It's good to hear that you're feeling well. Fours years ago, at age
68, I had a bicycling accident resulting in a complete hip
replacement. I'm cycling again but it took about a year to feel 98%
better. Very recently I've had a slight pain develop in the repaired
leg and I'm a little concerned
Glad you're on the mend, Jim. Getting the bike looked at sounds like a good
idea. Here's to a full and quick recovery. --Smitty
On Monday, April 9, 2012 6:51:47 PM UTC-7, Jim wrote:
I was interested to see the thread on knee issues, as I have a similar
question about hips. Unfortunately,
I have a good friend in his late 60s who broke his femur in a cycling
accident and is fine now. Not even a limp. And one of my legs was
shattered in 1984 and aside from a limited range of motion which is OK
on the bike I'm fine.
Good luck.
Phil Brown
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Jim sorry about the crash. The human body is an amazing thing. Despite the
stresses that we put ourselves through the body can recover from the worse.
Having not had personal experience with anyone with a broken hip. I'm
pretty sure that you'll be back on the bike in no time. In regards to the
Thanks all for your support, I really appreciate it. NIce to hear more
stories of hip injuries with full recoveries. I showed my surgeon a
picture of Homer today, and he told me i'd be back up and riding just as I
had before.
Regarding helmets, one thing interesting to note, both the
... the body can recover from the worse.
Having not had personal experience with anyone with a broken hip. I'm
pretty sure that you'll be back on the bike in no time. Sorry Manny
but that's crazy, careless talk! Sometimes the worst results in
death. Jim, DO NOT RUSH your recovery! Be patient. You
Am I a moron or is a femur a leg bone? I thought that was the injury here.
On Apr 10, 2012 7:08 PM, SISDDWG dgen...@gmail.com wrote:
... the body can recover from the worse.
Having not had personal experience with anyone with a broken hip. I'm
pretty sure that you'll be back on the bike in no
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 8:41:13 PM UTC-4, Peter M wrote:
Am I a moron or is a femur a leg bone? I thought that was the injury
here.
It's the upper leg, the thigh bone... your hip is where your femur meets
your pelvis.
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Ah because I had plastic hip stories, ie don't get one.
On Apr 10, 2012 9:25 PM, Leslie leslie.bri...@gmail.com wrote:
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 8:41:13 PM UTC-4, Peter M wrote:
Am I a moron or is a femur a leg bone? I thought that was the injury
here.
It's the upper leg, the thigh
hey Jim -
no experience with hip trouble, just wanted to say glad you are okay and on
the mend.
a good reminder to me to be constantly vigilant about parked cars and their
doors.
hang in there and here's to a rapid recovery.
On Monday, April 9, 2012 9:51:47 PM UTC-4, Jim wrote:
I was
On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 6:54 PM, Zack zack...@gmail.com wrote:
hey Jim -
no experience with hip trouble, just wanted to say glad you are okay and on
the mend.
a good reminder to me to be constantly vigilant about parked cars and their
doors.
Right. And the constant vigilance should take the
Sounds like you did, or will do everything right. Keep in touch with your
doctors, definitely have a competent frame and other inspection. My
injuries, and my bicycle's damage, was not obvious to me for several
months. Therefore, carefully consider before accepting their first offer.
On Mon, Apr
Very Sorry to hear of your misfortune. Definitely sympathize and
empathize ;in the last 2 years, two of my buddies (both in their 50's)
sustained pelvic fractures, and a third (just turned 50) had a very
difficult comminuted femoral fracture - - all from solo bike, or bike
vs, auto, crashes.
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