with a hip replacement through at least 2 seasons and an IM or two. She got into ultra's as well. Young though, she was ~20 or so iirc when her's got replaced.

So doable? Yes

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A friend from Central Florida has had both hips done... At 69, he's still one of the faster guys in 65-69 (Although a bit slower this year after also having a knee repaired) Getting old kinda sucks sometimes...

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Keep your hip if you at all can. What's the matter? Does it just hurt? Or is it nonfunctional?

Stop running and keep your hip for as long as you can still walk around with it. Think about this. Think long and hard before you pull the trigger. If you are doing this just so you can continue to run then DO NOT.

Artificial joints do not heal the way naturals do, obviously. They wear out and need replacing. Yes the second replacement is much more tricky than the first. Doctors do not typically suggest more than two replacements of the same joint in a lifetime. Figure the artificial joint may last 10 or 15 years. At your young age there's a good chance you'd be replacing the thing at least once again.

i can hardly walk. yes, it hurts. i have a few good years yet and i don't want to be limping around. running is important to me. but not the end of the world if i don't ever run another step. i can still live life biking swimming and paddle boarding. thanks for the tips.

thanks everyone for the advice. it's a good thing i love riding my bike and live in a place where swimming rocks.

Don't discount the "high" that long-distance walking and hiking will give you. Patient of mine did 350 miles over 21 days in France, six weeks after his total hip arthroplasty (anterolateral approach).

believe me i am so looking forward to walking normally, and plan to embrace the movement of the walk.

Whoa, TD slow down. If you get a total hip replacement, you will never run again. The joint can not handle it. You're getting incorrect information here. Total hip, mini hip, ceramic hip; you can not run, period.

Check out this sight: http://surfacehippy.info/...-resurfacing-topics/

Ask your questions there.

I am now at 11 months after bilateral hip resurfacing and I have been running for the last 5 months. It all feels good, I'm starting to get a little faster and I plan to run my first 5K race soon. I was away from running for three years.

This picture shows the difference in the two hips:



The one on the left is a resurfacing, HR. It has a large steel ball and a steel cup. They also leave most of your femur intact. The one on the right is a total hip replacement, THR. The cut off the top of the femur, leaving much less of your original bone. It also has a small steel ball and a polyurethane cup. It will never hold up to what we like to do.

Let me know if you'd like to talk about this. I have nothing to do with the medical profession, but I've learned quite a lot about hips in the last couple of years.

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I got a new hip (anterior approach) last July because the pain of running, biking, sleeping, etc. was unbearable. Age 42 weight 162. I went in to the surgery very strong and lean and recuperation went surprisingly well. I was walking a mile a day within a week. I stacked boxes so I could get on my bike trainer within a week. Biked every day starting with about 2 minutes and building from there. Within two months I was riding almost as strong as pre-op and with no pain. Started running on a treadmill in November using Barryp 121213 (that was minutes by the way). It took months of patience but built to six miles by March. Bought some Hokas to start running outside. Started with just a mile and built from there. Long story short... I run like the wind now.

I had my one year check up and everything looks great. I had to fess up to the doc that I had been running. He said that he knew I'd run. Said he doesn't condone it but told me I'd better stay lean and be careful. If at next years check up there is unusual wear then I will stop running otherwise it is steady as she goes.

So, can you run? Absolutely. Should you run? NO!

Lake Placid 2013

I feel your pain. Born with a hip disease and I've battled arthritis my whole life. Doc told when basically, "go play, when you can't take the pain anymore come see me for a replacement." I have done a few things that have made all the difference. Before these changes I couldn't run on consecutive days because of pain or more then 20 miles per week.

1. Lost weight. I went from 185 to 170.

2. Did most of my miles on the trails or dirt roads.

3. Changed my running style. I went from heel striking to running basically on my toes in minimalist shoes.

4. Started supplementing with glucosamine and ginger root.

I believe number 3 was the biggest factor. Having all that force loaded in the achillies and calf as opposed to the knees and hips was huge. I ran everyday and was averaging 70 miles per week. I felt like skies the limit. I even registered for a 100 miler. Then reality struck with a back injury (from lifting). 5 months off and I'm back at it, though much heavier. I'm 210 now and running everyday painfree, so I think the weight loss helped, but wasn't the biggest factor. I read about other countries using ginger root for arthritic patients so I tried it. I don't know if it was a placebo or not but for 5 dollars a bottle at WalMart I don't care. I refuse to depend on NSAIDs.

