Broken left hip-- Sucks to be me

Sorry to hear about your accident and surgery.  Not exactly the same thing, but I had open-heart surgery seven years ago.  I was able to start working out about three months post-op, but it took me about nine months to get where I felt "normal" again.  Best advice I can give is to follow your doctor's orders and be patient.  You'll probably have some good days and bad days, so be prepared for that.  Listen to your body and be careful of pushing too hard too soon.

Best wishes.

Mark

Awww man, Dave!  I'm so sorry about your accident.  Glad that you are on the mend, though.  I agree with RedCorvette in listening to your Dr's advice first and foremost.  I would also recommend lots of pool activities when you're cleared for activity.  You can start doing activities in the pool while you are still on partial weight bearing status.  In addition to just regular freestyle swimming, you can walk forwards, backwards, sideways which will help work all muscles around your hip. In chest deep water, this is harder than most people think.  As you get stronger and the leg heals, you can add in aquajogging. 

Regaining balance and trust in your leg again once it's healed is another thing that shouldn't be overlooked.  In the pool, it's as simple as standing on your injured leg only and trying to maintain your balance. When you can do that, add in some arm movements.  On land balance retraining is a little more complex.  Is your doc going to send you for any physical therapy?  A PT would be able to address balance and proprioception retraining with you.  Also a PT  would be a great resource in helping plan your training along with and in line with your recovery.

Hang in there and keep us updated on how you're doing.

check out the logs from TH3_FRB from May - July 2006.

He was involved in a hit and run and I think he had a broken hip. He did what training he could and has come back strong.