1-week

*Pictures above...Decoy enjoying her time out of the kennel and stretching out on the couch, Eric making my leg lifting device, Decoy and I on our Princess Throns relaxing, and me on the bike 1-day after surgery.

It's been on week since my surgery and things are going good. Like April said in her post last week, surgery went well and the surgeon was able to fix what needed fixing. He sewed up my torn labrum and shaved down my hip socket, femur head and femur neck. I guess he did quite a bit if shaving on the neck this time around. He has me on crutches for 3 weeks versus 2 the last time around. I have only two incisions again and they are almost a mirror image of the ones on the right side. I have quite a bit more bruising this time, I guess it's because of how much bone he shaved off and the blood needing to go somewhere. Recovery for the first 4 days was rough. The pain was more intense as well as the swelling and brusing. I don't remember the first time around being this painful, maybe it's like chidbirth...if we remembered how it was the first time we probably wouldn't have done it again, right?

Being 1 week post surgery, I've been to 1 physical therapy session and have been able to keep up with my exercises. I've been able to ride the exercise bike for 15 minutes a times (sometimes 2x/day), do my tummy time/back time to stretch out my hip flexors, get on all 4's and do some rocking back and forth, flex my quads and have gotten my glute to fire every day! I'm scheduled for another physical therapy sesson on Wednesday as well as my 2-week check-up with the surgeon.

Eric continues to be very supportive as well as my family, his family and my co-workers. Thank you all for the flowers, meals, cleaning and outtings! Everything that has been done has been very much appreciated! I know Eric (and I) are enjoying the meals. Eric enjoys eating them and not having to think of something to feed me!

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and hope you are able to spend it with your friends and family!