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Well done Andy! You went for it. As a retired Midwife /Nurse who used to be involved in that kind of surgery I know it was a very brave decision.
All the best as you recover and go into rehab.
Lots of love
Thank you, Teresa. Interesting - not an endorsement of the resurfacing procedure as opposed to hip replacement but possibly right for Andy at this point. I had pins put in my left hip 25 years ago and have had no problems whatsoever although I was told at the time that I would probably need hip replacement in 10/15 years; fingers crossed, the pins will see me out (78 this year)! I hated to think of Andy in so much pain so pleased he has taken this course of action. x
Brilliant news! Hopefully he will now have pain free days and can make his own decision as to his future. Best of luck Andy x
themass15
29-01-2019, 10:06
Here's to Andy having a better quality of life and, if we see him play again, that will be an added bonus.
exislander
29-01-2019, 10:38
I am glad he has had this done and hopefully will be able to enjoy more pain free life in the future. I'm thinking hmm, five months till Wimbledon? I know, wishful thinking but this is Andy!
JAMES4578
29-01-2019, 10:49
Pleased to hear Andy has now had the hip resurfacing and hopefully a posiitive outcome,with much better quality of life whether or not he can return to the professional tour. To me Wimbledon at least looks doubtful and not sure if advisable. Know Bob Bryan returned in 5 months but far more challenging for singles. With regards to the future Andy with advice will be best placed to make the decision .
piscesperson
29-01-2019, 11:05
Andy Murray: What did his surgery entail, and what is his long-term outlook?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/46865821
jackie55
29-01-2019, 11:09
Wonderful news to see that Andy had the operation, fingers crossed for his future..... Whatever he chooses to do;)
piscesperson
29-01-2019, 11:17
'I now have a metal hip': Andy Murray undergoes major surgery in bid to alleviate severe pain that is threatening to end his tennis career
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-6643307/I-metal-hip-Andy-Murray-undergoes-major-surgery.html
It's the best news. Wishing him a pain free and speedy recovery. Wonder who did the op. Never thought he'd fly abroad for it as family visits and indeed travel home would be difficult. Maybe a team flew out to London.......
It's the best news. Wishing him a pain free and speedy recovery. Wonder who did the op. Never thought he'd fly abroad for it as family visits and indeed travel home would be difficult. Maybe a team flew out to London.......
I wondered the same as I thought he might go with Bob Bryan's surgeon. Having said that we have plenty of excellent orthopod surgeons in the UK.
My phone beeped with his instagram message when I was in a meeting this morning. As soon as I saw it was Andy, I knew this would be the news. So pleased he has gone for it.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/imageserver/image/methode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F98d9f9ac-23b0-11e9-b782-40e94f317da5.png?crop=720%2C480%2C0%2C0&resize=1200
Difference shown clearly.
Very best wishes to Andy for a speedy recovery and that he will be free of pain. :love: :maggie: :rusty:
So pleased he’s had the op, and now he will be home in plenty of time to celebrate Sophia’s 3rd birthday.
banskogirl
29-01-2019, 17:52
So happy to hear this news today. Praying for a speedy recovery. I'm sure the relief will be immense, from both the pain and getting the news out there a few weeks ago.
Behind you all the way Andy!
WimbledonWestie
29-01-2019, 18:21
So glad fior him.
lovetennis
29-01-2019, 18:42
Glad he's had it done now and not waited any longer. He needs to be able to run around with his girls and the dogs. Wishing him a speedy recovery
There seem to be differing reports on where the operation was done. Some reports say it was done in London and some say it was done by a surgeon named Max Fehily at his clinic in Manchester. Andy said it was London though and he should know!
Andy said in his Instagram that the op took place yesterday in London.
I caught it this morning on BBC1 where they showed us the xray of his hip and you could clearly see the work that was done.
And the shadow of the metal parts as per the diagram on here of resurfacing.
Although something showed up as a bright mark on the other hip joint and the presenter said "you can clearly see the new plate
where that bright white mark is. I thought what a wally. It's the other hip. She either didn't see the metal bits on the right hip or
thought it was how all hips are. Having said that they said it was his right hip and the bright mark was on the right hip on the xray.
The xray either inverted or Andy was lying on his front. LOL
Anyway Andy "Once more into the breach" Good luck buddy I wish you all the best along with everyone on here.
