The best news about total hip replacements is they work.
Mine does, anyway.
The other day I went skiing with some friends after about 10 inches of new snow had fallen. This was in New England, known for ice and rock skiing; not known for powder skiing, but that’s what we got this week.
My doctor told me to avoid skiing bumps. But I love to ski. On a powder day, all bets are off!
My buddies headed down the steepest slopes they could find. I hesitated, said what the hell. I followed. And again, and again…
The untracked powder was chopped up within the first couple of hours, but the snow was deep enough, and the base was not so icy, so that we could find soft snow almost anywhere we went.
I had planned on keeping to the cruising, groomer runs, but all that fresh stuff was irresistible. I did show one iota of good sense. When my buddies went into the trees, I said no. I’ll stick to trails (most of the time, anyway). The fresh snow kept the footing soft, so I figure it wasn’t putting heavy pounding on my hip joint.
One of the guys skiing with me had had one of his hips resurfaced. He reported no problems with it. As for my hip, I never felt so much as a twinge. Thank you Dr. Moschetti!
Rob Taylor
Author of: “Get Hip! How to Prepare for and Recover from Total Hip Replacement”
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