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302efi

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My dad bowls again..after a total hip replacement !!!
« on: March 22, 2011, 01:10:22 PM »
So tonight was a great night ! My pops (75) had a total left hip replacement in July of last year. Hes always been a bowler his whole life and actually had to quit a bout 3 years ago due to the pain in his hip.
 
I honestly though I would never see him bowl again..but tonight I was going through my storage getting out some of my old gear since I'm getting back into the game after a 2 year break and I ran across his gear in there, so I decided to bring it home. So just it just so happens he had a appt with his hip Dr for a follow up and I took him. I ask the Dr about bowling and he said there should be no prob with a little bowling !
 
So tonight I got to see my pops bowl with his trusty MoRich Awesome Hook..Never though I would see the day !
 
 
We shot 3 games a piece on lane #1 with about 20 lanes until next closest bowler. Perfect private time to get a fresh start back!
 
Just thought I would share


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I will head to my local pro shop. Right after I buy it online.
 
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Re: My dad bowls again..after a total hip replacement !!!
« Reply #16 on: March 24, 2011, 12:07:34 AM »
There is a man in my senior league that had a hip replacement around 4 months ago take or give a wee bit and he is back bowling full time without the slightest sign of a limp. If a person didn't know he had a hip replacement, he would have no clue that he did have one when watching him bowl without any ill effects.


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Re: My dad bowls again..after a total hip replacement !!!
« Reply #17 on: March 24, 2011, 06:26:56 AM »
Very nice story. Tell him, congrats.


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Re: My dad bowls again..after a total hip replacement !!!
« Reply #18 on: March 24, 2011, 08:50:20 AM »
Caution him to be careful about bending to his left and down to pick things up.  I dislocated mine (right hip) a couple of years ago working in the yard.  I bent to my right and down to pick up something slightly below my feet and I felt it pop over and up.  I fell down and was totally helpless until the ambulance got there.  This is definitely an experience he wants to avoid.  --  JohnP


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302efi

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Re: My dad bowls again..after a total hip replacement !!!
« Reply #19 on: March 24, 2011, 12:02:35 PM »
The Dr gave us the cautions before and after about not bending more the 90 degrees over parallel to his torso. Even though I don't have to, I still give him a hand tying his left shoe every now and then
 
The said that this precaution is in place until the 1 year mark or until the muscles work/grow themselves back over the new ball and socket.
 
He has the last hip compontets, so it is the big ball and socket
JohnP wrote on 3/24/2011 8:50 AM:
Caution him to be careful about bending to his left and down to pick things up.  I dislocated mine (right hip) a couple of years ago working in the yard.  I bent to my right and down to pick up something slightly below my feet and I felt it pop over and up.  I fell down and was totally helpless until the ambulance got there.  This is definitely an experience he wants to avoid.  --  JohnP




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Re: My dad bowls again..after a total hip replacement !!!
« Reply #20 on: March 24, 2011, 01:11:28 PM »
Nice post! Thanks for Sharing it with us!
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Re: My dad bowls again..after a total hip replacement !!!
« Reply #21 on: March 24, 2011, 03:04:11 PM »
Great story and congratulations to both of you!

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r534me

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Re: My dad bowls again..after a total hip replacement !!!
« Reply #22 on: March 25, 2011, 10:42:28 PM »


 great!  the big ball makes it very unlikely there will be a dislocation in the future.


302efi wrote on 3/24/2011 12:02 PM:
The Dr gave us the cautions before and after about not bending more the 90 degrees over parallel to his torso. Even though I don't have to, I still give him a hand tying his left shoe every now and then

 

The said that this precaution is in place until the 1 year mark or until the muscles work/grow themselves back over the new ball and socket.

 

He has the last hip compontets, so it is the big ball and socket


JohnP wrote on 3/24/2011 8:50 AM:
Caution him to be careful about bending to his left and down to pick things up.  I dislocated mine (right hip) a couple of years ago working in the yard.  I bent to my right and down to pick up something slightly below my feet and I felt it pop over and up.  I fell down and was totally helpless until the ambulance got there.  This is definitely an experience he wants to avoid.  --  JohnP










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I will head to my local pro shop. Right after I buy it online.




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JohnP

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Re: My dad bowls again..after a total hip replacement !!!
« Reply #23 on: March 26, 2011, 01:24:05 PM »
"The said that this precaution is in place until the 1 year mark or until the muscles work/grow themselves back over the new ball and socket."

 

Mine had been in place six years when it dislocated, my surgeon said he was really surprised it popped out, but it did.  I don't mean to be alarmist, but it can happen.  --  JohnP


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r534me

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Re: My dad bowls again..after a total hip replacement !!!
« Reply #24 on: March 28, 2011, 07:03:30 PM »


 Yes you have to be careful.  If it happens several times the surgeon might recommend a revision and you really don't want that.


JohnP wrote on 3/26/2011 1:24 PM:
"The said that this precaution is in place until the 1 year mark or until the muscles work/grow themselves back over the new ball and socket."



 



Mine had been in place six years when it dislocated, my surgeon said he was really surprised it popped out, but it did.  I don't mean to be alarmist, but it can happen.  --  JohnP








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