That's my story. I will put off a replacement as long as I can. One last thing... Every night I prayed to God to show me how. If everything is possible, why can't I run. Why was I born with this hip disease, and given a passion for running? Things started happening...Coincidences some might say. Believe what you want as I started to believe in my prayers being answered. This is not a plug for Christianity or telling you what to do, I just feel it would not be accurate for me to not tell you everything.

I started "believing."

Piche, what type of hip do you have?

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Hey partner, Sweeney has it absolutely right! Get on the surface hippy website, lots of valuable info on the site. I know this first hand because I have had hip resurfacing surgery. With a total hip you are out of the game (at least that's what my Doc said) I was a candidate for resurfacing and had that procedure done and after a long rehab (Doc wouldn't let me run for a year and it was a long year) but the best thing I've done and now off the sidelines (which I thought was worse than the pain I was in) and competing again. The xray on the above post is exactly what I have in my right hip (bionic parts). The website will even show you Docs in your area or relatively close that perform the procedure so do yourself a favor and get on it!

My hip has a cross linked polyethylene socket with a ceramic ball. Xrays showed that my femur took exceedingly well to the prosthesis.

Still not advocating others to run.

Piche, your ceramic hipp is pretty slick and it's a big improvement over a THR, but it's not made for running. The ceramic ball is too brittle ad the socket is too soft. You're doing yourself a big disservice by running. Revisions are not easy. You should also go to SurfaceHippy and ask about your hip. Please don't mess your hip up, these surgeries are too hard to have to do over.

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Thank you sir. The concern is noted. Any chance my wife put you up to this;)

Maybe you can run but not as long as like a contest. Just remember that it's not the original part of the body and maybe this will cause problem later.

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The first person I met with a hip resurfacing had Hadith done in India. I talked to her in Bikeworks in Kona. At first I was shocked but then I realized that in Kona she was a lot closer to India than NYC. She said that she was back swimming, biking and running like nothing was ever wrong. I'm the same way at 10 months. This Birmingham Hip Resurfacing product is the same one that Scott Tinley and Floyd Landis have. ST says that the new hip is great and that he limits his running because he's worried about the other one.

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Good info!

I'm 72, fell w/bike during transition, broke a perfectly good hip clean off on Oct 3, 2012! Got a total hip replacement. Was back at work in less than 2 wks, no limp. Doctor orthopod said recovery was doing amazingly well. Swim and bike back to previous power/speed/watts. At 4 mo checkup Doc orthopod said "we've [orthopedic world] has become somewhat less conservative and you can probably run a little [since you want to so damn much] sprint and maybe even oly distance a bit". Well I'm wanting to keep the 30 years warranty good so I'm careful as can be and work on Elliptical, Lateral Elliptical, Pool Running, Arc Swing, Treadmill on a slope with vy short intervals, and very rare feet-on-da-street. Think I'll do just 3 Sprint Tri's this season and save the actual running for the races, although using the above list of alternative devices and techniques I'm trying to keep my running chops up with Z3-4 HR. But, really, nothing does the do like the actual thing.....my run split will be a bit slower but, hey, at least I'm in the game. see blog at duanesolem.com

Dang! Good for you. Amazing.

Yes the elliptical is the next best thing to real running. Also, fast walking uphill, like you said on an inclined treadmill. They do not build run endurance the way real running does, but at least they will limit the fitness loss and keep you at a level where you can still race.

I'm a 61 year old woman with 2 hip replacements, 9 months and 7 months ago. I walked the Yakima River Canyon Marathon on April 6th, and since then have been doing a weekly long run of 8 miles and a couple of 3 milers per week. Saw my surgeon this week and he said go for it. I have no pain in the hips while running. Sometimes in exercise classes at the gym, something will not feel good so I just back off. The doc did say to avoid anything with lots of sudden side movements, like singles tennis, don't cross legs at the knee, etc. I ran 100+ marathons before the surgery, so muscles and bones were in great shape, and I had already adopted a granny shuffle to run with the least impact possible. Now, I'm working on strength training and easing into an actual running stride. I'm on an anti-arthritis diet, (Paleo), and have been for a few years now, and I believe that has helped a lot in my recovery.

