Nick and I went up to Snowbird today for my first day on skis with the new hip. I might have gone as early as a month ago, but the snow was thin and hard and my hip had been sore. Even so, I still managed to be back on skis at about the 5 1/2 month-post surgery mark.
While not the same as a complete body makeover, the hip was better than it has been for the last several years. I would say that while skiing today it hurt about as much as it did 5-ish years ago. The big difference, and this is the like day versus night part, is that it doesn't hurt right now as I write, just 2 hours after skiing. It has been nearly 10 years since I walked without a limp after skiing. I am pleasantly surprised . . . and starting to think about the other hip. Ski on!
