The road back

SarahHeseltine1

Hello HipRunners

I’m Sarah, 51 years old, proud owner of a brand new left ceramic/plastic left hip as of 17 Sep 2022. I was – and will be again, I hope – a runner, swimmer, hiker and kick-boxer of middling ability but very great enthusiasm.

My surgeon is great, but very cautious: he advises no exercise AT ALL until beyond the 3 months post-op, and after that nothing high impact. So finding this site, and all you hippy athletes has been a real blessing.

Just over two weeks post-op I’m walking (on easy paths) about 4km each morning – today I went without a crutch and was just fine. My dressing came off yesterday, I reckon I’ll hold off another week before I get in a pool…

This site has made me feel excited about the future. Running may be a little way away right now, but 2023 is looking a lot brighter, now. Thank you all for your amazing, inspirational stories.

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    • October 3, 2022 at 5:05 am #20341
      SarahHeseltine1
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      Hello HipRunners I’m Sarah, 51 years old, proud owner of a brand new left ceramic/plastic left hip as of 17 Sep 2022. I was – and will be again, I hop
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    • November 15, 2022 at 1:36 am #20387
      Petemeads
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      Hi Sarah – good to see a positive attitude to getting back to normal. If you want more inspiration, I have at the age of 71 just beaten a 6 year old PB at my local parkrun and the following weekend taken the V70 prize at the half-marathon through our city. My ceramic hip is 5.5 years old and my metal resurfacing has its 8th anniversary this week. Let us know how you get on in your journey back!

      Cheers,

      Pete

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