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| Always one of my happiest places! |
So as a quick recap, my surgery was on March 2, and it went smoothly with no problems. When they gave me the anesthesia I was out like a light, and didn't remember a thing. I was groggy all day as it wore off, and a little nauseated too but by that evening I was up walking around on the new hip, and it felt really weird. Guess I wasn't use to having something all the way in my socket, and would definitely take some getting used to. So I hobbled around with my walker and only made it to the end of the hallway. By the next morning I was moving all around the wing, and they released me to go home. I had PT exercises I was given that I needed to be doing at home, and I had an appointment with Promotional Physical Therapy within the next few days, and they would give me more to do from there. For 2 weeks I used the walker - mainly needed it more the first week, and as a crutch the second as I was getting used to my new walk.
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| Day 2 - Getting used to the new joint |
Since I had a dysplastic hip joint all my life, my body had adapted to it over the years, so with my new joint I basically had to retrain my body how to walk properly. My PT stressed the importance of starting with the basics as I readjusted with the new joint so that I wouldn't put undo stress on other parts of my body, and have other problems down the road. Definitely a frustrating process, I was just ready for all of it to come together. But little by little as I continued to break it down, another piece fell into place, and before I knew it I even forgot the new joint was there!
My left hip will have to be done eventually too, so hopefully I can put that off for awhile but who knows. It is what it is. But for right now I am enjoying the progress I am making day by day, and I am not going to let it limit me. I still have big goals to chase in the future. In the meantime, patience is what's on the docket everyday, and my new mantra for this season. As someone who likes to jump in with both feet and take off running, this has definitely been the biggest challenge for me, but always a powerful lesson to learn. I am celebrating the mini victories each day, and am looking forward to seeing what my progress looks like 6 months post op, or even a year from now. A great big thank you to everyone who has been in my corner, from the very beginning of this process. Your love and support means more than words can say.
Looking forward to a summer of smashfests!! #timetogettowork
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