Finishing up week 11 since surgery, here are a few things I just sorta realized I'm doing now that I wasn't able to before...
- shaving my legs, which did not work well at three weeks post-op.
- getting stuff off of the bottom pantry shelf.
- walking Sammy without pain.
- walking up small hills successfully.
- cardio for 30 minutes.
- walking with 20 lbs of resistance weights against my hip.
- laundry without issues
- unloading the dishwasher without issues.
Unfortunately, the vacuuming that I did today was slightly less successful. The vacuuming was successful, but my pain level wasn't. I mean, I did it, and even got slightly distracted and took the vacuum apart to clean it. But I'm sore. I was still able to do PT tonight. I'm hoping to wake up tomorrow feeling better so I can get to the gym. I'm supposed to add some harder stuff to my home PT during week 12-15, which is coming quickly! My iliopsoas is giving me trouble-again. I have a 12 week check up with my doc next week, and will probably explore the option of a botox shot in the muscle. I kinda just want to see the endurance of my hip without the pain of my iliopsoas kicking in. I went to the 'other' doctor this week who somewhat happily announced to me that I have cysts on my ovaries and asked if they bothered me. They're on my right side, along with the pain from hip surgery, numbness-fades-to-sunburn feeling from the first surgery, and iliopsoas pain. I'm pretty sure if they were bothering me, I wouldn't notice. Something is defective with that side of my body. My right kidney is the one with stones and always has been, right hip labral tear and damage, right side stomach muscle tear, the right side is where the surgeon had to repair nerve damage and remove scar tissue from my stomach, I broke my right foot, and whenever I have a headache it's on the right side. I'm pretty sure my left side points at my right side and says nanny-nanny-boo-boo quite often. If I was the left side, I would.
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At first I was all happy that you were feeling better..but it doesn't really sound like youre feeling better at all! That is pretty crazy that your right side is all messed up.. You will definitly have to let me know how the botox goes if you end up getting it. Atleast that way I can sort of know how Phinney will feel (and since she can't tell me, I'll just use your experience!).
ReplyDeleteHaha no I am much better. I just thought it was funny that my doctor tried to throw that curve ball at me...as if that's a priority right now! Lots of people have them, no sweat! I'll let you know if we decide to do the botox-my appt is Monday!
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