Omg Chicago. YOU'RE MAKING ME SO FAT. Luckily I'm not very mobile, making dining out a complicated task. But then I have an amazing husband that does all the dirty work for me. This morning, Oli took a bus to Stan's Donuts. I had read and heard great things about it and wanted to give it a try. He made me promise to do my PT exercises while he was out buying donuts for his handicapped wife. He's my PT patrol haha. ERMAGERD. These are SO FREAKING GOOD. We got chocolate sprinkled, lemon glazed pistachio, maple caramel bacon pecan bar and chocolate drizzled pretzel. Are you drooling yet? For those staying at IMD Guesthouse, it's on North Damen. Simply take the bus in front of the Guesthouse there and back. Easy peasy! If you're going for a consult with Dr.Stover at Northwestern, make sure you grab some at the little shop there! Wish I had known that when I went!
OK. Now I'm really looking forward to go back home. I'm getting sick of staying between these walls! IMD is amazing, it has everything I need...but I can't wait to get back to my own bed! It's cool because there are big windows here, so I get to look outside all day long. But home is home. And I can't wait to get back to it! Today a fellow Canadian arrived at the Guesthouse. He's from Calgary and has bilateral FAI...and he was also faced with the problem of extremely long wait times in Canada. He had his left hip done 12 weeks ago by Dr.Nho as well...and is now back to get hip number two done. What a trooper! We've been chatting on Facebook as we share the same story (always nice to talk to people who are going through a similar situation) so today we got to meet in person! Hi Rodney! Alright well tomorrow will be my last full day update...Montréal à bientôt! xo PS. See my Crutcheze pads below (along my no make up face)! I've had so many people recommend them to me, and read several good reviews online. So I got them on Amazon last week! My verdict? I don't really like them. LOL. The thickness of the pads changed how the crutches fit and I'm struggling to find the right height. Will have to go over it in PT tomorrow. But I'm not sure I like the grip with the cushioning. The underarm padding does feel more comfy...so it's softer when I decide to rest on them. I guess there's less chafing. But since you shouldn't walk with them in your armpits...I don't see a huge difference. BTW, my pecs hurt from crutching around. #firstworldproblems right? All this to say I'm keeping them on. They cost freaking 40 bucks! Hahaha.
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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
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