Anyone here ride bikes after having hip replacement?

**Dooly** · 18th April 2008, 16:12

Anyone here had a hip replacement or know of anyone who has who rides sprotsbikes?
Just wondering how long did it take after the new hip done to get back in the saddle and if its ok or a problem, or is it time for a cruiser, yikes!!!

After 10 years of putting up with untold hip/femur pain from a major car wreck and smashed femur/hip socket and breaking the head off the femur I'm told my hip is stuffed (traumatic arthritis he said) and I need an op which is meant to happen within a few months.
I've been putting it off for years but the time has come or ACC wont pay for it if I refuse.

So I'm concerned that it might be a while before I'm back in the saddle.

Fuckin hell, hip replacement to me is for oldies..........
Maybe I am.....

Guess its Harley time eh.............

**Maha** · 18th April 2008, 16:21

My father had a Hip Replacement in Feb and was told that driving would be out for 10 weeks, he was up here last week, getting around ok but the stairs were a bit of an effort, Im guessing the time frame would be about the same you on a bike Dooley.

**yungatart** · 18th April 2008, 16:26

My Dad had a hip replacement last year. Whilst he doesn't ride a bke he used to cycle and decided that cycling would strengthen his muscles and make his rehab easier and quicker.
It worked, he threw away his walking stick in only a few weeks.
So get yourself an exercycle and work away at that, it should make things easier post op. (Saves you being seen on HW 50 in your lycra too!)
I can't see you on a cruiser just yet, Dooly

**SPman** · 18th April 2008, 16:28

I know of at least one female rider, who used to be on here, who rides after a hip replacement.
Her main fear was falling off and damaging her hip. - riding was OK.
Took a couple of months before she was back on the FZR250!

**Dooly** · 18th April 2008, 16:55

Yeah think its gonna take a while before I'm back and up too speed.
One worry is the falling off and stuffing it as I hear they are easy to dislocate, and know of several old fellas that have done that easy.

I remember years ago when this surgeon repaired me after the original trauma surgeon stuffed it up, and I needed 8 ops to sort my hip/femur out.
He said to me.........'By fuck after all the work I've done to put you back together, I find out you ride motorbikes, I'll kick your ass.'
I'm pretty sure he was kidding around...I like to think so, guess I'll find out when I see him in a few weeks again for tests etc.

**Dooly** · 18th April 2008, 16:57

Originally Posted by yungatart

(Saves you being seen on HW 50 in your lycra too!)
I can't see you on a cruiser just yet, Dooly

Things will never be that desperate Tart, but I may toottle along with you at the back when I get my sea legs back.

I like the look of the new Triumph cruiser coming out in the future, but hey.......I'll wait.
A long time.

**MSTRS:Me** · 18th April 2008, 17:08

Originally Posted by Dooly

... cruiser ....

Cruiser shmoozer....you'll be after a trike

**98tls** · 18th April 2008, 17:10

Got a mate who has just had one 3 weeks ago,cant believe how quickly shes getting over it,she showed me all the paperwork before she went to hospital and from memory the actual thing they chucked in her was $15000 alone without labour

so yea you wouldnt want to be paying for it youself.She fully intends to keep riding and loves being finally pain free.

**oldrider** · 18th April 2008, 17:11

Good luck with the op Dooly!

Cheers John.

**SPman** · 18th April 2008, 17:43

Originally Posted by 98tls

Got a mate who has just had one 3 weeks ago,cant believe how quickly shes getting over it,she showed me all the paperwork before she went to hospital and from memory the actual thing they chucked in her was $15000 alone without labour so yea you wouldnt want to be paying for it youself.She fully intends to keep riding and loves being finally pain free.

Did they also charge her $10 for the 70c marker pen they used to mark which hip it was, to operate on?

-True. And $75 for the stainless saw blade they use to cut the bone with!
Jeez Dooly - make sure you get all the gear they charge you for, after the op.

**Boob Johnson** · 18th April 2008, 18:44

I had a major bike accident last June. Had 9 pins & a titanium plate screwed to me hip (shattered the crap out of it). 6 weeks after the crash (still on crutches) I left them at home, hobbled on down to the bus stop, jumped on a bus bound for Auckland & rode home on my new RF900R

I was originally flown from here to Middlemore hospital so "Kevin Kipnik" could do the op. He is apparently the best hip man in the country. They said they wanted to use him because of my age (35) as it was best it was done perfectly for a middle aged person (their words not mine). Goddamit, still young on the inside

As time has progressed I can ride further & further until the pain sets in. And now I only stop when I need gas or the crew are stopping to smell the roses.

ps: I eat a reasonable amount of fish already but I also have a stock pile of omega 3 tablets as ill be taking them suckers till the day I die. If you are not sure why, google is your friend

pps: sprotbike riding for life

**Usarka** · 18th April 2008, 19:00

Amazed at how well people recover from these ops these days! No need to soup up that zimmer frame just yet

**TKDSKIP** · 18th April 2008, 19:27

My old man had his hip done about 18months ago. He manages to fold up onto my CBR250 when he borrows it. As for dislocating it, his new sport is mountain biking and he goes nuts on the downhill. Has had several great tumbles and no isuses. You cant worry about that sort of thing, got to keep living. Good luck with the op the old boy wonders why he waited so long to get it done.