From my perspective, having the surgery sooner than later, appealed because the sooner I had it, the better shape I was in for recovery and the sooner I could regain some quality of life. Just the pain of walking a mile made me depressed and I started gaining weight -- that was just a downhill slide.

Before my first surgery, the doc wouldn't say that I could go back to running; after surgery, he said maybe some 2 milers twice a week. Now he's encouraging me to wear them out - or at least that's what I thought I heard him say:>

Thanks for your posting. I love my new hip. One day a week i jog a bit. Not far. My goal is to jog a mile by the end of the summer. Fortunately, i can swim and bike as much i as want. Again thanks

My husband is. One year out of hip replacement he did Steelhead, finished 4th in his AG and is back at 70.3 worlds this September :) Listen to your doctors, listen to your body. It takes a while to get the muscle strength back. He does not run the same amount he used to, lots of swimming and riding, added the TRX for strengthening. We find that 2 days a week of running is perfect for him although he does have an enormous aerobic engine which helps. He finds he can go pretty quickly, until he can't, once the fatigue sets in, his glute will lock up and he's done so he stops. He runs on trail mostly, hardly ever on the road. He would like to go back to Kona again but it remains to be seen as to what he will tolerate. He ran a 1:37 half marathon this year, we did the Hyner challenge in Penn, he climbed Mt. Whitney two weeks ago. The Hoka one-one's have been awesome for him.
He had a fantastic surgeon at Hospital for special surgery in NY. Good luck!

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Thanks for the inspiring story of your husbands success. I too have plans to try and get back to kona. I will let you know when i make it.

Portland79

She doesn't post here much anymore but is still running!

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She doesn't post here much anymore but is still running!

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Mr. TD
I am the husband...
Don't lose hope my brother, you can and will do it.
Strengthening is the key.
I don't post here much, but please feel free to pm me with any questions in your recovery, I will be glad to help.
I am feeling pretty strong and have a quest to get back to Kona one more time (#7) with the new hip.
Best...
David
www.jayasports.com

TD, congratulations on your new hip. Enjoy it, respect it and try to be patient with your comeback.

When was your surgery? Where? What hip did you get?

Good luck with your comeback, be smart, you can do it!

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Hi Timberdick. How did your recovery go? I just noticed this thread. I have had a hip replacement also and was bamboozled by all the conflicting advice around running with a prosthetic. I found this ebook called How to run with a hip replacement on Amazon really helpful. Initially my hip was giving me hell but now I realize why. I hope you are doing good milage out there - if not then get this book, it's only 3 bucks. Cheers man!

thanks for the post. 8 months now with my new hip. i have done two 3 mile swimming races and in 2 weeks, i am planning on a bike race. i just got those butt ugly shoes hoka one one to try. The conflicting advice about running is pretty amazing. thanks so much for the heads up about the book. i am definitely checking it out. Luckily, my doctor did encourage me to run, conservatively. thanks

Timber, I love my Hoka's and even if I thought they were hideous, I'd still love them. I don't look at my feet when I run and neither should you. Enjoy the new shoes, as a bonus they make you a little bit taller.

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Ask about a hip resurfacing. Much less invasive and a greater likelihood of being able to run.

Hip resurfacing was not an option for me. I got the antertior approach, so no muscles were cut. And I have no restrictions. Except for yoga. I never liked yoga anyway. No warrior poses for me. I also have a mini, the thing that goes into the femur is not very long. It is supposed to allow for a more active lifestyle. I am a happy camper to be pain free

I am happy to share all that I have learned. It is unfortunate that I just found this thread now. I am 54 and I have both a THR (9 years old this summer) and a BHR (3 years old come October). Neither giving me trouble (knock wood). I did not begin running for pleasure or for training again until after the BHR and then only with great technical practice to master the mid-foot strike. Now into my second full year of triathlon. Yes, my running pace is slow (around 4:30-4:50 per km for a recent 8 km race), yet I am able to run fast enough to place at a few of our local splash-n-dash and triathlon races.

