I have made a PDF form, for anyone to be able to print, to prepare for their hospital stay. It's a long list and obviously, not all the items are needed. My hope is that it will be a useful list to give you ideas of what to bring with you and if you want …
On my last PT session of the week, my PT said I could wean down to only one day for my hip and one day for my shoulder. We joked that we are slowly starting the break up process! I'm completely fine with this type of break up and actually quite stoked. Sorry Jeff! So …
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've had a quiet week of processing the news I got about my neck. I'm doing better and have decided to block it out until I see my surgeon again in a few weeks. I figure there's nothing to be done now and I can't make any decisions until I get more answers. Until then, …
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 …
Today I saw my surgeon for my three month post op appointment. I walked in with no crutches and no limp! I was excited for this appointment and to learn my most recent x-ray results and possibly be able to set my hardware removal date. It was a PAO party in the office that day! …
My friend, Kristina, came to visit today. We had a delicious Dutch baby pancake and grapefruit and coffees from my coffee bar. Yum! I haven't gone for a walk from the house and without crutches yet, so we decided to give it a try. We walked down to the beach and watched the surfers from …
This weekend we went to J Tree for some friends' birthday celebrations. I have never been and was stoked to hear they got an air bnb and invited us out there. If we were camping, I wouldn't be able to go, so this was perfect! It was a good and chill weekend. The rental was …
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