This is my first post in HipRunner, so let me start by saying a big thank you for allowing me to join this group! On December 16th I had an anterior THR of my right hip, so I am now a legit community member. In preparation for my operation I did a lot of research and I found some of the posts on this site to be very helpful in my education, so thank you all for that.
I am now 45 but discovered running late in my life. It was not until my early 30’s that I tried it and not until my mid-30’s when I became obsessive about it. I went from a near 300 lb couch potato to a finisher of six marathons with a PR of 3:20 and along the way I hit a five-year stretch where I logged over 16,000 miles and raced in Africa. Running was such a passion for me and I religiously woke at 4am to service my obsession and not take time away from my family.
As a runner I experienced about every kind of injury imaginable and sought treatment to get through and keep running, I was agreeable to the zaniest of techniques as long as I could stay on the roads. A couple of years ago my hip started to bother me consistently and I went to the person that had always given me the best advice. He moved my hip and said that the problem was bone and I needed an X-Ray to confirm. I, of course, did not want to hear this and continued on with running and stretching as I was certain I could solve this myself.
My hip trouble progressed to the point that every step caused an audible pop and everyone asked me why I was limping, which angered me because I was not ready to own this injury. But things stayed on the downward path and soon I could not even run, just relegated to the dreaded elliptical machine – which turned out to be the one thing that did not cause my … (Click Here to View Full Post and Comments)