Hip surgery and/or general aging and weight shift helpsie

[NoTalentLefty]

At 60 now and with two artificial hips I can’t get off my left side which causes a over the top straight pull. So I followed a Monte tip on bumping the right hip toward target, left for You righties. It alleviated the big pull and makes golf easier to manage a golf course. This also gives you a secondary spine tilt away from the target which I also cannot create anymore due to surgery.

 

 

[jut111]

Why not never get on your left side?

[NoTalentLefty]

> @jut111 said:

> Why not never get on your left side?

 

Double negative.

[Alpha3]

Going to get rt. Hip replaced (trail hip) what’s the best surgery entrance for a golfer? How long before you could swing a club, drive a car?

[NoTalentLefty]

 

 

> @Alpha3 said:

> Going to get rt. Hip replaced (trail hip) what’s the best surgery entrance for a golfer? How long before you could swing a club, drive a car?

 

I had a posterior but didn’t have a choice. The anterior seems to be better for recovery and less muscle is cut as well. I was told wait 6 weeks before golfing on the first one at 50, which was my trailing hip, and six weeks on the lead hip at 60. As far as a car driving on a posterior replacement on the right side it was six weeks due to a person using it for gas and brake pedals.

Your doctor may be more or less cautious depending on his view and your age.

 

 

[CRider]

As a righty with left hip replacement (65), I find I'm having more of an issue rotating around my left leg. It's more of the twisting (torque) motion that I'm struggling with than a bump although I'm still in the process of trying any recommendations. In any event, it's posting up on a straight left leg that bothers me. I've become very handsy to make up for the rotation limitations which has led to a whole other set of issues. Ugh.

[ddetts]

> @Alpha3 said:

> Going to get rt. Hip replaced (trail hip) what’s the best surgery entrance for a golfer? How long before you could swing a club, drive a car?

 

I had my right hip (trail hip in my swing) replaced when I was 33. I had direct anterior approach and here's what my recovery looked like. In the hospital for 30 hours from check in to check out, was walking with crutches only a couple hours after surgery, gave myself a shower at the hospital before leaving. On the way home we stopped to get my scrips and I went inside Target on my crutches with my wife. I took my hydrocodone for only two days, after that was just taking Celebrex (because surgeon advised taking for 30 days to help with the inflammation). I started walking completely without crutches on day 10, was allowed to drive day 12 and began driving myself to my PY sessions. I think I golfed 18 holes around week 8 post op. I was swinging clubs lightly inside the house probabably week 3-4 and then gradually building up as comfortable.

[NoTalentLefty]

> @CRider said:

> As a righty with left hip replacement (65), I find I'm having more of an issue rotating around my left leg. It's more of the twisting (torque) motion that I'm struggling with than a bump although I'm still in the process of trying any recommendations. In any event, it's posting up on a straight left leg that bothers me. I've become very handsy to make up for the rotation limitations which has led to a whole other set of issues. Ugh.

 

Just asking here . Do you flare both feet out a bit. That helps me with turning and pain

 

[NoTalentLefty]

> @ddetts said:

> > @Alpha3 said:

> > Going to get rt. Hip replaced (trail hip) what’s the best surgery entrance for a golfer? How long before you could swing a club, drive a car?

>

> I had my right hip (trail hip in my swing) replaced when I was 33. I had direct anterior approach and here's what my recovery looked like. In the hospital for 30 hours from check in to check out, was walking with crutches only a couple hours after surgery, gave myself a shower at the hospital before leaving. On the way home we stopped to get my scrips and I went inside Target on my crutches with my wife. I took my hydrocodone for only two days, after that was just taking Celebrex (because surgeon advised taking for 30 days to help with the inflammation). I started walking completely without crutches on day 10, was allowed to drive day 12 and began driving myself to my PY sessions. I think I golfed 18 holes around week 8 post op. I was swinging clubs lightly inside the house probabably week 3-4 and then gradually building up as comfortable.

 

Interesting how yours went. Mine this year with the posterior was less than 24 hours in. 10 years ago it was 2 night stay. And I was allowed to golf in 6 weeks but actually I waited another week.

[ddetts]

> @NoTalentLefty said:

> > @ddetts said:

> > > @Alpha3 said:

> > > Going to get rt. Hip replaced (trail hip) what’s the best surgery entrance for a golfer? How long before you could swing a club, drive a car?

> >

> > I had my right hip (trail hip in my swing) replaced when I was 33. I had direct anterior approach and here's what my recovery looked like. In the hospital for 30 hours from check in to check out, was walking with crutches only a couple hours after surgery, gave myself a shower at the hospital before leaving. On the way home we stopped to get my scrips and I went inside Target on my crutches with my wife. I took my hydrocodone for only two days, after that was just taking Celebrex (because surgeon advised taking for 30 days to help with the inflammation). I started walking completely without crutches on day 10, was allowed to drive day 12 and began driving myself to my PY sessions. I think I golfed 18 holes around week 8 post op. I was swinging clubs lightly inside the house probabably week 3-4 and then gradually building up as comfortable.

>

> Interesting how yours went. Mine this year with the posterior was less than 24 hours in. 10 years ago it was 2 night stay. And I was allowed to golf in 6 weeks but actually I waited another week.

 

They gave me the option of possibly going home same day, which would've been about 13-14 hours from check in to check out. But It was nice to take it easy that first night, have assistance from the nurses, etc.

 

I had my operation 2 days after Christmas and I live in the upper midwest, so really the only reason I was even able to golf at around 8 weeks was because we got a spell of really nice weather and a course opened up really early. Otherwise it would've been longer. I probably could've played earlier, but just didn't have the opportunity.

[CRider]

I do flare my feet out. More my front than my back and yes, it does help. I've also been working on keeping my front leg flexed more than anyone would recommend and initiate a slight lunge, like a fencer, to get my weight forward. I'm sure it looks hysterical.