'Sup! Who knew I would be going through the whole "learning how to walk" process in my early thirties...I thought I was done with that stuff back when I was a toddler!
Today was my first PT session with Stephane since surgery. He's great, has tons of experience and is used to dealing with US op protocols as he often treats high-level athletes who go to the US for surgery. One of the first things he did was to check my gait. "Without crutches?" I said hesitantly. Yup. I wobbled my way to the open space and slowly started putting one foot in front of the other, and quickly Stephane pointed out the patterns I need to work on. My knee would be mispositioned in extension and my hip would externally rotate in compensation. The front of my hip is to blame...tight hip flexors as well as upper thigh swelling are limiting my mouvement. He gave me the OK for more aggressive portal massage so we can break up the scar tissue underneath my incisions. He wants me to progress off crutches as soon as we can so I can get the hip moving, which will then reduce the swelling in consequence. So for long distances, he wants me on crutches, but for short distances to use a cane (just like what Dom had told me). He upped the game with my bridges, adding an elastic band to activate my abductors. He also added a great exercise that will help me strengthen my glutes - which will directly affect my ability to walk. Once I got home, I was EXHAUSTED. Again. 30 minutes of physical therapy and it felt like I had ran a marathon. I'm going to talk about it with Dr. Nho next week at my follow-up, but I'm pretty sure it's normal to feel this way. I'm going back to PT on Friday and he told me to work on the exercises this week so we can see how my body reacts to it. What's great is that he told me I can always give him a call if ever things aren't going well. It makes such a difference to have such an amazing team surrounding me. This recovery is tough, but it does feel easier with all this support. Dominic, Stephane, Dr. Nho, his PAs, Lindsay...I couldn't ask for a better group of people. I feel so lucky. Alright, the brightness of my screen is hurting my poor little tired eyes! Bonne nuit!
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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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