Whilst I was in hospital awaiting a hip replacement, someone appeared at the bottom of my bed and introduced himself as a member of the orthopaedic team and said the best solution for my problem (a fractured femoral neck) was to pin the joint back together. I said I had already spoked to other members of the orthopaedic team and it had been agreed that the method he was proposing usually did not have a good outcome and it had been decided that it was in my best interest to have a total hip replacement. He then said that he had read that I was keen cyclist and that I had sometimes ridden nearly 50 miles a day, which meant that I would wear the artificial hip joint out faster than normal and therefore require a replacement hip sooner therefore increasing the cost to the tax payers. It is supposed to last 15 years but I have no idea whether doing too much exercise will shorten its lifespan - there's only one way to find out I guess.

Great stuff ! You're as fit as a fiddle. Why ? because you've pushed yourself, credit to the surgeon, but just as much credit to you, well done.

Hi paul, really good news. Running up the stairs too. All the best!!

That's wonderful news Paul. I'm very happy for you. Glad that you can lead a normal life now. Plenty of bikes rides with out any worries. Don't know if you saw my last video? I received a gift that may interest you. All the best Paul. Cheers Nobby

Awesome news Paul!

Any advice on stairs 😱.

Great vid, thanks for sharing, its a really SWEET looking machine....!!!!!!!

Hi, very helpful video. I'm day 4 of post op at home and still in considerable pain. How long did you go before the pain was tolerable. My toilet habits are frequent during the night, 3 or more bladder emptying exercises just wrecks my sleep, did you experience anything like that?

Thanks for the catch up Paul. Enjoy your stay in Derby. Take care on the track. ATB Nobby

Best of luck in your training. Agree that it's a long way to have to travel to the track !

Inspirational. Thank you Paul for the update. Take care. 👏👏👍😀

Hi Paul, Great update, you're on your way. I take it Derby is the nearest too you. I would imagine there must be one in London, but maybe harder to make a booking there? .... Maybe you could sneak into Alexandra Park at night!! All the best!!

You have given excellent advice.

In the morning before getting out of the bed I lay on my stomach and hook my feet over the edge of the mattress and pull my body. I do it spread-eagle with my hands gripping the sides of the queen mattress. Easy traction trick. It extended my mobility for several more months. My hip was far gone...I finally had hip replacement surgery yesterday.

Hi there, it’s encouraging hearing others progress, I am day 12 post opt , are you talking outside bike not a stationary bike ? Form is key, I am using a walker still to focus on proper walking, thank for sharing

Walk back and forth on a shorter path. Quit when you start getting tired.

Hi there! 12 days after right hip replacement. I’m still using a walker. Getting ready to transit to a cane. I’m curious, do you guys have walkers in the UK? I didn’t hear you mention it. I’m from the US. I enjoyed your video.

That is a very cool bike, I have not seen one of those before

That's a really cool bike Paul. I can imagine it being ridden around a circus ring! Take care mate. Cheers Nobby

great little bike Paul👍👍👍👍 I could make a Mikro bike on my Micro lathe🤣🤣👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 see you next time atb Kev

Thank you for this. I'm right now sat in my room at hospital waiting for my hip replacement op whuch is scheduled for this afternoon..

I'm 2 weeks post anterior hip surgery. I have never experienced such horrific pain! Not in the hip area, but my thin leg swelled up and turned black & blue...moved from the back of my thigh all the way down to my toes as each day passed. I was trying to avoid the opioids, but had to give in. Hard to walk when your leg and even my arch is throbbing! It's starting to subside, but indescribable. My arthritis was never this painful and it was at 8 years of advanced arthritis. They just keep blowing me off about it and I was never forewarned beforehand that this could happen! Good luck to all and I am looking forward to a long walk when my ankle & foot deflate!!

Thank you for this post. Very helpful and informative information.

