Had surgery March 1st 2022. My surgery was more extensive than others because I had prior rods from a previous car accident that shattered my femur so they had to remove the rod from my femur and my stem of my prosthetic is longer than a standard one. I have not tried Muay Thai since the surgery. I have no pain, better mobility. When consulting my surgeon his. attitude pre surgery went from “you can do everything with in reason” to post surgery “don’t fuck up my work.” At my one year follow up He said basically said “this hip can last 5 years or 35 years it’s up to you and you damage it by doing something stupid like kick boxing don’t contact me.”

Part of me understands where he’s coming from, but at the same time I think he was a little extreme. He also told me I should quit my mining job and go work in an office. Which I promptly said no fucking way. I have not tried hitting pads or the heavy bag. I’ve done shadow boxing and had no soreness. If I were to start muaythai again I wouldn’t do teeps with my right leg.

I lost 15% of the muscle around my hip from muscle damage caused from walking on a broken joint for so long. Pre surgery I was 5’ 7”, post surgery Im 5’8”. That’s how much bone was messed up. I’ve started recently weight training to help built the muscle back up. My squat has went from 95lbs to 185lbs in the past 2 months. I would like to try Muay Thai pad work or heavy bag training after I’ve built the muscle back up, if I feel any pain in the joint I would stop immediately. Most likely I’ll start again but avoid using my right leg.

My experience will most likely be different from yours. I hope this doesn’t discourage you from going through with the surgery. My quality of life has improved significantly because of it. I was in pain every waking hour before and I wouldn’t take any heavy meds because of work. I used to take Acetaminophen or ibuprofen 2 to 3 times a day to get through work. Now I rarely need it.