4 months. I feel like surgery was only a month ago...but so far at the same time. It mainly feels slow. The progress feels slow. When I look at my post-op protocol, I realize that I've progressed through phase 1, 2 and am now in phase 3. Whaaaaat? Where did time go? Right now my daily exercises are: - 30 minute spin bike: I'm able to do seated mini-sprints and stand in my pedals!!! - 3x 10 step up both legs w/10lbs dumbbells - 3x 10 squats w/ 10lbs KB (now going to up the weight because it's easy) - 3x 10 lunges w/ 10lbs dumbbells - half kneeling w/ 10lbs KB press - 3x 30s planks - 3x 30s side planks each side - 3x 10 supermans - Half kneeling stretch in three directions Even though I'm progressing...it's far from being back to 100%. I often get "wow!!! you're doing so well!" when people see me and have the crutch version of me engraved in their memory lol. Walking still feels super tight. Good news is, today in PT, for the first time: normal gait!!!! Now the tightness just needs to go away. I've been going to our gym a few times a week, to walk and dribble a bit - hopefully that helps. Today one guy walked into the gym and asked if I wanted to play a game of 21. How fun! He kicked my ass. It wasn't fair because I couldn't run to catch the rebounds lol. ROWERS WHAAAAT? I told my PT that I need variety for cardio. Elliptical bores me out of my mind haha. So he gave me the green light for rowers! Nothing crazy to start with...10 minutes, not too intense and avoiding to reach too far out front. WTH???? When did my arms become completely useless?!!? After two minutes I was dying. My hip was fine. But my arms?!?!? Where did my muscles go? :'( I used to be so strong. I'd push press 85lbs without a problem. Now, I do 10 tricep dips and I feel like my limbs are on the verge of dislocating. ANYWAY. I sent this photo to a fellow hip buddy and he was all "ROWERS? Aren't you like...never supposed to do this post-hip scope?" and then it freaked me out haha. I sent Sara - Dr. Nho's PA - an email just to be reassured. I LOVE his team. Always so helpful. And QUICK. She wrote back a long, detailed email an hour or so later. She basically had the same guidelines - not too long, low resistance, slow reps, avoiding going too close. She reminded me that a lot of patients often start to feel really good at this point, and get antsy to return to their regular gym regimen. And this is when all hell can break loose. She said to do things cautiously, and to see how I feel the NEXT day. If I feel fine, it's a sign that my hip is able to handle it. I'm feeling achey tonight, so maybe it's a sign that I'm not quite ready. Icing as I type this blog entry! So yeah, overall I think things are progressing well. Pain is minimal. Luckily, no crazy flares. I'm achey...but never enough to make me miserable, or force me to go backwards in my protocol. I consider myself lucky - so far - as a lot of people seem to have it much rougher than me. Hoping things keep going well, I like this vibe!
Wishing you a great end of week! Thanks for reading :)
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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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