I notice quite a few posts regarding the sudden onset of pain after all seemed well following a THR and I know what the problem is....you see ..it happened to me. I have been walking without any aid since 10 days after my opp. and all pain was gone pretty quickly after that ...and then I was invited to a friend's wife's 50th...that was a mistake....not her turning 50 , but gyrating to some 60's hits. I managed the boogie-woogie , the Slosh and jive quite OK and then they put on " Lets twist again".....that did it for me.....I was nice and warmed up (you know what I mean )...... by the time Chubby Checker started his chorus part with " round and round and up and down we go again .."....well let me ask you this......have seen most trying the " down we go again" part ...now just immagine a 70 yr old with a gammy hip doing it....and I did not have a Zimmerframe for support....however I do not think that would go down with one so well. So next time you hear " Lets twist again " and the urge grab you ,...grab it back and go powder its nose...and yours.....and choke the " twist" out of it......rather learn the dubbstep....you just stand there and swing your arms....unless you've had a shoulder opp............hehehehe
thanks for that, i can just imagine....lol
Yeah get outta here what's the twist that's way before my time... and don't let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya!
Hope 4 cure is what the English team needs right now....OK I'm out of here and so are they.......
Serves you right ..we call it dad dancing...so embarrassing!!! Have you got the video?? ha ha Nic!!
Wonder if you were on any painkillers... They can make you feel invincible. Don't think I'd attempt the twist after 8 months even... Although surgeon said I could horse ride; imagine the effects of bouncing up and down on a hard saddle. Have to get me a Tennessee walker or one of the Iclandic ponies with the extended trot. Ouch
Hi Crissy....I do actually.....but in a wheelchair being taken for a dance by a sexy lady....not my wheelchair though.....my wife's mode of transport.... she has only 20 lung function ...I push her around with my gammy hip....but it was'nt like that always....
Hi Holofernes.....I would not know about ponies or horse riding,,,,,always wanted to do that , but I grew up in the old South West Africa...now Namibia...and there were no horses...just donkeys....
I too was a avid rider... Have Arabians and Tenn walker.. There is still a lot of leg strength and wear & tear on a Walker or Islandic or a Paso Fino...
Also have 3THR.. I had my first in my fourties thinking the same thing as u and was told by my surgeon I could ride again..if I post.. Well who posts all the time if so that is really a lot of wear on the hips... Well only Small intervals and only walking should have been the answer. How would they know? Even if they r a rider no THR in their jeans... Just ours...they know they will see us back sooner if we do...ride...
If u have a trusted horse who will not take off... Even so u r risking a world of hurt. UR bones are only given to u once there's no reason to put urself into jeapordy ..... Each time u get on a horse u r at risk... My horses were trained for parades, jet fly overs, rodeos kids throwing things at them.. Yet u know as well as I it can take one thing to push a horse to freak out...
My best advice ride in a walk only & in a controlled environment! Arena. Even then there are risks.. I can not stress that enough.. I had my horses for 15 years after my surgery I still loved being with them.. We took many walks ground walks both of us like walking a dog... I had to give up a good part of my life with them.. Put many hard years of traing in them for endourance racing.. Shows u name it..AND Let it go.. Why ? I decided it wasn't worth the risk for my family and to myself..
That's my decision and u make UR own of course. I would never ever expect to make or justify my own for someone elses. Yet horses r always a risk factor! Like the best mannered horse in the world can freak out once and that's all it takes.. Is one time! We are all different. Just wanted to share my story.. I too was anxious to get back in the saddle again.. I decided there was a safer way to share my life with them... I don't regret my decision at all.
Wishing u the best of luck with whatever u do decide.
Happy Trails...
peace, hugs & Hope!
What r u talking about?
Streets and bins full of English shirs , flags and betting slips.....did'nt you see the headlines...????