Bad news. Sorry mate there really is nowt I can say to help. Chin up is about it.

Bad news. Sorry mate there really is nowt I can say to help. Chin up is about it.

+1

Sorry to hear it dude. There's always The Lions to watch. Hope it doesn't seem so bad tomorrow.

Nightmare. Focus on the positives

Hope it all gets sorted for you

Hard to take - I know. My first love is hillwalking (in its various forms) but problems with my feet have almost stopped me from doing so. Plans to do various long treks have all had to be scrapped and I now find myself with the time (due early retirement), but not the capability. Luckily, I "discovered" cycling - road and off-road - and I've been able to resurrect some of those plans in a two-wheeled variety.

I guess I'm saying that you need to look past the immediate problems, try other things and see where they take you.

(Doesn't stop me being alternately disconsolate and angry about my foot issues on occasion though)

Sorry to hear that

Guess you need to look for something else you [i]can[/i] do - is all leg exercise banned? For "similar" sports maybe you could climb a bit, or try kayaking? Maybe even motocross/greenlaning? I know they'll all involve (different) hip movement but maybe more tolerable?

Failing that, how about doing some organising to keep involved with biking - either set up an event (like Hit The North/BBBash did) or help out with local race series or something like the Bristol bike jumble etc?

Tough one mate. I'd go nuts if I couldn't get out on the bike - puts a twinging back into perspective.

Spotted this on bike radar - not sure it's much comfort but gives a hint of 'life after hips'

[url= http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-146306.html ]Life after knee and hip ops[/url]

🙁

You could get a camera and go around some of the bike events 🙂

"All my lifes dreams have been kicked into touch and out of reach. Gutted."

Having knee serious issues (over the past 15 years) i appreciate where you're coming from (tho i havent had the same problem)

Take it slowly, and try to look at those dreams with a view to making them possible with what you have.

I know thats easy to say, but i have tried it and now live very happily with what i have although with pain smetimes. Its not what i wanted but unfortunately we dont always get what we want (not in anyway getting at you, trying to offer support!).

All the best, and if you need owt, just hollar!

Crikey that's bad - really sorry.

Like Druidh my mountaineering,along with more technical mountain biking, has been stopped due to damaged knees. But having never been into it before, I'm now a keen roadie and 'bike rambler' - mainly on the road or smoother off road cos it gets me out into the hills which I love. It's not the same (and my other half has been scowled at for calling my rides a bit 'gay'!) but I now really enjoy it and am planning on some bike touring round Europe.

The real proof for me that we can all adapt and get enjoyment from different activities comes from my brother. He was born with severe multiple physical and mental disabilities which, amongst many other things, mean that he has no balance or co-ordination. But he goes out as much as he can - we've carried him up parts of mountains and he does horse riding for the disabled. Best of all he started cycling with an adapted trike and is now competing as a cyclist in the Special Olympics this year 🙂

Not trying to say that this makes your frustration about your situation any better or easier, but I have found that I've taken some hope and inspiration from my brother when I've felt gutted about the things I can't do.

Reason to be cheerful a_a: I've just seen the pic of your dog on the other thread. He's ace!!! Love those ears.

remain positive and good things happen.

healing vibes

Thanks for the comments, its bloody hard trying to see a way forward when hip replacements are being talked about to you when your 35. At least the first op means I can teach fairly pain free. It was looking like I'd have to give up that for health reasons a while back.

my mate shattered his hip on a road ride with me.he was 45.
he was back riding in 4 weeks through sheer determintaion.
he still races triathlon etc..

Get one of these and pwn those trails again? You could become an extreme birdwatcher.
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Or one of these for that DH thrill.
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Ok - hope the facetiousness of that is accceptable - on a more serious note how about a recumbent for road cycling - your hips go thru a diffferent arc of movement I believe and take less stress.

Jedi, its true that I could be riding in 3 months after a hip replacement, its just I'd be proper ****ed if I lived past 60.

I'm off to walked the dog, at least she makes me smile!!

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You have my deepest sympathies. What has caused the problems, if you don't mind my asking?

a_a when i had my last knee op in London they looked at me and started talking about wheelchairs. I can now walk, run and even cycle lightly.

Never give up. I know it might be corny, but i looked at the late jmc for a bit of inspiration in getting round health issues.

AA,
You've been dealt a tough hand there.
Gotta play it as best you can.
I know you will, but "Bon Courage", all the same.

SB

That picture of you with your dog is great, it brought a smile to my lips.

So sorry to hear your bad news. Having been unable to ride for long periods of time myself, I needed a goal. Can you think of anything to strive for, some thing that can take your mind off things ( for a short while)?
Also have you talked to an occupational therapist?

Best wishes for the future.

Hi a-a
Don't know why your hips are in such bad shape at your young age but there are hip resurfacing operations now that I've seen some amazing results with. A friend has had bilateral ones done and is playing squash and tennis with no problems.
Good luck

That's not goood news Andy. At least you've got Cassie and the dawg to keep you smiling.

What has caused the problems, if you don't mind my asking?

No idea what caused, most likely genetic given that both are ****ed, but this is the condition [url= http://www.hipfai.com/ ]click[/url]

Well I was injured for 4 years-got me down too-have to patient or one day except you can't ride for a while or again. I hope you recover soon.

But don't throw all your eggs in one basket-try other things till you are able to ride.

Music? guitar? loads of things out there.

Good luck in your recovery. 🙂

hope things start to look up soon. On a much smaller scale I am struggling with a foot problem which will most likley need an op soon, but still able to ride, albeit painfully (along with 2 shonky knees....)

all the best

blimey. Really sorry to hear that, I'd be proper gutted to be in your position. I remember being told I might not ride again after breaking my knee and went through a period of depression so low I thought I'd never recover from it, I really feel for you.

Here's hoping things turn out alright in the end.

That's no good. I broke my right hip about 4 years ago... Managed to avoid a replacement, so far, due to fairly desperate in-situ traction surgery which til now is working well. Leg's still not so good but it's functional, and does most of the things a leg should as long as I'm careful. Including riding bikes. (my deal was basically huge muscle trauma and very long recuperation, in return for a slighty better long term prognosis. Proper pact with the devil...)

I know exactly what you mean about everything being kicked into touch, the only way I can describe the first year after I broke mine is that it was a year out of living my life. It just felt like normal life was taken away. I couldn't even carry on normal relationships with my friends, I just hated being the cripple so much, it basically turned me into a pretty horrible person to be around. Now I've got most of my normality back, I can ride as well as the average unfit guy returning to biking, and though I'm still a horrible person, that's just coincidence.

But... Cycling is an exercise very compatible with hip injuries. I know you'll know the blurb about the longer term prognosis, further replacements etc, and it's not great... But I've seen my mate Matt's hip and knee replacement basically give him his life back after a few years of chronic pain and constant debilitation, and it's been amazing. Like just knocking 30 years off his age. He doesn't cycle, but just because he's too lazy, he rock-climbs like a monkey and rides little tiny racing motorbikes though 😉

I won't lie, it was ****ing horrible, I don't think I could do it again... But the view from the other side is better. Get all the professional help you can, fight for it if you have to- physios, sports specialists, yep and counselling/psych if you feel you need it. I needed it, and I refused it, and it was probably the biggest mistake I've ever made.

Anyway... Stream of thought over. I hope everything works out for you.