:knight::knight:
Adding my very best wishes to Andy too. Agree with all the comments on here. First and foremost, the whole point of the op was to, in Andy's words, "be the end of my pain." Bottom line. If that is achieved, and we all sincerely hope it will be, it'll have been a success. If anything else positive comes out of it that will be an absolute bonus. Let's give him time to recuperate and rest before we start talking about a return to tennis, especially Wimbledon and especially this year.
I agree with you all. I'm happy that he's had the op done and can now focus on recovery. We can wait and see what happens from now, but I'm glad that he will be able to hopefully enjoy life relatively pain free.
david1610
30-01-2019, 02:23
Yes just hoping he is free of pain to live his life pain free and if that includes tennis, so be it and, if not, so be it.
Andy definitely said he had it done in London. Fehily was interviewed on the news but I just took him to be a random hip expert. He certainly didn't speak about Andy as though he had intimate knowledge of him or the op.
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piscesperson
31-01-2019, 14:21
Did Andy Murray receive 'sub-optimal' care? Tennis star's hospital bed selfie is ridiculed by group of US medics who pointed out SEVEN mistakes
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6652527/Andy-Murrays-hospital-bed-selfie-ridiculed-group-medics.html
Sallydaisy
31-01-2019, 14:33
:lol:
Svenja Mastroberardi (https://twitter.com/svenja_mastro)
Ok, this is really awesome. "Huge" gesture, @stanwawrinka (https://twitter.com/stanwawrinka).
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DyPvLYrW0AMRLX0.jpg
Did Andy Murray receive 'sub-optimal' care? Tennis star's hospital bed selfie is ridiculed by group of US medics who pointed out SEVEN mistakes
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-6652527/Andy-Murrays-hospital-bed-selfie-ridiculed-group-medics.html
I don’t think so as other doctors have refuted the claim by US doctor.
I am not sure if two little girls will be delighted or terrified by that bear.......!!!
RosieBear
31-01-2019, 15:07
Aww, what a lovely gesture from Stan the man and Donna V :love:
WimbledonWestie
31-01-2019, 21:07
The idea of Stan sending that gives me the warm fuzzies inside. Love it.
banskogirl
31-01-2019, 21:37
Great pressie and thoughts and from someone I haven't really heard mentioned in all the good wishes stuff before?
Also good seeing another pic of Andy!
Love Stan's get well prezzie. I am sure Teddy will have cheered Andy up. :big grin:
piscesperson
19-02-2019, 17:18
Harsh lesson for Connor Thomson in Glasgow qualifying as Aidan McHugh embarks on new numbers game
https://www.thenational.scot/sport/17442016.harsh-lesson-for-connor-thomson-in-glasgow-qualifying-as-aidan-mchugh-embarks-on-new-numbers-game/
The 18-year-old is signed to Andy Murray’s 77 Sports Management Agency and when he completed a week’s training with the Scot out in Miami in December, everything seemed rosy. Three months later Murray is resting up after a second hip operation - one which will alleviate pain he feels in the joint and either prolong his career or end it for good. “I went out early with Andy and started in Miami at Crandon Park, I was there with him for four or five days then I went to IMG for the British camp,” said McHugh. “Andy was working away as normal back then, he was looking good, moving really well, a high level in the practices and I really enjoyed it. But I think he was just in too much pain. I don’t know how long it takes to recover, before he can start training again. But hopefully he does – it would be great.”
I couldn't post this in the newspaper thread as it is closed???
Sallydaisy
06-03-2019, 11:07
Update ...
Andy was at Queens Club to officially announce his partnership with Castore (tennis clothing).
Fever-Tree ChampionshipsVerified account @QueensTennis (https://twitter.com/QueensTennis) 7m7 minutes ago (https://twitter.com/QueensTennis/status/1103248918467489794)
Andy Murray is pain-free again!
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/72x72/1f603.png
“I’m a lot happier now because I have no pain in my hip anymore. The rehab has been slow but going pretty well. If it’s possible I’d certainly love to compete again.” Murray was at @TheQueensClub (https://twitter.com/TheQueensClub) to announce a new partnership with Castore.
Simon Cambers @scambers73 (https://twitter.com/scambers73) 37s38 seconds ago (https://twitter.com/scambers73/status/1103250179191390208)
Great to hear that @andy_murray (https://twitter.com/andy_murray) is pain-free after his hip operation. Rehab going "pretty well", if "slow". Hopes to come back but doesn't know yet if he will be able to. "If it's possible, I'd certainly love to compete again,". Good to see him happy.