Please let me know how I can help. I pinch myself every race as I am thrilled that I can even participate and would be happy to pass what I know forward to you.

BTW - If you have friends contemplating hip replacement, then please refer them to the book How to Heal Your Hips by Dr. Robert Klapper and Lynda Huey. Your friends owe it to themselves and to their surgeon(s) to "train" for their upcoming surgery and rehabiliation.

Perhaps I'll see some of you at Vineman 70.3, 2013 this coming Sunday. This will be my longest race ever and my first 70.3!

TD, how is your recovery going?

With my bilateral hip resurfacings, I'm having a great year of short course racing but now I'm on my way back to the doc with a torn glute tendon. It doesn't affect me much except if I lock it up like slipping on the ice or missing clipping in. Then, wow, that hurts.

Hope it's all going well for you.

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If i sent you a pic of my xray of my hip you wouldnt it. I have a so much hard ware its crazy. and new hip . also lizphank fracture in foot, worst you could have . In a wheel chair for 3 weeks.
I run bike and swim everyweek. 70.3 and olypmic. min of two each a year.
Listen to your body, were all diffenent.
I rode my bike with a cast on my foot. Icouldnt run so I walked what I could. slowly work your way up.
I also run one marathon a year.
Hips last a long time these days.
my doc said he cant reccomend it , naturally, although listen to your body.
If I can do it you can do it.... If your bodily can adjust that is. which with my experience it is completley obtaiable

i was 36 now 42. best shape of my life , with out a dought

Jen, your husbands case is very familiar to mine...had a THR 3 years ago (10 days after Kona) took a couple months off and after some lingering issues
(fractured sacrum?) and other minor things...I am running on some Hokas and I love them! Only run 3 times a week on trail mostly and I'm a happy camper!
Like him, I too still have hopes of KQ again...

See you in Vegas!

sorry to hear about the torn glute tendon. any tears to tendons is messy. things are going ok with my new hip. I have a pair of hokas, but my knees started bugging me. I switched back to my regular shoes and will try the hokas again later. I am not giving up on the shoes. i actually like the way they feel on. My first triathlon is sept. 1st. I am running walking 2 days a week, 5k. i am just very grateful to have no pain. good luck with your butt.

Looking at a total hip, what is the determining factor between the 2 procedures?
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The determining factor for me was that the Hip Resurfacing device was designed for athletes and a Total Hip Replacement was not. The HR has a large steel ball like your original hip joint and a steel socket and it's lubricated with your own sinuvial fluid. A THR has a small ball and a nylon liner in the socket. It's not made for athletes and it won't hold up to the abuse that we give our bodies. Some doctors advise their THR patients not to even cross their legs because it can dislocate. I know Dave, the husband that Jen-G posted about and he is having a great comeback after his surgery but he had a HR not a THR. There is a huge difference. The issue with HR is that it's a very difficult surgery for the doctor. He has to be very precise with his alignment. Most surgeons aren't that precise and want to put in a THR with the nylon liner to smooth out any problems. Go to the Surface Hippy websight and ask any questions you have. Make your own decision. My bilateral HR's are holding up very well and I'm trying my best to take it as easy as possible to let the torn glute tendon heal this winter.

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Everyone must have heard of John Wragg. I believe he had hip replacement....well over 165 Ironmans...see him power walk the marathon and still beat me......

thanks for the message about John. I am going to google him.

I raced LP on my hip replacement this summer. No problems. That was a little more than two years after my surgery (anterior approach). I'm 44 and about 160 lbs. Made a deal with my surgeon. I come in yearly to be checked out, if there is unusual wear I shut it down for good. My recent x-ray showed 0 wear and excellent bone growth. I wouldn't advise running to someone else but for me I gotta live my life.
Hokas are great by the way. Best of luck.

Congratulations on your race. Glad to hear that everything is going well!

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i have had a hip replacment as well as liz phank fracture in metarsel of the foot, and a fractured intertchanteric femer fracture. one month in a wheel chair.
anyway. Ive also done six 70.3 as well as countless oly.. since then.
i feel great. listen to your body. hope all goes well.
be positive your gonna be just fine for future tri.

