Entries by Gavin

I'm 52 yr old male New Zealander around 90kg and 178 cm tall who has kept active and in relatively good shape

 

For me the first indication of hip issues was the severe pain I felt after completing a half marathon run.From that point on I suffered a "catching" sensation which when it occurred,crippled me,albeit temporarily.Sometimes when going to stand from a sitting position I would literally lock up and not be able to move.Throughout this time I also suffered from a lot of lower back pain which I blamed on many years of playing squash (racquetball),I had been playing throughout my late 30's and most of my 40's. Eventually after lots of visits to my GP with the usual prescriptions for voltarin (diclofinac) I asked for X-rays.What a revelation these were,showing that my back was in not a bad condition at all however contrastingly both hips were in a very sad state with little or no cartilage left between the joints.Being told I needed bilateral THR came as a mighty shock and being completely honest, had no appeal at all!! Thanks to a lot of research on my various options I kept getting drawn to hip resurfacing.Quite frankly the decision was very simple---resurfacing! Pat Walter and her Surface Hippy website generated for me so much positive information.