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Finally back..... help with question

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#1 ·
Geez - has taken me about a month to figure out why I can't get into the site. Use an email address I don't normally use and didn't know it was associated with this site. I kept emailing support but got no replies.

I'm finally back with a question for y'all. Anyone out there snowboarding after a total hip replacement? Looks like that's where's I'm heading and I don't want this to end my snowboarding years. :surprise::surprise::surprise:
 
#4 ·
My mother had a hip replacement @ 80 something. Obviously she ain't snowboarding, and she doesnt get around as well as she used to, but....

She's 85! And she really wasn't doing anything all that physical before or after the surgery. You're fit, active & I imagine you will put in the work afterward to regain any loss of muscle strength.

If Essie52 can manage to learn and progress @ snowboarding with a prosthetic leg,.. I am confident you will be able to manage with a metal hip. ;)

Besides,.. You might even find yourself doing better once you're no longer in pain. :grin: :dunno: (...mom said she should have done it years sooner!)

(...between my Titanium screws, Essies leg & your hip, we'll have to start a Trace Snow group! "The Scrap Metal Gang! Or maybe The Rust Bucket Bunch!) ;) :laugh: :grin:
 
#8 ·
Let your doctor know you want to stay highly active, find a surgeon that specializes in active peoples hip replacement, sports medicine guys are uaually good at referring these.

Try to get a Birmingham hip or similarly done replacements.... they are usually done in younger active people. They do not cut the head off the femur with these, they resurface the femoral head and cap it with a prosthesis, again some surgeons are better and you will want someone that does a hundred of them a year or more with good success and reviews.

I have known plenty of people with total hips and knees that still ski and ride.
 
#9 ·
:facepalm3: :facepalm3: :facepalm3:

Apologies to firstx! And Argo,..! Dunno why I dint think to recommend that she pm you directly with her question. Especially since I recall you were helpful to me concerning summa my back stuff! :rolleyes:
(...guess I still just think "Shred Head" & not necessarily medical professional when I think of you!) :laugh: :blush:

Im sure she'll be very relieved to hear it's still possible to shred after hip replacement! :grin: (...me too the way things are going!) ;)
 
#10 ·
No sweat. I AM a snowboard bum that happens to work in the medical field.

Also, get a good physical therapist and max out whatever your plan allows. Push the PT as hard as you can. Strengthening the muscles, ligaments and tendons will be key to you being super active again, once you get a good surgeon that appropriately sizes and places the hip.
 
#11 · (Edited)
I am not a candidate for the Birgmingham. I have a bone spur and a cyst and the only way is to fix it all is with a total hip replacement. I am not sure how long I can hold out. I got an order for a steroid shot in both hips. After sleeping on it, I decided to just get it in my left hip as that is the one causing me pain. I think this may be my last season snowboarding so I am going to see if I can hold out until Thanksgiving and get the shot so I can maybe snowboard for Dec, Jan and Feb with some pain help and then just suffer thru to the end of the season. Then get another shot before waterski season and then schedule the surgery around October 2017 which will work best for my job.

I have been scouring the internet, and the problem with snowboarding after surgery is falling and dislocating my hip. Since I still fall getting off the chairlift about 50% of the time, I just don't think I can take that risk. I will take off the next season 2017-18 and see how I feel because then when the following season comes around my surgery would be about 15 months out 2018-19. Again, this is what I plan for now - but who knows what pain I will be in in the next few months and have to miss this year, which I don't want to do as we already have our season passes paid for along with the condo.

This really really sucks!!! The OS said I could try to waterski after totally healed, but I never fall waterskiing and yet I do fall and people do tend to run into me snowboarding. I would just be too nervous at this point - but maybe I'll feel better after the year of surgery and I feel invinsible - then I just may try a little green run! Until then - I am now a member of the Ibuprofen club.

Vicki
 
#12 ·
Be sure its not him. If a surgeon doesn't do them they will sometimes make excuses.

Another option if you cant do resurfacing is the anterior approach. Less tissue damaged than the usual lateral approach. You can easily google this stuff and find a local surgeon that specializes in these. Make sure that these are their surgeries. Some are just so comfortable with their old ways and dont pursue the newer techniques that keep people more active and get them there quicker.
 
#13 ·
Hey Argo - yes, I looked online at the Birmingham and where they do the resurfacing isn't anywhere where my bone spur or cyst are - so I can see why it won't work in my case.

However, I do know about the Anterior approach and I am going to find a doctor who has been trained for that and has done at least over 50 of them. That is next on my to do list. I'm just hoping I can hold out and snowboard one last season and crossing my fingers and toes (since I can't cross my legs anymore - lol) that I can make it.

I really thought I would be snowboarding until I was 70. This is just such a bummer and I am really not a happy camper at this point.

Thanks for your input - I'm trying to find out as much info as I can!
 
#14 ·
Wow! That's rough. I sincerely hope you find the right doc and procedure to keep you shredding.

Vibes & best wishes for an optimum outcome! :smile:
 
#15 ·
I believe that if you believe you can do it, then you can do it. After all, you learned at 50. Don't give up. Just give it time and therapy. I didn't have a THR yet, I just had a cam lesion repaired on my right hip a month ago, and am having my left hip done 8/24 (and my biceps tendon reattached after that). I WILL be riding this season. I believe it, so it will happen. Keep that faith in yourself and don't give up before you get there.:snowing:
 
#16 ·
You will ride again! Make it your goal and you will get there. You may need to ride mellow but you will ride again.

If Bo Jackson can play pro baseball after a hip replacement, you can ride a snowboard.

If you haven't seen it, check out the documentary below. Probably the best sports doc I've seen.

 
#17 ·
I had to chime in as well. I'm just got the steroid shots to get me through this season.
Like you, I will need a hip replacement as well. I am doing mine next sumer. The shots will get me through this season and if need be I have enough time that I can do a 2nd injection. As this on is wearing off.

I don't know anyone snowboarding after this but I AM planning on still riding and pushing myself to achieve my goals and enjoyment. So Summer of 17' I go under the knife....

As Deacon said limitations in your mind often hold you back more than physical limitations.
Even if I can only ride blues or greens or bunny hill and no more park I WILL RIDE.

for me its more about being out with friends enjoying riding with them and great memories then the actual places I ride

Keep us updated.
Slyder is back as well, (had issues loggin in with update hoping to be a part of the community again)
 
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