Hip Replacement

[jasonmccullum]

I need some advice.


i used to ride up to 50 mile rides up to October last year and in December i had to have a total hip replacement ( im only 40)

i have been told i can start to ride my bike again on my turbo trainer only



has anyone been through this op or can anyone give me advice what i should do to get back into riding slowly


thanks guys

 

[rich p]

Hi Jason - snap!

I had a THR on November 11th last year and I got on the turbo after 6 weeks. I started off with 5 mins, 10 mins and witin 2 weeks I was up to 30 mins and an hour.

After 11 weeks, I am now doing an hour around a local tarmac track and have ridden up to 20 miles with no pain or repercussions.
I was told that uncemented prostheses don't fuse to the bone until at least 12 weeks so I'm not sure whether i should get back on the road yet. I've cycled to the shops already but I'm slightly nervous of riding in a group and in busy traffic while the repair is possibly still healing.

Good luck!

 

[summerdays]

A friend in his 40's had a hip replacement last year and was back on the bike about 5 or 6 month later and seems to be doing fine.

 

[rich p]

A friend in his 40's had a hip replacement last year and was back on the bike about 5 or 6 month later and seems to be doing fine.

months? that's a long time SD.

 

[summerdays]

Sorry can't remember the exact timing. ... and that was cycling out and about rather than just on a trainer but he seems to be cycling around fine... that leg is apparently a little weaker still but absolutely no pain. Don't know over what period the improvement continues.

 

[rich p]

I'm going out on the roads next Saturday, weather permitting, which will be 12 weeks. The beauty of a THR is that you weight bear from day 1 so there isn't the muscle loss there is after a fracture.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I'm going out on the roads next Saturday

 

[Marko62]

Not a hip replacement thread but a huge thread over on Bike Radar dealing with broken hips, useful especially for me as I had a black ice crash 2nd January this year resulting in a broken hip and elbow. There just maybe some useful info on there...

HTH