Landis is done

Too bad, one of my favorites, but hip replacement means he's done.
Who's next?

http://www.velonews.com/tour2006/new...s/10326.0.html

"Crescentius Vespasianus" wrote in message
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Too bad, one of my favorites, but hip replacement means he's done.
Who's next?

http://www.velonews.com/tour2006/new...s/10326.0.html


Not necessarily. I was hit by a car a few years back and I broke my hip
quite severly. I was given a choice of hip replacement or a rebuild. I was
told the rebuild would last longer, but would be a slower rehab.
Conversely, the replacement would have me up and riding again sooner, but
I'd probably have to do it all over again in 20 years. So I did the
rebuild. Even with the slower rehab, I was back on the trainer in six
weeks. I was training outside in 3 months. At 7 months I did a personal
best in a mountainous century ride I do every year. I went right back to
riding 12,000 to 15,000 miles a year. This year, at 50, I've cracked 28 mph
for the local 10 mile TT and am having the best season I've ever had (though
I came to cycling rather late in life).

Next year Landis won't likely set the world on fire, but the year after
it'll might very well be like it never happend.

As an aside, I was very nervous about the prospect of avascular necrosis.
It was a real concern with my injury. I'm fortunate it didn't happen in my
case. I can't imagine Landis riding the tour with that condition.

--
Bob C.

"Of course it hurts. The trick is not minding that it hurts."
T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia)

Not necessarily. I was hit by a car a few years back and I broke my hip
quite severly. I was given a choice of hip replacement or a rebuild. I
was
told the rebuild would last longer, but would be a slower rehab.
Conversely, the replacement would have me up and riding again sooner, but
I'd probably have to do it all over again in 20 years. So I did the
rebuild. Even with the slower rehab, I was back on the trainer in six
weeks. I was training outside in 3 months. At 7 months I did a personal
best in a mountainous century ride I do every year. I went right back to
riding 12,000 to 15,000 miles a year. This year, at 50, I've cracked 28
mph
for the local 10 mile TT and am having the best season I've ever had
(though
I came to cycling rather late in life).

Next year Landis won't likely set the world on fire, but the year after
it'll might very well be like it never happend.

As an aside, I was very nervous about the prospect of avascular necrosis.
It was a real concern with my injury. I'm fortunate it didn't happen in
my
case. I can't imagine Landis riding the tour with that condition.

-------------
Having gone through this, what is your opinion on what happened to
Landis. Was it that he didn't give himself enough time to heal, or was it a
botched medical procedure?

"Callistus Valerius" wrote in message
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Not necessarily. I was hit by a car a few years back and I broke my hip
quite severly. I was given a choice of hip replacement or a rebuild. I
was
told the rebuild would last longer, but would be a slower rehab.
Conversely, the replacement would have me up and riding again sooner, but
I'd probably have to do it all over again in 20 years. So I did the
rebuild. Even with the slower rehab, I was back on the trainer in six
weeks. I was training outside in 3 months. At 7 months I did a personal
best in a mountainous century ride I do every year. I went right back to
riding 12,000 to 15,000 miles a year. This year, at 50, I've cracked 28
mph
for the local 10 mile TT and am having the best season I've ever had
(though
I came to cycling rather late in life).

Next year Landis won't likely set the world on fire, but the year after
it'll might very well be like it never happend.

As an aside, I was very nervous about the prospect of avascular necrosis.
It was a real concern with my injury. I'm fortunate it didn't happen in
my
case. I can't imagine Landis riding the tour with that condition.

-------------
Having gone through this, what is your opinion on what happened to
Landis. Was it that he didn't give himself enough time to heal, or was it
a
botched medical procedure?

Everyone is different. Scar tissue forms in different ways on different
people. One person may heal without a hitch or you can have those like
Landis in which the healing cut the blood flow to the area and allowed the
joint to degrade much faster than would normally be the case. Tiny
differences in injuries can cause considerable differences in the way a
healing process proceeds.

