 Poster: A snowHead
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Any of you good people had experience of having a hip cartilage tear repair? Also any recommendations for surgeons and any information on the time it takes to return to skiing? I’m told it can take as long as 12 weeks!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Hi, Phil Thomas in Cardiff is very good as is Mike Cronin in Coventry. If neither of these are local, let me know and I will ask my colleague who is good that is local to you. Good luck!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Thanks Coco. I'm based in Glasgow and although it looks like I can get it done here there may be a significant wait even with a private option, so considering all the possibilities.
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Hi Ski lots, I found this thread with interest, I have just had surgery to fix my labral tear last week, and am wondering if I'll be fit to ski by January. My surgeon said I should be, but still wondering if I should leave it. Did you have surgery and did you ski after? If so how long did you wait?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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As per the other thread it got rather more complicated. When the surgeon went into repair the tear he found some underlying bone damage. Eventually had to have a hip-resurfacing. I was back on skis 3 months after (I would not have been confident of heading to the mountains at that point, although it turned out rathr easier than I anticipated), I've since had a day of glacier skiing and I've now ben back instructing (part-time) for 6 weeks indoors. It is not perfect, but is getting better all the time and I'm hill walking, cycling etc. From the research I did there does not seem to be a firm consensus and we are all different. I would always describe myself as very active rather than fit. I did put some effort in post opp, but I've never been keen on exercise for exercise sake. I'm not sure the untrained eye would be able to tell the leg has been operated on when I'm skiing now - but perhaps I flatter myself. I think as a patient you need to make sure that your Doctors understand your needs (emotionally as well as) physically and if they ski/board/climb and understand your ability level then so much the better. Good luck if you are going through the same process, from my experience there is virtually no pain in the recovery.
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