Hi Ted I have just come across this site after many viewing of the Surfing Hippy site which was set up by a BHR patients. My story I am 52 and been running for about the last 30 plus years. I ran more for pleasure but stepped up to marathons the last few years and finished Paris the last 3 years including this year.Pain started presenting itself in my right thigh in January 2012 , which I guess was the start. I carried on running during 2012 with the pain getting slowly worse and taking paracetamol. 2013 X rays confirmed arthritis of the right hip which was a hell of a shock at the time. By then I was taking prescribed painkillers and NSAID’s and 1 steroid injection in the hip joint. April 12th this year ran Paris with so many pain killers I rattled around the streets. Regrets non , but that was the end of running far too painful after that no matter what medication I used. Walking half a mile I had to turn back because of the pain. During the last 14 months I was almost scheduled twice for a total hip arthroplasty , which I was not happy about. Sept 2015 I Had a BHR joint carried out by Mr R Treacy { who co developed the joint} and his team at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Northfield. I can now walk 4 mile plus fast on rough ground , last painkiller was 5 days after operation. All this information I found from the Surface Hippy site , not to take anything away from this site.I believe a BHR joint and ion displacement is down to how the joint is installed by being positioned at the correct angle. I could not have asked for a better consultant orthopaedic surgeon and his team. I have been advised to static bike and swim then slowly start running in Aug 2016 which I will follow to the letter to let the joint bed into the head. I feel I could probably run a mile or so on grass but no point going down this road to undo all the hard work and recovery. I plan on being on the start line in Paris in April 2017. Hope this has been of some interest and good luck to you all happy trails