Oh, I've been very bad at updating this thing! So I didn't even update after my 6 week follow up. Oops! Everything went well, my surgeon wasn't too concerned with my swelling or pain. He said it's totally to be expected between 6 and 12 weeks, so to simply be more patient. It was reassuring to hear! Good news is he said the damage wasn't too bad when he went in. As mentioned previously, I personally felt my left hip scope recovery was going slower than my right hip revision. I was on a cane up until 8 weeks. I'd get tired quickly. The swelling, etc. But I really feel I recently turned a corner. Because guess what? NO MORE PAIN! I occasionally have some pain if I overdo it, but it happens on very rare occasions now. Sitting is fine, as long as a get up and move around after an hour or so to avoid stiffness. My PT exercises have increased. I'm also able to do 30 minutes on the spin bike, moderate intensity! Standing on my pedals is not painful, and I'm finally able to break a sweat (a small one, but better than nothing!). My scope incisions are healing up nicely, and luckily they aren't scarring like my open procedure incision. They also aren't indented like my right hip scope incisions. So far, they're the best behaved ones! I started walking everyday as I want/need to build my endurance...wedding season is quickly approaching! Two days ago, I went on a 6km walk with my dog and I didn't feel ANYTHING! No pain, no tightness. Just tired when I got home but that was to be expected. My PT now wants me to integrate some hills to add some difficulty, which I'll be glad to do if it ever STOPS RAINING. Ugh the weather is so crappy here! But whatever...no weather is going to stop me from getting better! The only downside has been my right hip. It's been miserable, and getting worse and worse every week. I was expecting it to be hard at first, as I knew the added stress from bearing all the weight would be hard on my right hip. But I did not expect it to get worse over time. The pain is daily, between 2 and 6/10. Sometimes my hip catches painfully, and stops me in my tracks. During my long walks, it's my right hip that calls out for attention. I am grateful my left is cooperating so well though. I'm hoping it keeps going in this direction for my left, and I'll be taking care of my right in the fall.
I have my 12 week follow up next week. TWELVE! Can't believe it's already been three months. I'll try to remember to post on this thing!
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AuthorMy name is Marie-Christine. I'm 34 years old and live in Montreal, QC, Canada. I have had two failed hip scopes on my right hip to do undiagnosed hip dysplasia. My amazing surgeon, who is in Quebec City, performed periacetabular osteotomy in November 2017. He also did one left hip scope (non dysplastic) in February 2017. Archives
May 2018
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