I can't believe it's already been two
months. Time has gone by so much faster after surgery, rather than
waiting anxiously for surgery to arrive. That said, I was in a bit of a
funk this week. Every day was cloudy, rainy, and cold; it's May.
Where did you go, Spring? I also think that I've become used to my
normal routine again. Everything is normal, yet it's not. I still
can't run and am limited in my walking/biking. I am just trying my best
to keep up with my dog's never ending energy. I am amazed at how well
my hip is holding up with the increased walking. I've also walked a few
times on some gentle trails without problems. (Aside from taking a
small digger after getting my ankle caught in a hole. Yeah, I went
totally down.) I am not sure what my limits are with walking yet. I am
trying my best to increase slowly and not hit a point where I've gone
too far. So far so good, although toward the end of the week I was
quite tired and had a few minor twinges in my hip flexor on the operated
side. It has since settled down without issue.
Saturday: 2.5 miles a.m. + 3 miles p.m.
At
PT this week I was bumped from once a week down to once every other
week. I was surprised that happened so fast, but I suppose it makes
sense given that I do most of the work at home. My PT said that soon
I'll be able to start light impact and agility stuff like jumping,
skipping, ladders, etc. That sounds scary to me at this point, even
though I tentatively tried jumping the other day and I felt no pain.
I'm still doing a lot of squatting exercises at PT. He seemed very
pleased with my progress this week -- we did a lot of me balancing on my
operated leg in a squat position while I played catch with the PT from
different directions. Right now I feel like I am just biding my time
until June or so. I am anxiously looking forward to longer bike rides
and some real hikes. Next time I see Dr. Keene is later this month at almost 12 weeks!
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| Walking with the crazy girl. |
3 comments:
Maybe you need to get one of those "bike with your dog" contraptions :P
Trust me, I've thought about it! I still don't believe that she couldn't pull the entire bike down though. I do rollerblade with her sometimes. I'll have to ask the PT about that one.
Came over from Busted Athlete...you are just ahead of me. Seems like things are going well for you. I'll be 2 months post-op on Sunday and need to boost up my walking now that I see how things are going for you! Best of luck.
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