With 2017 coming to an end (FINALLY), I have been reflecting a lot on life, the things that are most important and the ways in which I want to spend 2018. I have also been thinking about the growth, pain and challenges of this past year (or two). These quotes, I found, are resonating with …
So...holidays are normally quite tiring for everyone, but I didn't even think about it until today...I'm not 100% yet and therefore with recovery and the holiday fesitivites, I am so exhausted. I took my crutches with me, but never took them out of the car except for the one beach walk (up and down a …
Today was my first day in a long time that I didn't have any appointments. I decided to stay in my pajamas all day, listen to Christmas music, finish wrapping some presents and bake a gingerbread cake! It was exactly what the doctor ordered! I wish you all a Merry Christmas and I hope you …
Today I had land PT and we advanced quite a bit with my exercises. He started with the typical soft tissue massage which hurts so bad. They basically massage my nerve and it just fires it up the whole time. I think he is trying to loosen my hip flexors, but my surgeon said that …
It's hard to believe that last time in recovery I was still bedridden at this point and this weekend I was alone and did everything myself! Pretty cool! It's exhausting, but it's all totally doable. I can cook, I can take care of Lucy with the exception of walking her and I can dress, feed …
I saw Dr. Santore today for my six week post op appointment, although it was technically on my seventh week post op. I got a great report and he said my x-rays were beautiful! I walked into the office with one crutch to show off the skills I didn't have last time around. He was …
I went to PT today and biked for the first time on the stationary bike! The bigger news is I can officially go to one crutch! ONE! Well I can start doing it around the house, but still use two crutches when I go out. Yay! Such huge news! I'm so excited for this milestone. …
I have attached some updated incision pictures below. These are pictures of my incisions at six weeks post-op as the steri strips were finally starting to fall off.
The one good thing about cancelling Hawaii was getting to spend an extra week with my mama. The day we cancelled the trip, her and I took a trip to the zoo. When you're in a wheelchair, the person who is pushing the wheelchair gets in for free. So great! Chris is a member so …
So what I haven't told you from this past weekend, is that one of the steri strips on my bottom right incision fell off and what I found underneath was not good. When my surgeon took off the bandage, he applied steri strips and told me that once those fell off to apply one more …
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