Returning to running

torey

Hi all firstly many thanks for the add. I am currently 9 weeks post op following an anterior rthr that was a ceramic and polyethylene uncemented model. I am currently going stir crazy as i havent been able to run now for some 6 months. The question i have, is when did you all manage to return to running. I realise it is early days but i am in need of  some positive stories. I have been a runner for 18 years with the latter 7 years running ultras including a number of 100 milers and 24hr races. I realise that perhaps running ultras may no longer be possible but right now i would kill to be able to run 5 minutes! I am a keen gym goer so i am now back into doing squats and deadlifts (something that i hadnt been able to do now for 2+years) and many other hip strengthening exercises. Many thanks in advance. Torey

 

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    • March 5, 2019 at 10:42 am #14953
      torey
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      Hi all firstly many thanks for the add. I am currently 9 weeks post op following an anterior rthr that was a ceramic and polyethylene uncemented model
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    • March 7, 2019 at 1:01 am #14961
      Petemeads
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      Hi Torey – I have a R Ceramic/Ceramic THR and started running at 6 weeks (5k). Obviously I am not suggesting that anyone else be so cavalier but it can be done. Anders Jelander on this site ran a marathon at 39 days!
      Go by how it feels, but 3 months is probably a sensible time to start – I was back up to speed at 9 months, but equally I had to take a couple of months off running this winter (19 months since op.) because I got very limpy from mixing rock-climbing and mountaineering with running and over-did it.
      Be guided by your body, don’t try running on consecutive days to start with…
      Good Luck,
      Pete

    • March 20, 2019 at 11:52 am #14999
      MarkYMoro
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      Hi Torey,

      I hope your recovery continues to go well. It sounds like you are already doing things that I wasn’t even months later in my post op rehab. For context – I had Anterior THA, cementless and ceramic on plastic.

      My surgeon asked me not to do anything to “challenge the hip” for the first 90 days. So on day 91 I ran a trail 5k. Oh man, it hurt…mostly because i was so out of shape.

      But by about 6 months post-op I was up to about 40 miles/week. Last month I ran the Black Canyon 60k. While it wasn’t a great performance, I was really happy just to be out there and (relatively) pain-free. I did have some tightness and some soreness, but nothing remotely as bad as what I had before THR and trying to run ultras.

      All the running is going against my surgeon’s advice of “no running, no jumping”. But he also conceded that I would do what I want to do (he’s right!) and that we would just monitor the joint for wear over time. And I’m doing my best not to overdo it and listen to my body when it’s telling me to “knock it off” and give it some rest.

      Best of luck to you!

      Mark

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