Getting My New Titanium Hip

Well I knew it was time to get my second hip replaced as walking was becoming more and more painful.  My right hip was replaced 7 years ago so I knew what I was in for.  With that knowledge I put it off as long as I could.

My fitness was good and I had lost 25 lbs riding 150 miles a week and doing a lot of Zwifting.

But it was time.  June 5th was the day.  On the eve of D-Day.

The afternoon following surgery

My Matching Hips

Recovery Log:

Week 1:
At one week I was walking with the training wheels.  Still in pain and very diligently adhering to the 90 degree hip flex protocol.  Bending past 90 with the knee inward can cause a dislocation and that means going back to the operating table to put it back in!

At one week, walking with the training wheels

Week 2:
At my Doc visit 10 days after the operation I got the go a head to drop the training wheels and graduate to the cane.  I am walking 3 times a day for about a total of 1 mile with plenty of resting in between.  To get some aerobic exercise I devised a way to ride in Zwift with a hand trainer.  It was tough work just to get to 1W/KG.

At two weeks I graduated to the cane.  
Walking just under a mile a day

The Hand Trainer Connected to Zwift

Here's a Hand Trainer ride.



Weeks 3 - 6
At 3 weeks I started riding the trainer in Zwift.  Real easy at first at under 1 W/KG.  I also rigged a second handle bar to provide a higher position on the bike and not violate the 90 degree protocol.

Double Handle Bar for Raised Riding Position

Riding milestone:  Got my my FTP backup over 1.5 W/KG



Weeks 6-12

Six weeks was a big milestone when the bone starts to adhere to the implant.  The incision is healed and I started started swimming, PT and Zwifting at over 1.5 W/KG.  Here's a picture of Dr. Lannin, very happy with my progress.

Me and the Doc