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Aivars703

Hi, guys

I am a young man from Latvia (European Union). First half Marathon I ran at the age of 42 in 2008. My first Marathon was in 2010. I have 45 half Marathons, 42 Marathons and 16 Ultra in my collection.

Three and half weeks ago I had a left leg hip replacement surgery.

Surgery is not the end of my running career. It is a small pause. I promise to run half Marathon this year.  I hope it will be a Marathon. My physiotherapist will decide that.

At this moment I can to go 50 meters without crutches. It is short distance. Today. But that is start of my new way to Marathon.

I have one big problem. I hate sleeping on my back. I get back ache from that and more importantly – I get tingling feeling in my operated leg. Another problem is my sleep. The longest sleep time I’ve had since my surgery is 1.5 hours. Unfortunately, drugs do not help me to sleep longer. Do you have a similar problem?

Aivars, 53 years

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    • April 25, 2019 at 11:37 am #15062
      Aivars703
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      Hi, guys I am a young man from Latvia (European Union). First half Marathon I ran at the age of 42 in 2008. My first Marathon was in 2010. I have 45 h
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    • April 25, 2019 at 12:16 pm #15064
      Carolyn
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      Hi Aivars! Wow, that’s quite the running resume. You are right in that this is a temporary pause in your running career, you will get back to it once you are recovered. I can’t speak about lack of sleep, but I remember tingling and a little numbness in the thigh muscles for almost 6 months after THR (anterior). During recovery, I slept in any position that was comfortable (I don’t like sleeping on back either, is that a restriction from your doc?) Anyway, I understand some nerves get damaged during the surgery, but they eventually heal and the tingling/numbness goes away. I’ve read about that in quite a few places. It feels odd but does not interfere with movement or anything. Has anyone else experienced this? Best of luck with your recovery! –Cheers, Carolyn

    • May 11, 2019 at 5:55 am #15096
      Hip Brother Tom
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      Aivars. Your attitude is awesome. This IS just a short pause to your running. I know that the recovery process takes time but each day improves. I am hoping by the time you are reading this you have found some relief with your sleeping issue. As for me, this didn’t occur with my recovery. The surgery site did ache but it never seemed to prevent me from sleeping. Keep us posted. Curious to know if you had the anterior or posterior approach? Mine was anterior.

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