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Broken hip :(
Well, I took a hard spill this week and fractured my hip. Sigh. I underwent full hip replacement surgery and I now have a titanium/ceramic replacement installed. Since I'm young (52) the doctors say I should recover quickly (walking within 2 weeks, back on the bike in 3 months).
Wondering if there is any wisdom to be shared from other forumites around recovery time, do's and don't's during healing, etc. This sucks. |
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Total Wine curbside.
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Other than "do your PT" I have nothing to offer.
On the other hand, would you care to give more details on the incident? I assume it was while riding. Road or MTB? What happened? If MTB, were you on a trail, and how did you get to the ambulance? Best of luck healing well. |
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That stinks.
Gravel is a huge menace. Once I was in a parking lot, going very slowly in a turn, and hit some unexpected gravel. I went down so quickly it was amazing - one second I was riding along and what seemed like 0.0001 seconds later I was on the ground. Take care. |
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As someone who is still doing daily PT exercises, from a broken right pelvis last fall (no pun intended - hit by van but back on the bike), here's my get well list:
1. See a PT therapist and get a list O exercises 2. Do them religiously, even if: hurt/tired/happy/sad. Keep a record. 3. Add to the 'work level' when you can. For example do 10% more reps, longer stretches, etc. for each exercise 4. Stay as active as practical, even if not bike related. Can you use a spin bike? 5. If you can go to the gym, do upper body and core exercises. 6. Watch your weight! Don't ask me how I got so fat over the winter... Keep the faith. walkers and crutches suck, but you will get better! Oh, and treat yourself to a new bike |
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Sorry to hear this, I've been there. If you have an indoor trainer and can get on it safely, that would be one of the best ways to hasten your recovery and maintain some fitness. Just easy spinning/flat pedals of course.
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I broke my hip last year riding over some cobbles on a casual ride. I was 34 at the time and luckily got transferred to a great medical center (University of Maryland Shock Trauma) and they decided since I was young they'd use screws to put my femur back together and avoid a hip replacement. The upside is, no artificial hip, the downside was a much longer recovery process. As i recall it was 0 weight bearing on the leg for 6 weeks, then an additional 4 weeks at just 50% weight bearing, so 10 weeks with crutches, before i fully weaned off them at about 3 months or so.
As others have said PT, PT, PT. I bought myself a cheap amazon weight bench and some weights to do some weight lifting to build upper body strength since i couldn't do any running, riding hiking etc. As others have said, since you'll likely be burning much fewer calories due to the inactivity, you'll want to keep a close and strict watch on your diet to avoid putting on weight while you're down. In the first few weeks, i'd focus on just recovering, if you have a spouse, relative or friend that can stay with you that's great. if not, Order some delivery food for a bit to just take it easy while you heal. here's the thread I posted a year back. I meant to go back and update it with pics of healing but never did. https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...&highlight=hip |
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I was 81 when fractured my hip in 2019. I got pins and screws. You should heal a lot faster than I did.
Listen to your physical therapists. I'm still doing stretches every day. I stated out walking outside with a walker, graduated to a cane, while increasing my mileage. I really detested riding inside but my stationary bike became my friend. I'm still using it on rainy days. Pain is your enemy. I tried everything including CBD and prescription opioids with limited success. Advil always helped. Good luck with your recovery.
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Friend of mine had her hip replaced three or four weeks ago.
She assembled a series of tools to help her with dressing - grabbers, pullers, etc. Turns out tying shoes is a challenge. I cycled past her walking in the neighborhood yesterday; she was glad to see me...she asked me to retie her shoe!
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When I smashed my leg to bits a while ago (age 41), I was off the "real" bike for 3 months, but I was back on the trainer spinning nice and easy in about 6 weeks.
I think the most important thing to concentrate on in PT is range of motion. It will hurt and will not be fun. But if you can get your full range of motion back, then everything else follows from there. I am glad that I put up with the suffering and have 100% full range of motion in my leg. Good luck. Make sure you have someone to talk to. I had some pretty dark days when I was recovering from my injury. Wishing you the best possible recovery. |
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You're about 10 years younger than me and should recover well. My only advise is to follow the restrictions on movement religiously. You really don't want to dislocate that hip.
I broke my hip about 10 years ago in a major fall and got a rod at first. The break healed, but the joint didn't get enough blood to remain healthy and I got a total replacement about 6 years later. My understanding is that a total replacement first is pretty standard at this point. |
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Thanks for sharing your stories and the helpful info.
That's what I was told too. My orthopedic surgeon said this was a routine procedure and that she does several a day. The miracles of modern medicine. |
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Flinch is spot on. I am 51 years old 1.5 years post hip fracture. I was able to keep my native hip with a gamma nail. I still do strength training and keep up on my PT. I can ride and run as fast or faster than I did pre injury. Likely due to loosing ~10 lbs while I watched what I ate through my recovery. Good luck,be patient and listen to your body! |
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Were you a candidate for replacement before the fall? I dont know anything about this but am curious how the diagnosis escalated to the need for a full replacement. I wish you a full and speedy recovery. You’ll be back in saddle this summer.
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