"Callistus Valerius" wrote in message
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Not necessarily. I was hit by a car a few years back and I broke my hip
quite severly. I was given a choice of hip replacement or a rebuild. I
was
told the rebuild would last longer, but would be a slower rehab.
Conversely, the replacement would have me up and riding again sooner, but
I'd probably have to do it all over again in 20 years. So I did the
rebuild. Even with the slower rehab, I was back on the trainer in six
weeks. I was training outside in 3 months. At 7 months I did a personal
best in a mountainous century ride I do every year. I went right back to
riding 12,000 to 15,000 miles a year. This year, at 50, I've cracked 28
mph
for the local 10 mile TT and am having the best season I've ever had
(though
I came to cycling rather late in life).

Next year Landis won't likely set the world on fire, but the year after
it'll might very well be like it never happend.

As an aside, I was very nervous about the prospect of avascular necrosis.
It was a real concern with my injury. I'm fortunate it didn't happen in
my
case. I can't imagine Landis riding the tour with that condition.

-------------
Having gone through this, what is your opinion on what happened to
Landis. Was it that he didn't give himself enough time to heal, or was it
a
botched medical procedure?

Hmmm...
the most frequent cause is a broken bone (fracture). Your doctor might use
other terms to describe avascular necrosis, such as osteonecrosis, aseptic
necrosis or ischemic bone necrosis. Avascular necrosis is more common in
men than in women. And it usually affects people before age 50.

Other common causes of avascular necrosis include:

a.. Corticosteroids. It isn't clear how these anti-inflammatory
medications, such as prednisone, cause avascular necrosis. People who take
high doses of corticosteroids for long periods of time - for instance,
people with chronic illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus - are
more likely to experience avascular necrosis. Avascular necrosis is rare in
people who take lower doses of corticosteroids for a short time.
Corticosteroid injections - for instance, into an inflamed or arthritic
joint - don't cause avascular necrosis.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/ava...crosis/DS00650

--
Snippy

Uh ... what Tom said. But what Snippy said is veeeeerrry interesting.

--
Bob C.

"Of course it hurts. The trick is not minding that it hurts."
T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia)
"Callistus Valerius" wrote in message
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Not necessarily. I was hit by a car a few years back and I broke my hip
quite severly. I was given a choice of hip replacement or a rebuild. I
was
told the rebuild would last longer, but would be a slower rehab.
Conversely, the replacement would have me up and riding again sooner, but
I'd probably have to do it all over again in 20 years. So I did the
rebuild. Even with the slower rehab, I was back on the trainer in six
weeks. I was training outside in 3 months. At 7 months I did a personal
best in a mountainous century ride I do every year. I went right back to
riding 12,000 to 15,000 miles a year. This year, at 50, I've cracked 28
mph
for the local 10 mile TT and am having the best season I've ever had
(though
I came to cycling rather late in life).

Next year Landis won't likely set the world on fire, but the year after
it'll might very well be like it never happend.

As an aside, I was very nervous about the prospect of avascular necrosis.
It was a real concern with my injury. I'm fortunate it didn't happen in
my
case. I can't imagine Landis riding the tour with that condition.

-------------
Having gone through this, what is your opinion on what happened to
Landis. Was it that he didn't give himself enough time to heal, or was it
a
botched medical procedure?

psycholist wrote:
Uh ... what Tom said. But what Snippy said is veeeeerrry interesting.

--
Bob C.

What's interesting about it? That high doses of corticosteroids taken
over a long period of time (which would likely lead to detection) may
cause the problem, or that low doses over a short period wouldn't?

No need to start a witch hunt over this. There's a perfectly good
explanation as to why Floyd suffers this ailment, and no reason to
believe he's abused drugs at high doses over a long period. None.

Fred

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psycholist wrote:
Uh ... what Tom said. But what Snippy said is veeeeerrry interesting.

--
Bob C.

What's interesting about it? That high doses of corticosteroids taken
over a long period of time (which would likely lead to detection) may
cause the problem, or that low doses over a short period wouldn't?

No need to start a witch hunt over this. There's a perfectly good
explanation as to why Floyd suffers this ailment, and no reason to
believe he's abused drugs at high doses over a long period. None.

Fred


Yeah, he just broke the head off his ****ing femur and (arguably) came back
too soon after the injury.

The things these dopers will do to hide their evil deeds....

Rick

, and no reason to
believe he's abused drugs at high doses over a long period. None.
\


Phonak: Hamilton, Perez, Guttierez, Botero.

No reason to think Landis is a cheat. None whatsoever.