Couple of years ago at the Death Valley Marathon the 70+ age group winner had a new hip

thank you all for sharing you personal experiences with hip replacement.

The ceramic ball used in the modern hip replacements is NOT brittle. They're making them with aluminium oxide, which is almost as strong as diamond. The ceramic surface is extremely smooth, which reduces wear from friction. The plastic cup will wear faster with high-impact activities, like running. But when the plastic cup wears out, that piece can be replaced without replacing the entire prosthesis. The surgery to replace the plastic cup is much less invasive than the original total hip replacement surgery. My advice to you would be to run once or twice a week, and do more low-impact cross-training (biking, swimming, aquatic jogging, elliptical, or walking).

Which implant are you referring to? All Total Hip Replacements are less invasive than a Hip Resurfacing. A minimally invasive THR can have a recovery time of as little as 5 days. A friend of mine was out tramping through the woods, hunting, at one week. There is nothing minimally invasive about a hip resurfacing. Everyone gets a 4 to 12 inch incision, then they yank your leg out of the joint and flap it up over your back, then go to work. But the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing is a proven product. No one is telling the patent to run only ''once or twice a week''. My doctor, Scott Marwin at NYU Joint disease Hospital to me to go run and go live my life. I just finished my second successful year of short course racing and I average four days running per week. Athletes everywhere have had successful returns to running and racing with the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing with no restrictions on no worries about replacing worn out parts later.

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Timberdick, how has it been going with the hip replacement? Are you running, and how much? I just had a total hip replacement surgery 2 months ago, ceramic ball and plastic liner on the cup. The doctor said it was okay to run, but only once a week because the prosthesis wouldn't last very long if I run every day. I asked him how long it would last if I did run every day, but he couldn't give me a specific answer. I don't think anyone really knows how long the modern hip replacements will last. I want to run more than once a week, but I also want my hip to last at least ten years. How is your hip holding up?

so, you are asking something like "how long can I beat off until I just need glasses :-)

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Ray, are you saying my prosthesis won't wear out from running and it's just a myth???

Hi, I'm new to this forum and read your post about your husband's hip surgery with great interest. I noticed he had surgery at the hospital for special surgery in NYC which I am looking into. Could I ask what procedure and what surgeon you selected? I am within a year of having surgery but have not selected an approach or surgeon but would like to resume a small amount of trail running but mostly cycling post surgery. I am 53 and lean with decent conditioning so I am optimistic I could resume a good deal of my athletic pursuits minus the voracious amount of running that got me into trouble. Many thanks!

Jen doesn't post here very often and she was kind of misleading earlier. Her husband Dave has a Birmingham Hip Resurfacing device. His doctor was Dr Su at HSS and he has had a very good result. I believe that there is another doctor at HSS doing hip resurfacings at HSS and that he studied under Dr Su but I don't know his name. I started with another hip surgeon at HSS and I'm glad that he didn't do my surgeon at HSS and I'm glad that he didn't do my surgeries. All surgeons at HSS aren't created equal.

I had my same day bilateral Birmingham Hip Resurfacing with Dr Scott Marwin at NYU Joint Disease Hospital and it couldn't have gone better. I run four days a week; up to 9 miles and i can't tell that anything ever went wrong. Dr Marwin uses what he calls ''direct lateral approach'' and unlike most surgeons who use ''posterior'' he doesn't disconnect and reattach any muscles. He goes in between. This really helps with recovery. All the leading surgoens will tell you not to pick your doctor based on approach, but that's one thing that helps. Both Dr Marwin and Dr Su have complete faith in the Birmingham Hip and encourage their patients to run as much as they want, after six months. At my six month check-up with Dr Marwin I had my running clothes on. He told me to go across the street and run in the park and come back to see him after. When I came back, I was beaming. It's great to be back!

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This is great to hear. I also had bilateral BHS but since I'm in Dallas obviously not the same surgeon. Mine admits to being a bit more conservative in that he doesn't want me running again until the 9 month mark. I tried talking mine into doing same day bilateral, but he always wants a good leg for recovery, just in case. One of the first questions I asked him was what type of approach he used and it was the direct lateral approach.