Thanks for this video. I'm 6 days post op. I've looked all over KZfaq for a British perspective on hip replacement info but not had much luck. One thing surgeons are terrible at is giving you pre op exercises to do, the moment you are told you need surgery. It's vital to get the muscles supporting the new hip (or any limb) in as good a shape as possible. Also, I'd have liked a more detailed info sheet of daily goals and rest periods etc. I've been doing the exercises given by the physio but would like to know how far I should be attempting to walk. I know we are all very individual but more detailed guidelines would be helpful. Thanks again

Having good weather, atleast reasonable weather; no snow! no heavy rain--slippery, is just common sense. I live alone, planning ahead now to have all I need on a daily basis within arm's distance & nothing more. Surgery won't be for another couple of years, I think I can postpone it. Remove any wires or loose carpeting, objects that could possibly trip you up. I'm up in the air about my Doc's approach. He's gotten a lot of 5 star reviews, but says he does lateral/posterior which in the past, in all reviews I've read about it, has a higher degree of dislocation compared to anterior BUT...any approach in surgery has it's share of both pro & cons. Another more recent updated video says that the rate of dislocation of posterior is now about equal to anterior. This university study doesn't say why that is. I have to put my faith into whatever my doc says. With US insurance, I don't have much choice. I only worry because I'm tall and everybody I see in these videos is much shorter. More restrictions on post-OP movement with posterior. 😢😮

I just had posterior thr surgery, which I thought I was having anterior for my right side. I am still in hospital and unable to effectively more my right foot.

I had a full left hip replacement in 2013 at the Royal Liverpool hospital. I was left for 3 and a quarter years after a severe fall in my home because of my dog bowling me over on the landing and I landed on the top of the cat's scratch post. Agony and I knew it was a bad smash. My docs left me for over 3 years. My left hip was later said that the hip had been smashed to smithereens as in the whole hip everything. I was in agony however was a victim of gross medical negligence as I also was a victim of domestic violence. I was told by my abuser after the so called accident that if I phoned an ambulance then he would leave me. 2010 the erm accident. The next morning I phoned my gp surgery up and the doctor who came to my home didn't bother examining me, told me, when I said politely to him that I think my hip is broken, he retorted coldly. Listen Dear, you wouldn't be able to walk if you had broken your hip take pain killers and in 2 weeks, if the pain hasn't receded, then contact the gp. After over 3 years it resulted in avascular necrosis leading to septicaemia. Luckily I survived. The surgeon was from Sri Lanka. I had to durvive. So I did. Depression is a terrible part of knowing nobody would care. He did save my life. I still am alive. The pain is excruciating after surgery. But survival works. I was walking around in agony on a femur stump. I can walk, but not 2 miles. I can feel that, after that my neighbour split my right kneecap. I had to take 28 stiches out as nobody bothered to help me. I was bowled over again 2cweeks after my hip replacement. It split my ex did it. My surgeon urged me to take my gps to court for Gross Medical Negligence. They would not allow me to ontain my medical records. 3 years afterwards, a person cannot claim for any medical negligence. I still am being abused and it is very serious. So luckily I do not now have any concerns due to istio arthritus in the end stages. I am lucky.....Inobody has my back. I see you feel depressed. Fight in a good way. Godbless you for your help in explsining the emotional side and the true implications faced with the fear of being alone recouperating and walking to your limits. I am very glad for the fact you state that taking strong pain relief is not a good long term fix. They need monitoring. I am in Liverpool uk. I used to ride horses, I used to be a sprinter. I used to ride bucycles, I used to drive I used to climb mountains. I used to build fences, I used to climb trees, I used to clean, wall paper, lay flags. Work. I used to.❤

Go Paul, make it so number one👍

This has been very helpful, thanks so much for taking the time to post it. Hoping to have surgery before too long. I am overweight but haven’t been successful in losing weight as my mobility has become very limited due to severe pain. I hope the Surgeon is able to perform the surgery without any problems. Thanks again for your great video!

Hi Paul, well done, you'll give it your best shot. Best of luck!!

I had anterior hip replacement on Oct 27/2023. My hip still swells up ever day. Still can’t put my sock on yet. Seems to be healing quite slowly.

I also have recently had a total hip replacement. I could not have the anterior because of my weight and therefore had the posterior/lateral aproach. Very happy up and walking the same day, without crutches in 2 weeks short distances. I found KZfaq physio of "Bob and Brad" very helpful using some common sense and discussion with my surgeon. There is a whole series of videos from day 0 to 1 year after surgery.

This sounds great and I am looking forward to following along

Awesome Paul! Good luck!

Thank you so much for your posts, it is very encouraging precis operation now in april/ May! ❤

Wow ! Best of luck ! Hope you fulfil your ambition.

