Running After Hip Replacement (Read 1141 times)

One of the fastest female grandmasters runners in Tennessee has bilateral hip replacements. Bionics, methinks.

Here is her story.

Her RA profile.

A thread of hers.

One of the fastest female grandmasters runners in Tennessee has bilateral hip replacements. Bionics, methinks.

 

Here is her story.

 

Her RA profile.

 

A thread of hers.

 She's absolutely remarkable  

I had back surgery 8 weeks ago, and not running has drove. me. nuts. I ran for a year in excruciating pain thinking my back / sciatica pain would just go away....had to have a cyst removed from my spine.

She gives me hope that my best running days are ahead of me (53 years old)

Hi everyone,

My story is a little different as I have started running after hip replacement surgery and did not run a mile before it.

I had hip resurfacing surgery in 2010 to treat my arthritis problems. My doctor recommended this because I'm relatively young  and it should suit an active lifestyle better. Recovery takes time, and for me it took almost a year to be confident with my new hip implant. The pain caused by arthritis stopped a few month after surgery and I was sure that I made the right decision and from this point my life will change into better. But something wasn't right, after a year, when I was comfortable with my implant the pain returned, along with the swelling. Went back to the doc asap to see what's going on. The MRI scans showed a small dislocation, but enough to put me back in pain, and my blood test also showed elevated metal levels. That was it for my "brand new implant", it had to be replaced. This time I also found out that I have one of the implants that just have been recalled in 2010, exactly like the one mentioned here. Man, I'm one unlucky dude to receive one of those in the year they recalled it. If I would have had that surgery just a few month later, it would have saved me from a lot of trouble. Let me continue my story. What followed was expected, another surgery and this time, I got a total hip replacement. And time went by and I recovered, completely I would say.

I always wanted to run, but before surgery it was impossible because of the pain, after my first surgery I wanted to wait to fully recover, but then came the second surgery, so I did not postponed it any longer and 8 month after second surgery I started running. I consulted with the doctor and told that my implant is a cementless one, with metal on ceramic, and it should handle running, although he was worried about me running with it.

Now I'm one and a half years after my second hip surgery and I'm running 10 miles a day and I'm feeling great.

Basically running it shouldn't be a problem, even competitive running is possible. One thing to advise you is to ask your doctor about what type of implants you received and do some research if it is recommended for running, or at least will it last the stress you put on it.

Best,

Colin.

I have hip ( socket pain ) and have been putting off going to the doctor.    I can't imagine having hip replacment, but have a feeling I will need it one day.  

Best of luck to you !  I hope you can run again soon.