I'm one year post-op from my RPAO and arthroscopy! And what a year it's been! It's such a big milestone and I've looked forward to being at this stage for some time now. I can confidently say my hip is feeling awesome! It is still weak, but I'm PT'ing it right along side with the …
I received pretty devastating news today about my cervical spine. I don't write much on here about my neck injury or the recovery except for when it is associated with my hip recoveries. I am not ready to go into the details about it today either, but will probably be taking a bit of a …
I went "swimming" for the first time on Sunday. I put swimming in quotes because I can't do any one stroke. I was in a lane next to several swim lessons and I can only imagine what those teachers and students are thinking about my strokes. It makes me laugh actually! I went to the …
Lucy has been joining me at physical therapy and today I brought her to massage therapy too. I was a very proud fur mama because she was so well behaved at both. The PT's love seeing her while I do my exercises. She perks up and stares at me when I'm close to where she …
I found my copy of the PT protocol and thought it would be helpful to post here. These are the guidelines set up by my specific surgeon. I know other surgeons have different guidelines, so contact your surgeon and PT for details for your own recovery. If you don't have guidelines, then maybe this can …
Lucy turned 7 today! She had a special breakfast with a fried egg on top and a candle (crazy dog mom over here!). She also came to a playdate with two of my friends and their two year old cuties. She got a bone marrow bone treat at night and a present to unwrap. She …
Today I biked 7 miles at PT on the recumbent bike! Say what?!?! I was mostly at level 5, but did toggle between 4 and 6. I'm starting to go into PT early to bike for 30 minutes and then go through my exercises before I see my PT. He or my PTA do soft …
Literally Hip 