Good luck with this challenge Paul. Looking forward to seeing you wearing it. All the best Cheers Nobby

Wow Paul. That was unexpected. Good luck following your dream. I look forward to following along and clapping every mile. 👏👏 🌈 🚴🏻

Go for it, Paul! Dreams can come true! I'm looking forward to following your progress. Donald

all the best with it Paul nice to have a goal atb Kev

Good luck with your dream, hope to read local lad does good

I had my hip replacement in 2001, surgeons only were doing the posterior surgery. I’ve fallen a few times and the last time I couldn’t get up, so I called 911 on my cell & the sheriff called an ambulance to come check me out, much later I had MRI and found my back had been fractured, so that’s why I couldn’t get up I suppose. In 2014 I was out on my deck and slipped on ice, silly me, no coat, no hat! My hip dislocated and down into the snow I fell, my closet neighbor was 5 houses away, (many people leave in the Winter). The neighbor was out to feed her horses & sent her husband my way, we were having a snow storm and it took 45 minutes for the ambulance to get here, plus another 25 miles travel to go to the city hospital. THE PAIN WAS HORRIBLE, no, the emergency room doctor could not put my hip back in so they had to call in a orthopedic surgeon and take me up to the operating room to put it in put me under and if they couldn’t put it back in I guess they was gonna have to do surgery. My goodness you don’t want that kind of pain, but this happened in 2014 and this is 2024 of March, I hope no one has to go through that kind of pain in their life because if I’d had a pistol on me, I probably would’ve shot myself and that’s the truth.

Brilliant thank you for all the information I will take all what you said on board my opp will be soon

How about max speed of low gear and high gear

In the 21st century a Total Hip Replacement should only be performed using the Direct Anterior Approach. The anterior approach is more technically demanding for the surgeon, which is why many surgeons have not yet switched to this approach. This approach is considered a minimally invasive surgery to replace the damaged hip while avoiding nearby muscles and tendons. This approach causes less pain and results in a quicker recovery. There are generally no hip precautions necessary after the direct anterior approach, so motion is not restricted. Patients can return to work when they feel comfortable. This typically takes about 2 weeks. As a 75 year old male and an engineer in the power industry, the surgery was performed as an outpatient and I was home that evening on January 9, 2024. Used a walker for the first two days and then a cane for the following two weeks mostly for protection from falling and to relearn how to walk without a limp. Was active and back to work the following week and playing pickleball at 8 weeks. Was cleared from physical therapy after 4 sessions. Was already doing the exercises and riding my stationary bicycle before the sessions with the physical therapist. My biggest recommendation is to do at least 2 or 3 times a day the associated physical therapy exercises for several weeks prior to the surgery and for at least 8 weeks post surgery or in my case until I got back to my normal fitness activities. The ankle pump exercise should be performed even more frequently. I still do them frequently throughout the day. Also ice pack pads will be your post surgery friend; they should be used frequently on the area of the incision for the first 2 weeks after surgery.

Lots of good advice here - thanks for sharing it! I, too am looking to get it done in the summer - either 2024 or 2025. Although I live in California and it doesn't usually get below 40 F. in the winter in my area, my apartment is pretty cold all year long, and the last 2 years we've gotten a huge amount of rain. I'm always stiffer when I'm cold. (Now I understand why older people want to live in warm climates!) It just seems easier to recover in the summertime.

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I love your videos, I've only watched a couple so far and got several useful tips. Thanks!!

Hi Paul, I'm 47 year old mother having my surgery on May 1st. I am in terrible pain, but waited for good weather as we still have snowstorms in April here in Pennsylvania, USA. Im planning to walk on the track at the school. 1 lap is 1/4 mile. My biggest concern is getting into our full sized pickup truck. May try using a step stool with a handle some how attached to it so i can pull it into the truck once I'm inside. But sleeping is going to stink. I can't sleep now from the pain and end up in a recliner. Ive been watching these videos looking for chair ideas. Stool or no stool.? How getting into a rub shower stall.? I'm an RN and i know i cant go back to nursing even at 6 weeks, we have to pick up elderly people when they fall, crouch to dress foot wounds. But i havent been able to work since November. Many people wonder why someone so young has the issues i have. I was born with hip dysplasia and it wasnt fixed when i was an infant. So as i aged my joints suffered because my muscles had to change to support a hip joint that was defective. I also will need bilateral knee replacements. So i tell new moms be sure you get your babies checked and rechecked for any signs of hip issues. Thank you for your advice, it has answered many of my questions. Plus i like hearing from a real patient rather than a doctor, they do the operation, they dont physically go through the postop challenges! Best wishes!!

I have not heard of AlletCat cycling before, it sounds interesting