Doing Marathons...........

July 11, 2004

Hi Cindy,

Great to hear of that mountain climb and baptism at the top........... it is

like that isn't it??? Small things become wonders...........

Here's to your marathon ............. If this old bird can become a fitness

instructor I am sure you can do marathons......... smile. Pity we are in

different countries or I would come and be your trainer...........smile.

Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02

>

> I, on the other hand, am still improving, and am actually considering

> walking a marathon as one of my long-term goals. I finally did my

> anniversary hike to the top of Multnomah Falls yesterday. My legs are

> sore, and yes, I have blisters, but the hips have absolutely no pain!

When

> I got to the top, I knelt down and dunked my face in the water--a baptism

> of sorts. There was no consideration about watching how I knelt, and in

> fact, I realized that I was completely catywampus, bent way past 90

> degrees, knees splayed inward, feet turned every which way on the rocks

> trying not to fall in. So it was more than just the walking part that I

> still find miraculous. A friend of mine trains women to walk marathons,

> and when she suggested I think about it a year ago, I told her hell would

> have to freeze over first. Now here I am, seriously considering it!

>

> One of the problems with CHD is that the funky joint mechanics cause

> additional stress on an artificial joint, thus they tend to wear out much

> faster than for those with " garden variety " OA. A joint that might last

20

> years normally, may only last 7-10 in a dysplastic joint, thus the need

for

> more revisions. Also the dislocation rate for CHD patients is WAY higher

> for standard THR's. With the new metal/metal resurfacing devices (that

are

> getting less new every day ;-), there has been almost NO dislocation (I

> know of two--one guy fell off a tall ladder, and the other was trying yoga

> poses only a few days post-op), and I have more faith in the wearability

of

> metal than I do of any form of plastic.

>

> Hope this helps...

> Cindy

> C+ 5/25/01 and 6/28/01

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