Sign-in or register to get started

Discussion: hip replacement

Posted	Discussion
June 4, 2011 pitcher55 Men's 55 129 posts	hip replacement anyone playing with both hips replaced? i'm doing fine with one done. needing other one done.need to know if i will be able to run good enough to keep playing.
June 4, 2011 ALLPRO 27 posts	I had one replaced Dec. 2007 and one in January 2009. Just now getting my legs under me. I had complications (c-diff, almost died) and MERSA. Didn't help that I gained 40 pounds while recovering. I am playing again (catch/AH), but until I drop the weight running is still difficult. Don't know your size or weight but you must keep your weight under control as it greatly affects the stress on your new hips; do the rehab faithfully and I believe you will be ok to run again, but rounding the bases with any kind of speed will be a challenge. Good Luck!
June 4, 2011 pitcher55 Men's 55 129 posts	allpro,thanks for the info.don't know what c-diff and mersa is,but sure don't sound good.once that went away,how long did it take you to get full speed and did you loose any based on how you ran before? my weight is very good.
June 5, 2011 ALLPRO 27 posts	Never going to be full speed again (I was never fast anyway). I was 62 when this all started. If you are younger, lighter and otherwise in good shape you should regain at least 85% of your speed, but sorry to say running will never be a "strength" in your overall game again.

Sign-in to reply or add to a discussion or post your own message and start a new discussion. If you don't have a message board account, please register for a free nickname. It will only take a moment.

Senior Softball-USA
Phone: (916) 326-5303
Fax: (916) 326-5304
2701 K Street, Suite 101A
Sacramento, CA 95816
Send us e-mail

Senior Softball-USA is dedicated to informing and uniting the Senior Softball Players of America and the World. Senior Softball-USA sanctions tournaments and championships, registers players, writes the rulebook, publishes Senior Softball-USA News, hosts International Softball Tours and promotes Senior Softball throughout the world. More than 1.5 million men and women over 40 play Senior Softball in the United States today. »SSUSA History »Privacy policy

Partners