How to Run with a Hip Replacement: general

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Your much requested eBook

A big thanks to all those who have requested more information about how to run with a hip replacement. I have spent the last few months writing a 90 page eBook which I hope will at least partly satisfy.
You can buy the eBook through Amazon for a very small fee ($2.99).
Click on Read more » to view the INTRODUCTION to the eBook which gives you a flavour for what's inside.

Katheryn of Houston, TX is a runner undergoing a hip replacement operation emailed and wants to know, "How long did it take between your surgery and the first steps you were able to run?"

I can answer your question Katheryn but because every case is so different it may have no bearing on another question, "How long will it take you to get back to running?"

What the doctor said

Katheryn of Houston, TX emailed to ask, "Did your doctor(s) totally forbid running and you did so anyway?" Kathryn was an avid runner but a hip replacement is imminent. She says her orthopedist "is aware that I intend to return to running and has endorsed that goal, so long as I am patient and take it very slowly."

Let me digress

I know in past posts I have been focused on preparing for a hip replacement and recovery immediately after the operation but I would like to skip ahead in this post and talk about something that is on my mind. So humor me if you will.