1 year Anniversary

1 year ago yesterday I had my surgery. What better way to celebrate your new hip than to take it around NYC?!?  I biked & walked all over the place. Standing for hours. Walking in heels. It's just crazy to think how painful those things used to be before surgery. 

I had the most amazing time in NYC. If you've never been you need to go ASAP. So much to see and do. So many different kinds of people and food. Just incredible. 

So it has been 1 full year and I will definitely say that I'm so glad I chose to have all my problems fixed. So grateful to my surgeon Dr. James Rosneck at the Cleveland Clinic go fixing me so I can enjoy my life again. 

38 weeks post op

Well kids I'm a graduate of PT!! They cut me loose today. Chris (the guy who does my re evals each month) told me towards the end of my appointment and I had to get out of there quickly to pick up my car from the dealer, so I didn't get to say my goodbyes. I'm going back next week to bring them all cards and say my real goodbyes. I did hug Terri who was my main PT for the last 9 months. I started to cry but then I ran out of there, so I'll have my cry fest next week. I'm very happy to be done with PT. I'm not 100% healed but I feel great. I know I can do therapy in my own now so there's no reason to keep going. I've been going for 13 months I'm done going there 2x a week!!

My left hip is still giving me some shit. I have a very tender piriformis so I'm a "pain in the ass". My pain is there and on the side where my IT band is. I do have some pain in the groin but I'm starting to wonder if it's my iliopsoas muscle again?!?  

I am sad to leave all of the wonderful PTs behind. That group is amazing and so much fun to be around. So as much as I'll miss them I'm not sad I'm done. 

Day 241

I tried Yoga yesterday and today. If you know me I am not a "yogi". That is not my style and it's not something I've ever been Interested in. My surgeon and my PT have both suggested I do yoga to help with flexibility and my "grandma body". I agree that it's a good idea for my body but I've been reluctant to try it. I tried some videos a fee years ago and I hated it so much I just quit. 

My shoulder has been strained for about 5 weeks now and my unoperated hip has been hurting lately. When I did my yoga routines I found off of Pinterest/YouTube I had to modify a lot for my shoulder and the tightness in my hips but I will admit (and I hate to admit) I felt very relaxed and my body felt great afterwards. Since I can't do a whole lot due to the fact I'm not fully recovered, I need to add some other fitness routines to my life. The elliptical is so boring and I haven't been able to try running yet due to my other hip. My full range of motion is much better, like being able to sit Indian style. So you can see that yoga isn't easy for me. I think it will help me in my recovery &  I think this is something I will learn to enjoy and something I will truly benefit from.

7 mo out

I am 7 mo post op in 2 hours haha. I'm doing really well. There are days (like today) that I will take a step, and I will feel like my hip is giving out or wants to pop, but then it quickly goes away. Just signs that I'm still healing. Nothing crazy, but  just goes to show that labral and FAI repair is a longer recovery than it seems . 

Still waiting for the ok to start running again. We were gonna start this week but last Friday I got on the stair climber at the gym (only for 5 min but I guess that's longer than I should have...it is like 200 some steps) and after that my un operated leg started the bursa pain again. Both of my hamstrings were killing me for a few days. The bursa pain on the left hip comes and goes so idk if my PT will let me try to run yet. This is what's frustrating me more than anything. C'mon hips let me run!!! I guess I need to be more patient but my patience is running thin. 

So I will leave you a photo of what my scars look like.