Motorcycle Riding after Hip Replacement - Page 9

Bigger Al · 03-05-2009, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by doctor_big

Is it possible to ride sport bikes after having this done? Is the tight bend at the knees and hips too extreme?

Thanks,
Jason

Once I passed the 90-day mark, all restrictions on leg angle were removed. I still don't have any desire to ride any extreme sport bikes, though. My days of folding myself up on a small bike are way behind me. Should that ever change, however, I would have no problems at all.

Bigger Al · 03-05-2009, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by calgaryjeff

Well, had mine done Monday morning and was back home Tuesday afternoon. I am not sure about the restrictions yet with a resurface as I have two buddies who play on the hockey team regularily with me and that can put you into some pretty precarious positions. I plan on going over all that with the doctor at my follow up on the 17th.

Congratulations! My best advice is to follow whatever your surgeon calls for on the rehab and time schedule. It seems sometimes like a giant PIA to not be able to do what you want, but being dilligent now will pay big dividends later.
I was able to lift tractor tires that weigh in excess of 500 pounds at about the 5-month point, and my best since then is just over 700 pounds. Feels really good to be strong and pain-free!

calgaryjeff · 03-06-2009, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigger Al

Congratulations! My best advice is to follow whatever your surgeon calls for on the rehab and time schedule. It seems sometimes like a giant PIA to not be able to do what you want, but being dilligent now will pay big dividends later.
I was able to lift tractor tires that weigh in excess of 500 pounds at about the 5-month point, and my best since then is just over 700 pounds. Feels really good to be strong and pain-free!

You got that right. No real pain at this point. More just weakness. Gotta navigate the stairs everytime I have to take a leak or anything like that. Counted 35 staples. For this week it has been watch TV and watch TV. Some friends came over to keep me complany which was nice. I have the second one done is June so it will be Oct/Nov before I am really back for good.

Bigger Al · 03-06-2009, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by calgaryjeff

You got that right. No real pain at this point. More just weakness. Gotta navigate the stairs everytime I have to take a leak or anything like that. Counted 35 staples. For this week it has been watch TV and watch TV. Some friends came over to keep me complany which was nice. I have the second one done is June so it will be Oct/Nov before I am really back for good.

It'll go by fast. I can't believe that it's been 9 months already since I had mine done.
Good luck on the 2nd one, too.

calgaryjeff · 03-06-2009, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigger Al

It'll go by fast. I can't believe that it's been 9 months already since I had mine done.
Good luck on the 2nd one, too.

Thanks, Dude

calgaryjeff · 03-08-2009, 11:11 AM

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Assfault · 03-08-2009, 11:30 AM

I to have had a total hip replacement 3 months ago.
I am now enjoying way less pain than before. I had
recounstruction surgery 3 tears ago due to a nonattentive
atv rider who hit me. Collapse of the joint and here I am,
with a steel on steel replacement. Doc says I should see
25+ years with an active, read riding motos offroad, lifestyle.
I think the steel on steel just came about in the last year
or so because when I had the original surgery the same doc
only talked about a plastic mating surface and a 10-15 year
life. Time will tell.

Bigger Al · 03-08-2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by calgaryjeff

There go my modelling days.......

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Hey, I've got one just like that!! Mine has been opened three different times: the first was in 1988 when my leg was broken and a steel rod was inserted into my femur. The second time was in 2007 to remove the rod, and the third, and hopefully last time was in May to resurface the hip. The Doctors at UC Davis were nice enough this time to bring in a plastic surgeon to clean up the scar tissue, so now it's nice and flush.
Just remember: chicks dig scars!

calgaryjeff · 03-09-2009, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigger Al

Hey, I've got one just like that!! Mine has been opened three different times: the first was in 1988 when my leg was broken and a steel rod was inserted into my femur. The second time was in 2007 to remove the rod, and the third, and hopefully last time was in May to resurface the hip. The Doctors at UC Davis were nice enough this time to bring in a plastic surgeon to clean up the scar tissue, so now it's nice and flush.
Just remember: chicks dig scars!

They should have put in velcro.

Bigger Al · 03-09-2009, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by calgaryjeff

They should have put in velcro.

Or at least a good YKK zipper.

brents347 · 03-09-2009, 09:49 PM

Doctor Big,

I ride an R6 track bike and am a reasonably quick 'A' group rider with my hip replcement. I'll never be the fastest guy at a track day, and I'll likely never race a sport bike but I can go plenty fast to drag a knee or scare the shit out of myself and that's all I really need! Crashing, of course, is a slightly more risky behavior.

Here's a picture of me and Adv'er Trick17. He hasn't had a hip replacement but he has broken and had fused his back AND his neck!