I remember searching, reading, but not posting on this thread while researching everything for my surgery. Wondering if I should put it off longer or just go get it down, so hearing these success stories like yours really helped me during that time.

The thing with bilaterals is that they have to have a plan for your recovery. NYU has the Rusk Rehab Center and I was there for 6 days after spending 3 days on the surgery floor. I had 3 PT's and one occupational therapy every day and walked out of there on the nineth day using only a cane, and I never looked back.

The problm is that most of the other surgeons who want to do bilateral don't have a plan for recovery. They literally send the patient home without a leg to stand on.

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That was literally his exact quote, there were options for me, but he really doesn't like to use those centers unless it's truly needed. My only reason was making sure I got both in at the end of 2014 calendar year for insurance deductible reasons. He assured me that there was more than enough recovery time between the two, and he was right. Since I live alone he was a bit more concerned and had a nice rehab ready for me just in case he didn't feel I was up to it when it was time to go home. Everything went fine, walked a 5k this weekend, back to Salsa dancing and all my old PR's I consider retired so I can set new ones now.

Garry, it looks like you are doing great. How long has it been since your second surgery? I remember those forst long walks; first mile, first hour. Planning to run, feeling it, and knowing that soon I'd be back on the trails again.
When Dr Marwin told me about going bilateral, I thought he was nuts. But then another Marwin bilateral veteran got in tough with me through the surfacehippy website and after talking to him, I realized the it would be the way to go for me. The staff at Rusk was phenomenal, right there if I needed anything. I had great therapists, both PT and occupational, and they worked my gently but got everything they could out of me. On the sixth day, I was on the stationary bike. On the eighth day I was out in the hall, kicking a soccer ball back and forth with her using both legs and no hands. With the right help, rehabbing two hips was no harder than rehabbing one. At my age, 65 in two months, I was glad to save 6 months of recovery time. I keep the running events short; 5k to 15k, but I will do American Zoffingen middle distance this year for lone time and one time only with 15 miles of running!

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Again I can't express how great it is to hear success stories like yours and others. It made what I thought at the time a very difficult decision so much easier and I'm much happier for it. The biggest plus is I now sleep through the night, no more waking up ever couple of hours with throbbing pain.
I'm at 8 weeks from the second surgery, I did have a small set back on the first weekend forgetting which was my good leg in the middle of the night and putting all my weight forcefully on the new surgery leg. All that did though was just pull the muscles a bit so that slowed me some. But things are going fine now, just some PT to get better range of motion.

I was allowed to run after my hip replacement (by Dr Freedman - http://www.melbournehipsurgeon.com.au).
The only restriction was to wait a few weeks until the implant was solid in the bone. Apparently it has some sort of surface coating that stimulates bone growth, and once that has happened the prosthesis is very stable and you can run on it.

I was allowed to run after my hip replacement (by Dr Freedman - http://www.melbournehipsurgeon.com.au).
The only restriction was to wait a few weeks (6 weeks or so) until the implant was solid in the bone. Apparently it has some sort of surface coating that stimulates bone growth, and once that has happened the prosthesis is very stable and you can run on it.

Just don't exhaust your hips too much and know your limits. My uncle had hip replacement last year (here's a quick reference to understand the procedure he undergo:http://www.placidway.com/...Replacement-in-India) and he was back to physical activities 6-8 weeks post-op.
All the best for you!

Hi folks;

I'm scheduled for a total hip replacement in three weeks and have been screened and seen (I love the sound of that) by the wonderful orthopedic specialist at the Rothman Institute here in Philly.

This is not an advertisement, honestly. I couldn't help but chime in to the discussion regarding running on a hip replacement. I was reading a wonderful story about a woman of 48 who is a long distance runner and was moved by the conclusion to the point of contacting these specialist at Rothmans.

I let them know up front that I am a multiple marathon finisher with greater than twenty years in both running and triathlons (more recently) under my belt and I'm 54 and nowhere near ready for retirement. Those specialist informed me after a battery of MRI's and X-rays that running and triathlons were still in my future.

