I was cleared to use one crutch when I'm moving around my house. Woohoo to milestones! That was seriously big news! So for the rest of the day Tuesday, I used one crutch around my house. I was so excited to be able to move my water cup from room to room and carry a …
There's many different types of supporters and visitors (more on this later). In the most basic of terms there's people who can support you in person and from afar. I was lucky enough to have some family come for a couple days in the week to help support me in my recovery. They came to …
My parents came to visit last weekend. We were all suppose to head to the mountains, but there was a storm coming in and I just can't even imagine being in the cold right now. I'm really sensitive to being cold because I get tense and it hurts. I took my parents to the …
One of my fellow San Diego "hippies" was admitted to the hospital for a collapsed lung. So another "hippie" and I went to visit her and support her in her newest medical challenges. We have a one month difference in our recoveries and both use mobileg crutches, so needless to say people visiting the room were …
So my caregiver got a break for a long weekend. I think it was much needed. He headed to the mountains and got some good ski days in. Nothing like going from the beach to the mountains! Anyway, I can't really fully take care of myself yet and I definitely can't take care of Lucy. …
You guys! I'm finally 2 months post op! I have started to actually do exercises in PT and water therapy. I am able to do quad and hamstring stretches and even some squats on land. Weight bearing is going well. I'm mostly at 50% weight bearing with some steps at even more. I don't really …
I saw my surgeon yesterday for my 6 week follow up. He said my x-rays look "beautiful" and everything is in place where it should be. He is impressed with the ROM I have in the hip, although it really hurt when he was quickly moving my leg around. He finally noticed that I was wincing …
It's ok. I'm ok. I know it's ok to not be ok, but I have learned or maybe am still learning to actually believe that. Right now in all my recoveries, there really are harder days and easier days. During my sixth week of recovery, my mental health really took a turn for the worst. …
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