hip replacement --and cycling

ilaboo aka Peter Lener wrote:
i probably will need a total hip replacement ( one side) in the next 2
years....

I have never been hip, so a replacement is not possible.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
"And never forget, life ultimately makes failures of all people." A. Derleth

Leo Lichtman wrote:
"ilaboo" wrote: (clip) if you have a hip replacement could you let me know
what effect it has had
on you cycling? and how long it took after surgery to ride a bike again?
and what precautions you take while biking? (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I stopped riding a number of years ago because of the pain in my hip. After
the surgery, I was back on the bike within a few months. You have to heed a
mixed message. Riding helps you recover. However, my surgeon warned me
that if I fell and broke my hip, my life would never be the same again....

Google "recumbent trike".

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
"And never forget, life ultimately makes failures of all people." A. Derleth

On Jan 8, 7:42 pm, Tom Sherman
wrote:
Leo Lichtman wrote:
"ilaboo" wrote: (clip) if you have a hip replacement could you let me know
what effect it has had
on you cycling? and how long it took after surgery to ride a bike again?
and what precautions you take while biking? (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I stopped riding a number of years ago because of the pain in my hip. After
the surgery, I was back on the bike within a few months. You have to heed a
mixed message. Riding helps you recover. However, my surgeon warned me
that if I fell and broke my hip, my life would never be the same again....

Google "recumbent trike".

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
"And never forget, life ultimately makes failures of all people." A. Derleth

My wife has a friend whose mother has had both hips and both knees
replaced and she rides a conventional upright. Artificial joints
reduce the range of motion somewhat, but apparently not significantly
enough to curtail riding a bicycle. - Jim McNamara

On Jan 7, 9:31*pm, Ted wrote:
It is not exactly what you are planning, but read this weeks
RoadBikeRider.com newsletter, Issue No. 324 - 01/03/08. *Ed broke his
hip last summer and is still not on the bike,


For those who don't see the RBR.com newsletter, Ed Pavelka had some
unfortunate complications following his December hip replacement
surgery.


but Jim hasn't missed at
least one hour per day since 1993. *And don't forget about Floyd; he
finished 2nd is a very tough race last summer, apparently partly
because of a flat tire.

Good luck. *Pedaling is good for the hip, just stay upright.

Ted.

JimmyMac aka Jim McNamara wrote:
On Jan 8, 7:42 pm, Tom Sherman
wrote:
Leo Lichtman wrote:
"ilaboo" wrote: (clip) if you have a hip replacement could you let me know
what effect it has had
on you cycling? and how long it took after surgery to ride a bike again?
and what precautions you take while biking? (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I stopped riding a number of years ago because of the pain in my hip. After
the surgery, I was back on the bike within a few months. You have to heed a
mixed message. Riding helps you recover. However, my surgeon warned me
that if I fell and broke my hip, my life would never be the same again....
Google "recumbent trike".

My wife has a friend whose mother has had both hips and both knees
replaced and she rides a conventional upright. Artificial joints
reduce the range of motion somewhat, but apparently not significantly
enough to curtail riding a bicycle. - Jim McNamara

Well, the point of Leo Licthman was that the surgeon told him that
breaking a hip in a fall would be a very bad thing. Falling and breaking
a hip on a conventional upright is a lot more likely than if the same
rider was on a recumbent trike.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
"And never forget, life ultimately makes failures of all people." A. Derleth

On Jan 11, 5:19 pm, Tom Sherman
wrote:
JimmyMac aka Jim McNamara wrote:



On Jan 8, 7:42 pm, Tom Sherman
wrote:
Leo Lichtman wrote:
"ilaboo" wrote: (clip) if you have a hip replacement could you let me know
what effect it has had
on you cycling? and how long it took after surgery to ride a bike again?
and what precautions you take while biking? (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I stopped riding a number of years ago because of the pain in my hip. After
the surgery, I was back on the bike within a few months. You have to heed a
mixed message. Riding helps you recover. However, my surgeon warned me
that if I fell and broke my hip, my life would never be the same again....
Google "recumbent trike".