I explained to them my weekly training regimen as it pertained to road running and my doctor went on to explain as with any high impact sport there will be wear and tear. As a matter of fact the hip replacement doesn't last forever especially with road running and racing but he assured me that I would eventually after about 10 months to a year (depending on the individual, some sooner) be back to my previous distances and within reason paces.

I was so inspired by not only 'Ruth's Story' but by the advancements made in the orthopedic community over the past decade. The folks at Rothman's are specialist who work with professional (of which I am not!) athletes for our sports teams here in the city of Brotherly Love so they bring a lot to the table regarding the newest metals and surgical techniques.

Each individual is different and just like my original hip joint wore out so will my replacement eventually but in the mean time I am looking forward to returning to the sport that rescued my spirit even though I didn't know I needed to be rescued.

So I'll keep you posted regarding my return to high, or rather moderate impact running cycling and swimming.

Thanks folks for letting me add my two cents.

Yuri'

Yuri, what hip replacement unit are you getting? Why a total hip and not a hip resurfacing? If you have read through this thread, you can see that I am a very big proponent of hip resurfacing and that I have been very successful at starting my triathlon career again after bilateral hip resurfacings. I am now at 5 years and I have no ill effects running 5 days a week. Next week I am heading to California for a trail half-marathon with 2800 feet of climbing and the same descending. I have full confidence not only that I will finish but that I will finish well. I urge you to look more into what you are getting. One of the guys I swim with was told by his doc before his total hip replacement that he could return to running. After the surgery, the doc says ''well maybe a mile or two per week but take it easy''. Please look before you leap. Ask your doc to put you in touch with patients who have returned to running at the level you want after a total hip replacement.

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Hi Sweeney;

The decision for the replacement came after the consideration of more than likely having to readdress the same hip 18 months out after a resurfacing with the degree of cartilage loss stemming from not only endurance life but also the wear and tear from my years as a contemporary dancer.

What I really warmed to was the consideration of the resurfacing - the orthopedics doctor shared with me that should the damage not require the hip socket replacement than one would not be done and a resurfacing would occur.

Thanks for your response to my post.

Yuri

This picture shows a Birhingham Hip Resurfacing on the right and a Total Hip Replacement on the left;


You can see that a ''hip resurfacing'' is not something that they do it you don't need a ''total hip replacement''. A HR is a replacement joint for active people. It has a large steel ball in a large steel socket and it will hold up to the rigors of running. If you don't know what replacement joint you are getting, you really should call your doctor's office and ask. Then post as much information that you have at the Surfacehippy.com website, including who you surgeon is. Tell them you plans for future running and triathon and get information from them.

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Good morning;

Thanks for your reply.

Have a wonderful day.

Yuri

Good luck

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My name is Rick Rubio, I live in Kona Hawaii. I have had both hips replaced with BHR's and have completed in 3 ironman races and 5 marathons with them. I am still competing hoping to do another I.M. this year. I am running a downhill 1/2 marathon on March 9th and have an active multi-sport year planned. I do lots of smaller races and have no issue with my hips. I get them x-ray 1 x a year and check for any metals and have great results. I am 65 years old and had my first done in 2007 - Of couse I have a long story but I thought I would chime in and offer any support or advice i could. I am also a peronal trainer, triathlon coach and fitness and heath coach.

 I love hearing these stories. I just had my first hip done at the beginning of the year(was walking the 2nd week with no cane or crutches), Hip Resurfacing with Bio-Met mom uncemented by Dr. Gross. Second one is getting done on 3/4/19. I knew both had to be done but really didn't have the 6 weeks recovery and not being able to do much with no help so opted to give it 7 weeks in between. Not really a runner but do lots of cycling,play hockey and work is physical. Who knows maybe I'll do a little running again ( the bit I did was to painfull ).
This was 3 years of pondering my options and I just couldn't see going the THR route seeing a few friends and family that went this way and how they function. If all fails they still have bone to work with.Granted they were done some 10 years ago and lots has changed since then. Mine was done outpatient at their facility,in and out in 6.5 hours and driving home after staying over night at the hotel the following morning. (I'm in South Florida , surgery was in Columbia S.C.). Tons and tons of info on Surface Hippy site.