And I too have that hip scar. Mine has been opened twice and this is the design of the tattoo I had put under the scar. Don't tell Bill Watterson, I don't need the copyright infringement suit.

stroming it softly · 03-12-2009, 07:24 AM

So, I was out in the garage yesterday working on my Honda 160 and that damn Tuono just sat there staring at me. I had sat on it a couple of times since my surgery and it felt good so I rolled it out in the sunshine and sat up on it with both feet down, hmmm, no problem here. Next thing I know there was atgatt all over me, the key turned, fire in the holes, snick into gear and away it went. Just a short ride around the hood but what an attitude enrichener! Now, if I can just find a short collapsable cane to fit on the back.....

Bigger Al · 03-13-2009, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by stroming it softly

So, I was out in the garage yesterday working on my Honda 160 and that damn Tuono just sat there staring at me. I had sat on it a couple of times since my surgery and it felt good so I rolled it out in the sunshine and sat up on it with both feet down, hmmm, no problem here. Next thing I know there was atgatt all over me, the key turned, fire in the holes, snick into gear and away it went. Just a short ride around the hood but what an attitude enrichener! Now, if I can just find a short collapsable cane to fit on the back.....

Felt pretty damned good, dinnit?!

Go to an outdoor store and buy a collapsible aluminum hiking pole. Works like a charm.

calgaryjeff · 03-13-2009, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigger Al

Felt pretty damned good, dinnit?!

Go to an outdoor store and buy a collapsible aluminum hiking pole. Works like a charm.

Just use a regular cane. Get a rifle scabbard from an ATV or horse shop. Just like in Terminator 2.....I'll be back!!!!

BEEMERPECKER · 03-16-2009, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by stroming it softly

So, I was out in the garage yesterday working on my Honda 160 and that damn Tuono just sat there staring at me. I had sat on it a couple of times since my surgery and it felt good so I rolled it out in the sunshine and sat up on it with both feet down, hmmm, no problem here. Next thing I know there was atgatt all over me, the key turned, fire in the holes, snick into gear and away it went. Just a short ride around the hood but what an attitude enrichener! Now, if I can just find a short collapsable cane to fit on the back.....

I use an older version of this cane/walking stick. Very nice.

http://www.leki.com/trekking/trekkingPole.php?pID=25

03-08-2009, 11:30 AM	#127
Assfault Exposed Member Joined: Sep 2007 Location: RockyMountains Oddometer: 1,469	Hip replacement I to have had a total hip replacement 3 months ago. I am now enjoying way less pain than before. I had recounstruction surgery 3 tears ago due to a nonattentive atv rider who hit me. Collapse of the joint and here I am, with a steel on steel replacement. Doc says I should see 25+ years with an active, read riding motos offroad, lifestyle. I think the steel on steel just came about in the last year or so because when I had the original surgery the same doc only talked about a plastic mating surface and a 10-15 year life. Time will tell. __________________ * Assfault, Ass-Fault, Ms Ass, thier neighbors or friends, are not responsible for any incidents, accidents, or accusations, that might result from you using this forum in the pursuit of adventure greatness. Avoid taking ADV before bed time. Do not use if you experince faintness, dizzniess, inversness, difficulty urinating or an erection lasting longer than 4 hours. Thank you*

03-09-2009, 09:49 PM	#131
brents347 KOTW 2010 Finisher Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Where the hell is Truckee, CA? Oddometer: 3,036	Doctor Big, I ride an R6 track bike and am a reasonably quick 'A' group rider with my hip replcement. I'll never be the fastest guy at a track day, and I'll likely never race a sport bike but I can go plenty fast to drag a knee or scare the shit out of myself and that's all I really need! Crashing, of course, is a slightly more risky behavior. Here's a picture of me and Adv'er Trick17. He hasn't had a hip replacement but he has broken and had fused his back AND his neck! And I too have that hip scar. Mine has been opened twice and this is the design of the tattoo I had put under the scar. Don't tell Bill Watterson, I don't need the copyright infringement suit. __________________ Brents347 Truckee, CA. 07 Yamaha R6 07 KTM 950 Super Enduro 04 KTM 250exc- plated two-stroke

03-12-2009, 07:24 AM	#132
stroming it softly twins forever Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Tucson Oddometer: 171	So, I was out in the garage yesterday working on my Honda 160 and that damn Tuono just sat there staring at me. I had sat on it a couple of times since my surgery and it felt good so I rolled it out in the sunshine and sat up on it with both feet down, hmmm, no problem here. Next thing I know there was atgatt all over me, the key turned, fire in the holes, snick into gear and away it went. Just a short ride around the hood but what an attitude enrichener! Now, if I can just find a short collapsable cane to fit on the back..... __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure". Aldous Huxley

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calgaryjeff Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2004 Location: Wilton NY Oddometer: 290	There go my modelling days.......