Thread: Hunting after a hip replacement

Originally Posted by No good names left

A man after my own heart, I kept my old hips intending to use them but the dog found them

Classic! What a hound

Ha Ha fuck ya John! Thats nasty! My mate has his leg amputated above the knee, wanted to keep his leg to feed to his dog, I shit you not, he's more of a mutt than the dog ever was

Interesting post thanks

You gents who have already had a hip done, what sort of life span are you getting.
My specialist has suggested i should wait until I'm in my 60's as he's suggesting if I went now, (Mid 50's) I could be up for a revision in my 60's and then again in my late 70's when they may say no due to health or lack of material to work with.
NB Mines not a straight forward replacement as I'm missing the last 1" of bone and the socket will need work as well.
Z

I had both hips and sockets replaced at 41, the 5 year checkup showed zero wear and I'm 51 now with no issues.
I haven't given them a hard workout so that could be why I'm having a good run out of them, but the medical staff are very good at what they do and hopefully you get 12 years out of each set.

As a watcher...what are the early signs that one may need a hip replacement in the future. I know my knees aren't the best and I concentrate on those when out and about and ignore/not notice anything else happening.

My hips were just aching constantly, esp after things like driving, standing still for long periods (that's most of my job) & sitting cross legged on the floor. One of the aches felt like a firm kick in the balls 24/7.
To help with driving I used a velcro belt to keep my legs parallel, that helped for the long drives.

Originally Posted by No good names left

. One of the aches felt like a firm kick in the balls 24/7.

This plus some flexibility issues.

My Mrs had one just 6 weeks ago. Does this mean she will now take up hunting,,, because she can.

Originally Posted by ZQLewis

Interesting post thanks

You gents who have already had a hip done, what sort of life span are you getting.
My specialist has suggested i should wait until I'm in my 60's as he's suggesting if I went now, (Mid 50's) I could be up for a revision in my 60's and then again in my late 70's when they may say no due to health or lack of material to work with.
NB Mines not a straight forward replacement as I'm missing the last 1" of bone and the socket will need work as well.
Z

1st replacement done 2005 and lasted until 2020. In 2018 I fell off a riverbank and cracked it but had no problems up to then. Otherside done in 2011 and is still no problems. I think the technology is improving all the time and after a few months you tend to forget you've had it and life gets back to normal. Other posters have commented on not waiting and I'd endorse that. With a dodgy hip your leg muscles are getting weaker and weaker because you are favoring it, so the sooner it's gone the better. Also it's not gonna fix itself so get it done ASAP, then you can enjoy the outdoors again.

Originally Posted by Peeaye

1st replacement done 2005 and lasted until 2020. In 2018 I fell off a riverbank and cracked it but had no problems up to then. Otherside done in 2011 and is still no problems. I think the technology is improving all the time and after a few months you tend to forget you've had it and life gets back to normal. Other posters have commented on not waiting and I'd endorse that. With a dodgy hip your leg muscles are getting weaker and weaker because you are favoring it, so the sooner it's gone the better. Also it's not gonna fix itself so get it done ASAP, then you can enjoy the outdoors again.

Thanks for the input.
I had got to the point were I could not get my leg into a car without lifting it using my arm, Spent 9 months seeing a personal trainer once a week working on hip flexor and minor muscles and then one day I noticed I was lifting it up without support. Did not fix the limited arc of movement and sensitivity to jarring etc but has helped my hunting no end.
Most of the time it's good other times it keeps me awake. When i have a run of bad days I'm tempted to book it in then it comes right and my fear of needles & scalpels etc takes over.
Z