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Oooh thank you for your wonderful update @trailrunner !!!! Best to you and yours for the new year!
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A belated Happy Eight Month Anniversary! Thanks so much for stopping by to share such a wonderful update, you're really back enjoying life to the fullest.
May 2025 be one of your best years ever. Happy New Year!
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May 2025 be one of your best years ever. Happy New Year!
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It's been two years to the date since my hip replacement, so I thought I'd give an update.
My hip replacement was in April 2024. That summer was dedicated to recover and rehabilitation. I got the clearance to resume full activity in the Fall. I started playing tennis again, hiking, biking, and the occasional run. I still had some soreness during a longer hike, but things were getting better and I was resuming my active life.
2025 brought a major change because we decided to move. We had lived in our house for 33 years, and getting our house ready to sell, and finding a new house in a new city, was a huge deal. Our house was in good shape, but still needed some things done, and we had accumulated a lot of stuff raising two kids over three decades. Plus, I was still working full time. This pretty much overwhelmed me between February and August, when we actually moved. Every day I had something to take care of. My exercise routine plummeted, although on some days I was getting a good workout carrying boxes or hauling stuff to the storage space we rented. I was moving a lot - walking, carrying things, packing things, fixing things around the house. The good news is that during all of this, my hip felt great. Doing all of that activity before my hip replacement would have been painful and exhausting.
By the Fall of 2025, about six months ago, we were settled in our new house. I got involved in the local tennis scene, and our new area is great for biking and running. I am 99 percent pain free now. When I resumed biking, I could tell my left leg (the operated side) was a little weak compared to my right side, but I've been doing some weight training to correct that. Every now and then when I start my run, my inner thigh feels tight for the first few steps. Other than that - nothing. Unfortunately, while dealing with my hip over the last four years I gained a bit of weight, but now that life has settled down, I've already lost over 20 pounds. My fitness had also declined, but I'm getting that back also. I know how to do that. It feels great to sweat and huff and puff but otherwise be pain free.
My hip replacement was in April 2024. That summer was dedicated to recover and rehabilitation. I got the clearance to resume full activity in the Fall. I started playing tennis again, hiking, biking, and the occasional run. I still had some soreness during a longer hike, but things were getting better and I was resuming my active life.
2025 brought a major change because we decided to move. We had lived in our house for 33 years, and getting our house ready to sell, and finding a new house in a new city, was a huge deal. Our house was in good shape, but still needed some things done, and we had accumulated a lot of stuff raising two kids over three decades. Plus, I was still working full time. This pretty much overwhelmed me between February and August, when we actually moved. Every day I had something to take care of. My exercise routine plummeted, although on some days I was getting a good workout carrying boxes or hauling stuff to the storage space we rented. I was moving a lot - walking, carrying things, packing things, fixing things around the house. The good news is that during all of this, my hip felt great. Doing all of that activity before my hip replacement would have been painful and exhausting.
By the Fall of 2025, about six months ago, we were settled in our new house. I got involved in the local tennis scene, and our new area is great for biking and running. I am 99 percent pain free now. When I resumed biking, I could tell my left leg (the operated side) was a little weak compared to my right side, but I've been doing some weight training to correct that. Every now and then when I start my run, my inner thigh feels tight for the first few steps. Other than that - nothing. Unfortunately, while dealing with my hip over the last four years I gained a bit of weight, but now that life has settled down, I've already lost over 20 pounds. My fitness had also declined, but I'm getting that back also. I know how to do that. It feels great to sweat and huff and puff but otherwise be pain free.
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Hello trailrunner!
It's so nice to hear from you and learn how well you're doing two years post THR. Moving is a lot of work and I hope you've settled into your new place and it truly feels like home now. It's wonderful to read you're back to the physical activity you favor. Congrats on the weight loss also! May Spring / Summer 2026 be one of your best. HAPPY TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
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It's so nice to hear from you and learn how well you're doing two years post THR. Moving is a lot of work and I hope you've settled into your new place and it truly feels like home now. It's wonderful to read you're back to the physical activity you favor. Congrats on the weight loss also! May Spring / Summer 2026 be one of your best. HAPPY TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY!
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Happy 2 year’s anniversary! What a milestone. Moving is such a chore and especially after many years in same house.
I gained about 15 lbs after my replacement. It was winter when I recovered and very sedentary other than my walks around the kitchen table and out once in a while. But once I started my long walks again (and stopped eating ice cream everyday), the weight came off!
Great to hear from you and all my best in your new home!
I gained about 15 lbs after my replacement. It was winter when I recovered and very sedentary other than my walks around the kitchen table and out once in a while. But once I started my long walks again (and stopped eating ice cream everyday), the weight came off!
Great to hear from you and all my best in your new home!
What a great update! You've accomplished quite a bit with a relatively new hip. Things will only get better as you get into a new routine, possibly lose some of that gained weight, and regain strength. It will come. I'm so happy for you!
