Where does time go?!! I cannot believe it's already been three weeks since surgery. Yesterday, Tuesday, was a busy day. I had my first post-op follow-up with Dr.Nho at 9:30am. Got my stitches out...whaaaaaat! Didn't feel a thing except relief that I can finally shower without waterproof-sealing my incisions! Dr. Nho then came with Sara and went over surgery and what to do/expect in the next few weeks. He is super happy with how surgery went, apparently it was like a first hip even if it was a revision. That's the good side of the fact my first surgeon barely did anything. Operative report states right hip arthroscopic repair, acetabular rim trimming, debridement, synovectomy, femoral osteochondroplasty and capsular plication. Operative findings states chondral labral delamination from 11 o'clock to 2 o'clock, small pincer lesion and large cam lesion. LARGE CAM LESION. Ha. My first surgeon brushed me off so hard when I asked if I had cam impingement. This is just one example why I'm so happy I went with Dr. Nho. He tested my ROM and reassured me that it's normal to feel pinching at this point (just like Lindsay had said). He added ROM exercises to my PT protocol such as figure-4 stretching and he also showed me how to work on my hip flexion. I am honestly so impressed with how amazing him and his team are. He was just so patient, I never felt rushed when I went over my million questions or asked for more explanations. Today I sent Sara and Leah a few questions and within hours Sara had already replied by email. It's simply so reassuring to know they're always there for their patient and that they care. ❤️ We then went back to the guesthouse, finished packing, ran quickly (read: very slowly on crutches) to the communal room so I could say bye to my hip friend Rodney and taxied our way to the airport. Flight was two hours long and was manageable. I had asked for a seat with more room, and Air Canada gladly upgraded me to economy+ (with a letter supporting that I needed this) so I was able to stretch out a bit. You know what's cool about flying home after hip surgery? Well...going home, obviously, but the wheelchair through the airport is amazing! I skipped the entire security line at O'Hare (but had a full-body pat-down, explosive testing on my hands, brace and shoes despite the full-body scan and went through my carry-on bag) and then skipped the line at Canadian customs! Boom.
Hip is feeling SUPER tight since yesterday. My hip flexors are PISSED. Trying to stretch them out as much as I can but I have a feeling my first PT session back with Dom won't be an hour of rainbows and unicorns. 🙅🏻🌈🦄 Tomorrow I'm going to post some of the photos from surgery. Right now I'm too exhausted! 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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