My wife has a friend whose mother has had both hips and both knees
replaced and she rides a conventional upright. Artificial joints
reduce the range of motion somewhat, but apparently not significantly
enough to curtail riding a bicycle. - Jim McNamara

Well, the point of Leo Licthman was that the surgeon told him that
breaking a hip in a fall would be a very bad thing. Falling and breaking
a hip on a conventional upright is a lot more likely than if the same
rider was on a recumbent trike.

No arguments there. That's a given, for sure. I was merely
addressing ilaboo's initial concern/question.

Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
"And never forget, life ultimately makes failures of all people." A. Derleth

"Tom Sherman" wrote: Well, the point of Leo Licthman was that the surgeon
told him that
breaking a hip in a fall would be a very bad thing. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Yes, that's exactly what the surgeon was telling me. He also went on to say
that I would have to judge whether to limit my enjoyment of life in fear of
such a disaster. If you rein yourself in to avoid risks, you swap the
possibility of injury for the certainty of boredom. (He didn't say a word
about recumbents.)

Leo Lichtman wrote:
"Tom Sherman" wrote: Well, the point of Leo Licthman was that the surgeon
told him that
breaking a hip in a fall would be a very bad thing. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Yes, that's exactly what the surgeon was telling me. He also went on to say
that I would have to judge whether to limit my enjoyment of life in fear of
such a disaster. If you rein yourself in to avoid risks, you swap the
possibility of injury for the certainty of boredom. (He didn't say a word
about recumbents.)

Recumbent trikes are NOT boring. A low tadpole is like a pedal powered
go-cart.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
"And never forget, life ultimately makes failures of all people." A. Derleth

"Leo Lichtman" wrote in message
...

"Tom Sherman" wrote: Well, the point of Leo Licthman was that the surgeon
told him that
breaking a hip in a fall would be a very bad thing. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Yes, that's exactly what the surgeon was telling me. He also went on to
say that I would have to judge whether to limit my enjoyment of life in
fear of such a disaster. If you rein yourself in to avoid risks, you swap
the possibility of injury for the certainty of boredom. (He didn't say a
word about recumbents.)

You might ask your doctor about safe hip, leg, trunk angles as getting in
and out of some recumbent trikes takes a bit of doing. The tadpoles (two
wheels in front) are generally llow, in the range of eight or ten inches.
The lower trikes have good stability when cornering. The delta style (one
wheel front and two in back) are generally higher and a bit more tippy when
cornering.

A recumbent trike can be an invigorating thing to ride.



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On Jan 11, 6:35 pm, "Edward Dolan" wrote:
"Leo Lichtman" wrote in message

...



"Tom Sherman" wrote: Well, the point of Leo Licthman was that the surgeon
told him that
breaking a hip in a fall would be a very bad thing. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Yes, that's exactly what the surgeon was telling me. He also went on to
say that I would have to judge whether to limit my enjoyment of life in
fear of such a disaster. If you rein yourself in to avoid risks, you swap
the possibility of injury for the certainty of boredom. (He didn't say a
word about recumbents.)

On the other hand, if you don't rein yourself in you are subject to all
kinds of vicissitudes, even death itself. All of my life I have been reading
books about fools who took risks for the sake of adventure and end up as
dead as mackerels.

And what is wrong with a little boredom in life anyway? I say give me
boredom any old day to an early death. Only fools want to burn the candle at
both ends. Nay, I like to settle down to a good night's viewing of whatever
is on TV. This guarantees lots of good old fashion boredom.

When I really like to be bored out of my skull I tune into MSNBC or CNN and
follow all the liberal commentators. Chris Matthews of MSNBC is without a
doubt the biggest jackass and all around asshole in the entire universe. My
God, this fool has even turned on Hillary and has fallen in love with Barack
Hussein Obama! Folks, it doesn't get any better than this!

Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota