Guest guest Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 Art--You may find yourself on the " razor's edge " or shall we say the scalpel's edge when they open you back up and revise your short lived resurf into a THR and put you into rocking chair mode. Are you that arrogant or is your judgement impared by pain pills yet. It burns me to watch people who were lucky enough to be resurfaced, go out like " men of steel " testing their hip too soon and then we don't hear from them anymore. In two and a half years on this board, I've seen it happen a few times. All because they pissed away the chance to live a normal life, and tried to resume their lives too quickly and lost it all. Yeah, it can happen to you. And all I can do is shake my head. You're competing with yourself this time. And you could both lose. You can take it easy for awhile, let the bone grow in around your cup (can you feel when that's been accomplished) or all you'll be doing is wondering how it might have been had your resurf worked. Amaze_O C+ Mont, 12/17/01 > Hi guys, > Thank you all for your kind and cautious advice.I have never been > famous for being cautious and have always enjoyed the thrill that > comes from riding the razor's edge.This comes from 57 years of being > a competitive athlete, but i do feel like I am tuned in to this body > pretty deeply and compared to some of the grueling and sometimes > potentially dangerous situations i confronted running marathons, > this state of my body post-op seems pretty clear.Every athlete who > has competed at a high level in his sport knows the critical > decisions that need to be made in the moment. > I even chose a very respected ortho here who has been > competing in iron man triatholons for 25 years and after examining > me 2,1'2 weeks out told me i'd have alot more difficulty walking > than swinging and he was fully confident in my ability to discern > whether it was ok after hitting some balls on the range. > I also had several conversations with Dr.Todd Eggen one of > our fellow hippies who is a 1 handicap and who not only played 3,1'2 > weeks out but even walked 18 holes! > It makes a huge difference how the mechanics of your swing > look.A poor swing does not employ the use of the right muscle > groups,as evidenced by some really small players who routinely hit > the ball 300 yards. > It also may have something to do with the fact that i have > been lifting weights, running, doing yoga, and eating a natural > foods diet for the last 25 years,a 2 hour practise that i rarely > miss in my day. > I really always appreciate those who tell me to slow down and > be careful and yet there is something deep in the archtypal warrior > of my soul that knows that the zone and all it's glory lies at the > razor's edge,sometimes even right up to the gates of death itself.So > really the question for all of us who tread the tail of this tiger > on a regular basis is how comfortable we > are with the inevitability of our own deaths? Your very > happily resurfaced golf pro art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 Art--You may find yourself on the " razor's edge " or shall we say the scalpel's edge when they open you back up and revise your short lived resurf into a THR and put you into rocking chair mode. Are you that arrogant or is your judgement impared by pain pills yet. It burns me to watch people who were lucky enough to be resurfaced, go out like " men of steel " testing their hip too soon and then we don't hear from them anymore. In two and a half years on this board, I've seen it happen a few times. All because they pissed away the chance to live a normal life, and tried to resume their lives too quickly and lost it all. Yeah, it can happen to you. And all I can do is shake my head. You're competing with yourself this time. And you could both lose. You can take it easy for awhile, let the bone grow in around your cup (can you feel when that's been accomplished) or all you'll be doing is wondering how it might have been had your resurf worked. Amaze_O C+ Mont, 12/17/01 > Hi guys, > Thank you all for your kind and cautious advice.I have never been > famous for being cautious and have always enjoyed the thrill that > comes from riding the razor's edge.This comes from 57 years of being > a competitive athlete, but i do feel like I am tuned in to this body > pretty deeply and compared to some of the grueling and sometimes > potentially dangerous situations i confronted running marathons, > this state of my body post-op seems pretty clear.Every athlete who > has competed at a high level in his sport knows the critical > decisions that need to be made in the moment. > I even chose a very respected ortho here who has been > competing in iron man triatholons for 25 years and after examining > me 2,1'2 weeks out told me i'd have alot more difficulty walking > than swinging and he was fully confident in my ability to discern > whether it was ok after hitting some balls on the range. > I also had several conversations with Dr.Todd Eggen one of > our fellow hippies who is a 1 handicap and who not only played 3,1'2 > weeks out but even walked 18 holes! > It makes a huge difference how the mechanics of your swing > look.A poor swing does