Ross mentioned he's having hip replacement (I hope all goes well). I'm about to schedule the same and wonder how these problems have effected your sailing both pre- and post-surgery? I have a tough job moving around the boat and real difficulty when it's on the hard. Anybody got some encouraging words for us old farts needing replacement parts?
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Be aware that there is a newer procedure (been used in EU for a while) where they just replace the ball and socket of the hip without going halfway down your leg. The advantage is that the surgery is only good for about ten years so if you need it again because you still want to sail they have more to work with later.
My friend had a acute side effect from prednisone given for a life threatening asthma attack that killed the bone in his hips at 42. He had to have double hip replacement surgery and because he is English he knew about this option and went with it as he knows that he will need to go through it all again in a decade.
Sorry, not good news, but worth knowing if you are active and wish to stay so.
My friend had a acute side effect from prednisone given for a life threatening asthma attack that killed the bone in his hips at 42. He had to have double hip replacement surgery and because he is English he knew about this option and went with it as he knows that he will need to go through it all again in a decade.
Sorry, not good news, but worth knowing if you are active and wish to stay so.
My surgeon told me that the current procedure is to cut back the damaged bone until he gets to solid tissue in both the femur and the pelvis A new ball with a spur on it is then inserted into the neck of the femur and the pelvis bored for the new socket. Some healthy bone from the femur is used to graft the socket to the pelvis. Recovery is such that they expect to have me on my feet the day after surgery and I will be encouraged to walk as much as posible to strenghten the muscles. He said that the service life of the procedure was 25-30 years. I am only 71 so I may have to have it done one more time.
A friend had this same procedure done last year and has no restrictions on his mobility.
A friend had this same procedure done last year and has no restrictions on his mobility.
25 - 30 years? My surgeon says 15 yrs. and that's what my research has told me. I'm 62 so I'll be going thru it again, hopefully I guess. A couple of weeks ago I saw a guy get frisked at the airport and asked if he had any metal on him. He said he'd just had both hips replaced and he didn't look happy.
Buckeye Lake? Is Yogi's Shell still there? Had engine problems years ago and "Yogi & the boys" took 2 of my 3 wks vacation fixing it until I came in by cab and solved the problem myself. Back on track...
I'm still a Kid compared to some of youse guys, but in '03 at age 49 the advanced arthritis in my hips coupled with severe knock knees required a hip replacement. I had just made the change from an O'Day style 17 to a Mac 21. First difference: even a hinged tabernacle mast step will require 2 people now with mechanical advantage - no way you'll be able to hold the mast 1/3 way up while scrambling forward as the angle required for this will pop your new hip right out.
difference 2: leaning forward for something must be done carefully and at the right angle - your hip will let you know when it's wrong...
difference 3: even just going forward must be done carefully.
The good news: you will be much less in pain after the replacement heals; while initally the pain is more intense than a total knee replacement, the pain fades quicker and recovery is also much quicker(approaching a full year on the first knee and it still makes more noise climbing stairs than the old stairs do... ).
I'm still a Kid compared to some of youse guys, but in '03 at age 49 the advanced arthritis in my hips coupled with severe knock knees required a hip replacement. I had just made the change from an O'Day style 17 to a Mac 21. First difference: even a hinged tabernacle mast step will require 2 people now with mechanical advantage - no way you'll be able to hold the mast 1/3 way up while scrambling forward as the angle required for this will pop your new hip right out.
difference 2: leaning forward for something must be done carefully and at the right angle - your hip will let you know when it's wrong...
difference 3: even just going forward must be done carefully.
The good news: you will be much less in pain after the replacement heals; while initally the pain is more intense than a total knee replacement, the pain fades quicker and recovery is also much quicker(approaching a full year on the first knee and it still makes more noise climbing stairs than the old stairs do... ).
I had a ski accident LAST January (2009!) and the titanium plate they installed broke in August 2009, requiring a second surgery, left femur. As a result, my muscles have atrophied pretty much. I'm up walking (hobbling but getting lest obvious!) again, but the quad is pretty shot, requiring lots of exercise. Ankles and feet forgot how to work, too. Unfortunately, it's winter here, so I can't use our pool. The whole timing thing was pretty rotten.
From what you've said, if they get you up and moving right after the surgery, you should be fine, 'cuz bones don't hurt, it's the muscles that need the work. I'm still tryin' to get my muscles to remember what they've been doing so well for the past 64 years. Sheez, give muscles a year off and they think they've got a permanent vacation.
Each airport is different. Some don't beep on belt buckles, some will get ya for having fillings in your teeth. One of my local airports is no hassle, the other is a strip search. Go figure. Calibration is not TSA's strong suit.
Oh, yeah, sailing! Both my PT and my doctor said sailing is the BEST thing to do, since it works the muscles properly for balance and strengthening. Who am I to argue? I got back on the boat, both times, as quickly as I could. In June and July I planned a series of outings, each going from crew and motoring only all the way to solo anchoring. Worked great. This time work and winter have gotten in the way, but with the weather clearing I'll be back to my normal at least once a week outings. The PT also said it's good for my mental health, like there's anything left of that after these two surgeries...not much to start off with either...
From what you've said, if they get you up and moving right after the surgery, you should be fine, 'cuz bones don't hurt, it's the muscles that need the work. I'm still tryin' to get my muscles to remember what they've been doing so well for the past 64 years. Sheez, give muscles a year off and they think they've got a permanent vacation.