JAMES4578
06-03-2019, 11:19
Good to see Andy sounding positive, but we will obviously need to see how things develop and if it is possible to play again. Great that he is indeed pain free as had been mentioned before and main reason for having operation.
Special edition of the tennis podcast last night featuring Andy's presser yesterday at Queens:
http://po.st/TP514
* Only 5 weeks after the op, and he is already spending up to 4 hours training...physio, pool, weights, cardio etc. Wow!
*Does 40 minutes of walking everyday on a special machine to improve his gait. A limp is still his automatic way of walking even though he has no pain. It's almost like learning to walk again.
*He may play doubles, but basically only to test where he would be and to use it as a stepping stone into the singles. It's not a long term goal for him.
Edit ** And oh, I forgot to add one last thing: and this is so Andy...he chose a female surgeon because she was honest and upfront with him.
Couldn't find a better place to post this: Champions keep playing until they get it right!
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Hope the rumors of him playing doubles at wimby are true. So long as his hip is ready?
:tennis:
HoopGirl
12-04-2019, 15:22
Fingers crossed!!
https://www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/janko-tipsarevic-backs-andy-murray-to-win-another-grand-slam/
lovetennis
14-11-2019, 21:38
Overheard a nice little story on my train journey today....two elderly couples were on the train, sounded like they had been for a day out. One of the men was telling the other couple about his dodgy hip. He said he had been walking with a stick for the last four years and had kept putting off having an op but now he's having the resurfacing op. "Just like Andy Murray had- if he can run around a tennis court with it, I will be able to do everything I need to". What made it even nicer was he used to play a lot of tennis when he was younger. "I might be able to take it up again when I've had the op".
Had to stop myself from reaching across the aisle to give him hug. How lovely that Andy has inspired him to go ahead with the op
incidentally, i think Andy has had 2 operations - the first in Australia was a hip resurfacing, which did not work for any length of time; and then a second in London, to replace his own hip ball with a metal ball hammered into his femur and introduced into the socket, which is part of the pelvis I think. this is all in Resurfacing, worth a watch.
incidentally, i think Andy has had 2 operations - the first in Australia was a hip resurfacing, which did not work for any length of time; and then a second in London, to replace his own hip ball with a metal ball hammered into his femur and introduced into the socket, which is part of the pelvis I think. this is all in Resurfacing, worth a watch.
Sorry he did not have his hip resurfaced in Australia, it was a minor op where they just scrape away the rough bits, but then this didn’t really help so he went for hip resurfacing which is putting metal in the socket and metal on the hip, which is a major op, although not a complete hip replacement.
RosieBear
01-10-2020, 14:27
Yikes :faint:
"DOC PROBE: Surgeon Derek McMinn who saved Andy Murray’s career kept body parts".
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/6102623/derek-mcminn-surgeon-body-parts-andy-murray/
But he didn’t operate on Andy, he invented the procedure. Andy’s surgeon is a woman.
HoopGirl
02-10-2020, 08:03
Chris Evert’s view on Andy and wildcards.
https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/01/chris-evert-andy-murray-wildcard-mats-wilander-13358116/
But he didn’t operate on Andy, he invented the procedure. Andy’s surgeon is a woman.
yes, that's what i thought.
but Andy has had 2 ops, the first (after he spoke to a surgeon in Australia) was a McMinn type resurfacing, which seemed to fail quite soon, and then a replacement hip joint, which is in place now.
Sallydaisy
02-10-2020, 15:52
incidentally, i think Andy has had 2 operations - the first in Australia was a hip resurfacing, which did not work for any length of time; and then a second in London, to replace his own hip ball with a metal ball hammered into his femur and introduced into the socket, which is part of the pelvis I think. this is all in Resurfacing, worth a watch.
Sorry he did not have his hip resurfaced in Australia, it was a minor op where they just scrape away the rough bits, but then this didn’t really help so he went for hip resurfacing which is putting metal in the socket and metal on the hip, which is a major op, although not a complete hip replacement.
yes, that's what i thought.
but Andy has had 2 ops, the first (after he spoke to a surgeon in Australia) was a McMinn type resurfacing, which seemed to fail quite soon, and then a replacement hip joint, which is in place now.
Harriet, Andy hasn't had a replacement hip joint - see Mickeys' earlier correct response to you copied in above.
He has had RESURFACING - hence the title of his film of the same name.
:peace:
Sallydaisy
02-10-2020, 15:55
A few posts relating to Andys' hip have been moved into the 'hip' thread here.
:thumbup:
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