not employ the use of the right muscle > groups,as evidenced by some really small players who routinely hit > the ball 300 yards. > It also may have something to do with the fact that i have > been lifting weights, running, doing yoga, and eating a natural > foods diet for the last 25 years,a 2 hour practise that i rarely > miss in my day. > I really always appreciate those who tell me to slow down and > be careful and yet there is something deep in the archtypal warrior > of my soul that knows that the zone and all it's glory lies at the > razor's edge,sometimes even right up to the gates of death itself.So > really the question for all of us who tread the tail of this tiger > on a regular basis is how comfortable we > are with the inevitability of our own deaths? Your very > happily resurfaced golf pro art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 Art--You may find yourself on the " razor's edge " or shall we say the scalpel's edge when they open you back up and revise your short lived resurf into a THR and put you into rocking chair mode. Are you that arrogant or is your judgement impared by pain pills yet. It burns me to watch people who were lucky enough to be resurfaced, go out like " men of steel " testing their hip too soon and then we don't hear from them anymore. In two and a half years on this board, I've seen it happen a few times. All because they pissed away the chance to live a normal life, and tried to resume their lives too quickly and lost it all. Yeah, it can happen to you. And all I can do is shake my head. You're competing with yourself this time. And you could both lose. You can take it easy for awhile, let the bone grow in around your cup (can you feel when that's been accomplished) or all you'll be doing is wondering how it might have been had your resurf worked. Amaze_O C+ Mont, 12/17/01 > Hi guys, > Thank you all for your kind and cautious advice.I have never been > famous for being cautious and have always enjoyed the thrill that > comes from riding the razor's edge.This comes from 57 years of being > a competitive athlete, but i do feel like I am tuned in to this body > pretty deeply and compared to some of the grueling and sometimes > potentially dangerous situations i confronted running marathons, > this state of my body post-op seems pretty clear.Every athlete who > has competed at a high level in his sport knows the critical > decisions that need to be made in the moment. > I even chose a very respected ortho here who has been > competing in iron man triatholons for 25 years and after examining > me 2,1'2 weeks out told me i'd have alot more difficulty walking > than swinging and he was fully confident in my ability to discern > whether it was ok after hitting some balls on the range. > I also had several conversations with Dr.Todd Eggen one of > our fellow hippies who is a 1 handicap and who not only played 3,1'2 > weeks out but even walked 18 holes! > It makes a huge difference how the mechanics of your swing > look.A poor swing does not employ the use of the right muscle > groups,as evidenced by some really small players who routinely hit > the ball 300 yards. > It also may have something to do with the fact that i have > been lifting weights, running, doing yoga, and eating a natural > foods diet for the last 25 years,a 2 hour practise that i rarely > miss in my day. > I really always appreciate those who tell me to slow down and > be careful and yet there is something deep in the archtypal warrior > of my soul that knows that the zone and all it's glory lies at the > razor's edge,sometimes even right up to the gates of death itself.So > really the question for all of us who tread the tail of this tiger > on a regular basis is how comfortable we > are with the inevitability of our own deaths? Your very > happily resurfaced golf pro art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 Y'know Art, if this was about a choice between living and dying, I'd say " go for it " . But it isn't. You sound extremely articulate and accomplished, and believe me, I only wish you well. I just think the choice is really between virtual certainty of recovery and the joys flowing from that, versus the possibility (remote as it may be) that you'd need a THR because you didn't use your brakes judiciously. Just the thought of the restrictions a THR would put on me would be enough to scare the hell out of me. Maybe high level golf with a THR is possible. I know that a THR would end my karate ambitions in a New York second. I guess you have what it takes to be a super-competitive athlete. I hope you're right and we're all wrong. Des In a message dated 6/11/2004 11:09:56 PM Pacific Daylight Time, danninstitute@... writes: I really always appreciate those who tell me to slow down and be careful and yet there is something deep in the archtypal warrior of my soul that knows that the zone and all it's glory lies at the razor's edge,sometimes even right up to the gates of death itself.So really the question for all of us who tread the tail of this tiger on a regular basis is how comfortable we are with the inevitability of our own deaths? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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