January 13, 2014 I arrived at the hospital to prep for surgery. I was the last of three hip arthroscopic procedures that day. The day had signs of good luck, although some might think my examples are more creepy that proof of luck. My belongings were stored in locker 13, my OR was number 13 and remember the date - January 13th. It is also likely that my surgery began around 1300 hrs as, I was taken down to surgery around 12:30 pm.
I finally arrived home around 8 pm with the assistance of my wonderful husband. I spent much longer time in recovery than was expected. Pre-surgery I was told that I would likely be home by 5. John had called the hospital shortly after five to see if everything was alright. I was, there were not any complications, It just took longer than expected for the anesthetic to wear off. All of the medications made me nauseous and groggy.
The first few days after surgery were uncomfortable and I felt very nauseous. I spent all of my time in bed unless I had to get up and go to the washroom (thankfully we have a high profile toilet, so that was much easier for me). For a week and a half I had a poor appetite, eating pro-biotic yogourt and soda crackers. I did however hydrate like crazy!
By the middle of week two I was venturing out of the bedroom and spending more time in the living room (still most comfortable position was lying down). I began to get pretty stir crazy by week three. I managed to convince my husband to take me grocery shopping with him. I made my way around with my crutches while he shopped - by the end of the trip I was pooped!
Week 2 I had my post-op appointment with the surgeon. The appointment was too fast and didn't give me as much detail as I had hoped. My surgery included: reshaping of the head of my femer, and a tear to my labrum was repaired with two anchors (think of the anchors you use in the wall to hang something - just like that). I have no idea how much cartilage loss I have but plan to find out next appointment.
Week 3 I started physio with my physiotherapist I had been working with for several years. He helped me wean off of crutches - which was very exciting.
Week 4 I started physio with the Hospital - where I started working/focusing on range of motion movements. Things were limited in the beginning but I did the exercises 3 times per day and by the end of the week I had made significant progress.
Week 5 my range of motion is much better but still limited, I have also started building up my strength ( lost 1 inch on my operated thigh). I am walking well, but have to focus on walking slowly as it reduces the limp (muscles in front of thigh are still very tight).
End of week 5 & 6 is when things start to get more exciting - stay tuned!
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