6 weeks AND and new PT again!

Yesterday marked the 6 week mark post surgery. Overall the time has gone by fast, but I cannot believe it has only been 6 weeks since surgery. I had my 6 week check-up with the surgeon today and he didn't say much. This time I was his first appointment of the day and I saw him 20 minutes after my scheduled appointment-not bad!

Physically, I don't feel any different than I did prior to surgery. The surgeon told me that it really takes 6 weeks to heal from the surgery and from now on is when I should start seeing changes. GOD I HOPE SO! He said at 3 months I should really notice some changes and I should be 80% at 6 months and 100% at a year. So, all along I have known this, but there is something about having your hip dislocated and bones shaved down that makes me want to see some results weeks ago. I'm still experiencing the extreme back pain, in fact I've started back at the chiropractor this week. I've only had the extreme groin pain 1x in the past 2 weeks when Decoy jumped on me, so maybe that's progress!?!

I've also switched PT's again because the surgeon is not impressed with my progress thus far. I met with the new PT today (she had a cancellation, how great is that) and she seems awesome!!! She is a preferred PT of my surgeon and comes highly recommended. Bad thing, she is not in my insurance network so I'm having to pay quite a bit of money out of pocket. BUT, if she can help me get back to my normal life, I'll pay. Please send money!! She spent about 10 minutes doing a deep tissue massage on my groin and then evaluated my pelvis and such. She said that my right side is basically locked into place and I'm moving as one rather than moving my leg, hip and torso independently of eachother. Both she and the surgeon said that I need to spend about 3-4 hours a day doing the exercises they showed me what to do. What else do I have to do right?

Interactive portion of the bolg.... (what I learned is part of my problem)

Stand up with both feet close together, but not touching. Then keeping your left leg straight, slightly bend your right knee and notice what your left hip/leg did (did it kind of drop down and go backwards a bit?). Then do this to your other side. Notice the same thing? Well, when I bend my right knee, my left hip/leg do what they are supposed to do. When I bend my left knee my right hip/leg don't move...I'm locked into place. She said that is is a huge reason why I feel the way I feel and I need to work for about 2hours a day trying to get my hip to move into place. If you can't do it both ways, don't blame me!

Eric continues to be supportive of me and my old lady hips. He has stepped up his involvement in the household duties and has even made dinner!

On a happier note, April and I are going to Mexico again in August!!! This time we are going with a few friends from college and I couldn't be more excited! We are headed to Cancun again, but a different hotel. I'm thinking this is just what my hip will need.

4 weeks +1day

I didn't post at 3 weeks because there was really nothing too exciting to report, and at 4 weeks, there really is not much either. Progress has really slowed down, almost gone backwards a bit I feel. I'm thinking this is the part of recovery the people on the torn labrum forums I've been reading are talking about. I'll feel really good one day and then the next Eric is having to put my socks and shoes on again, I'm sucking down the advil and using the ice packs. I am cleared to do the eliptical, tred mill and the pool for exercise again. Still no running or jumping for 6 weeks though. I'm trying to do my PT stuff at home, but I think that is what is setting me back. Maybe too soon for some of it?? Today at PT she told me that I'm probably building up my muscle in my hip again, but the pain I'm feeling doesn't feel like muscle building. I'm pretty much still experiencing the same exact pain that I was before surgery. I'm a bit frustrated, but have to remember that 1 year is the total time to heal.

Although sleeping has always been an issue of mine, it is now a HUGE issue of mine. I cannot get comfortable in bed and toss and turn all night long. I'm trying the body pillows between my legs to keep my body in alignment, but it doesn't seem to help. Part of the sleeping problem too is that my left hip has decided to take a turn for the worse and I'm now having a lot of pain in that side too. I've even woke up in the middle of the night with the "drop you to the floor pain" I have been experiencing in my right hip. I was lucky enough to get that pain in both sides in the same night. I'm kind of wondering why I'm still feeling that in my right hip?

Other milestones? My incisions are healing but still have the scabs on them and I'm officially medication free,other than advil. I go back to the doctor in 2 weeks for my check-up. That's about all!

See, I probably would have been better off not posting anything about the past two weeks, but this is my life now and I'll tell it like it is. Although things sound bad, I am at least able to walk and basically do what I want! I'm contuining to make progress and even if it's slow it's progress!