PT

It has been 2.5 weeks since my hip arthroscopy on 12/29/10. Yesterday, I FINALLY got to the physical therapist. They closed due to the weather...which was best because, as it turns out, crutches suck on ice.

Luckily, Dr. Byrd requires out-of-town patients to meet with his PT team while in Nashville. Unluckily, this was about 12-24 hours post-op for me. I was a little....tired. But I left armed with the info I needed to get me through PT exercises until I could meet with my PT. And, being through PT before during my recovery post surgery last year, I knew the deal pretty well. Thank goodness or these last few weeks would have been wasted.

PT went well. Both PT and my Dr. here think crutches for 4-6 weeks post-op is a good plan. Awesome. sigh.  Next time we are going to get on the stationary bike along with the other stuff and see how it goes. Today, I'm pretty low on the pain scale, like a 1. Even though my pain scale is jaded...it's my scale. But, I am exhausted.

PTs are pretty much required to ask a patient their 'goals' for rehab. While in TN, I heard a lot of lofty goals being spat off...marathons coming in the Spring, yadda yadda. My goal? Work full time, school part time, working out, walking the dog, and sitting. All without pain. Doable? It better be. I call those things 'life'. And I want mine back.