Each airport is different. Some don't beep on belt buckles, some will get ya for having fillings in your teeth. One of my local airports is no hassle, the other is a strip search. Go figure. Calibration is not TSA's strong suit.
Oh, yeah, sailing! Both my PT and my doctor said sailing is the BEST thing to do, since it works the muscles properly for balance and strengthening. Who am I to argue? I got back on the boat, both times, as quickly as I could. In June and July I planned a series of outings, each going from crew and motoring only all the way to solo anchoring. Worked great. This time work and winter have gotten in the way, but with the weather clearing I'll be back to my normal at least once a week outings. The PT also said it's good for my mental health, like there's anything left of that after these two surgeries...not much to start off with either...
Hip replacement is a much easier procedure to recover from than knee replacements. My experience from friends and family with hip replacments is 6-8 weeks and then you wonder why you did not have it sooner.
At this point I could ask a lot of technical questions but I might get my answer if someone can answer this; After hip replacement can you pedal a bike?
Here is an article you might want to read regarding building custom joints for replacement.http://www.globecampus.ca/in-the-ne...s-are-adding-a-whole-new-dimension-to-design/
I hope I live long enough to see these things come to be. We have come so far in this lifetime as to be beyond belief. As a kid 25,000 miles on a tire was great. 75,000 miles before a valve job on an engine. A '49 ford would rust through the rocker panels in 4 years. Power steering, power brakes, automatic transmissions electric windows, fm radio are all new in my lifetime.
So is space flight and computers more likely than not.
The pace of technology has sped up in many ways. If you look at the advances made from 1801-1900, and compare them to the advances made from 1901-2000.... you'll see what I mean.
My Dad had a hip replaced about 12 years ago, and it gave him the proverbial new lease on life. He was up and walking the first day (courtesy of good drugs ) and recovery was fairly swift. He was fairly fit before the operation, and he was persistent with the physio, and that helped.
) and recovery was fairly swift. He was fairly fit before the operation, and he was persistent with the physio, and that helped.
my momma is 82 and had 2 total hip replacement surgeries--one each side--is doing great--still doing what she did before, which is akc related work with siberian huskies--she trains obedience and judges shows in arizona--if you do work against resistance, as in a pool--do exercises specifically designed for the recovery of THR, then ye will do well...i was RN for 30+ yrs, mostly in the critical care and recovery and emergency areas--i know of which i speak here--ask your physical therapist, if ye dont believe me--lol---i wont take it personally!!but you shpould be in gooood shape if you donot pamper yourself by not doing the exercises or cheating on yourself by not doing them correctly. makes a big difference. the new way to do the surgery makes a big difference as well--momma had that done....is allll gooood---if she can do it so can you and we will see you out sailing after !!
ye better LOL...is a goood idea ..need exercise lol....as for technical questions--go for it--i will answer all...is alll goood--more info ye has the better ye does....truth!!!! cross my heart and hope to fly----bno such thing as a dumb or stoopit question....
Zone ... best of luck with the hip! I shattered the smithereens out of my tibia and fibula in a car accident a few years back and almost lost my leg .... a few bits of advice ...
1) research the doctor and hospital and go to the best one you can ... the local orthopaedic surgeon here couldn't get my leg to start healing after 3 months .. I finally went to the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York and they worked miracles.
2) if you can, exercise and build yourself up as much as possible before the surgery. I was next to a number of hip replacement folks in physical therapy and the ones who were in the best shape beforehand fared much better ..
3) find a physical therapist with an indoor pool. At least for me and my leg, having the buoyancy and stabilizing/balancing effect of the pool allowed me to walk nearly normally in the water. This, to me, was a real morale booster on top of the physical benefits.
Again .. good luck! Keep us posted!
1) research the doctor and hospital and go to the best one you can ... the local orthopaedic surgeon here couldn't get my leg to start healing after 3 months .. I finally went to the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York and they worked miracles.
2) if you can, exercise and build yourself up as much as possible before the surgery. I was next to a number of hip replacement folks in physical therapy and the ones who were in the best shape beforehand fared much better ..
3) find a physical therapist with an indoor pool. At least for me and my leg, having the buoyancy and stabilizing/balancing effect of the pool allowed me to walk nearly normally in the water. This, to me, was a real morale booster on top of the physical benefits.
Again .. good luck! Keep us posted!
Stu- I feel your pain!
I broke my ankle and leg, and one of the screws backed out throught the skin- the skin grew over it, and the infection was devastating. Was in a wheelchair and crutches for over a year, and you're right, the muscles have lousy memory! (I'm shocked your plate broke!- mine had 7 holes, but only 6 screws... when I saw the xray and asked about it, the surgeon, I swear it's the truth, said "it was getting close to lunchtime").
my mother-in-law just had her second knee replacement last week- the 1st was a complete success, and we're confident about this one, too.
Zone, and Ross, good luck. You guys were due for a tune-up!
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I broke my ankle and leg, and one of the screws backed out throught the skin- the skin grew over it, and the infection was devastating. Was in a wheelchair and crutches for over a year, and you're right, the muscles have lousy memory! (I'm shocked your plate broke!- mine had 7 holes, but only 6 screws... when I saw the xray and asked about it, the surgeon, I swear it's the truth, said "it was getting close to lunchtime").
my mother-in-law just had her second knee replacement last week- the 1st was a complete success, and we're confident about this one, too.
Zone, and Ross, good luck. You guys were due for a tune-up!
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