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 …
Well yesterday was about the worst day I have had since the hospital. I went to bed on Saturday night and my headache was coming on fast. It was so bad that I couldn't sleep. We were staying on a mattress on the floor so I needed Chris' help to get up from it and …
My mom overlapped with my dad, so when we got back from our weekend in LA she was at our house. She's staying till the Tuesday after Thanksgiving and I'm so happy to have her here for so long. She's so helpful with my recovery, care-taking of Chris, Lucy and me and she does a …
I met a fellow San Diego "hippie" through my PAO group on Facebook. We started texting each other and offering each other support during our recoveries. We are exactly one week different in post-op timing and she was in the exact same hospital room as I was! We wanted to meet each other in person …
My dad came on October 25th and overlapped with Heather. I also had my first PT session that day. My surgeon has started having his patients start PT earlier, around 7-10 days post-op. So within my first two weeks post-op, I had two PT sessions. They mostly consisted of passive range of motion by my …
So I made it the first weekend at home without going back to the hospital! Chris was my sole caregiver, but he was able to get some breaks when friends would visit. I had several friends visit throughout the weekend and I honestly don't remember much about those visits. I have a vague recollection that …
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So I have really struggled with writing this post mostly because I haven't wanted to relive the details of it. Also because with all the pain, the meds and overall hospitalization/surgery, I basically experienced amnesia. I welcomed the lack of memory because I obviously didn't know or remember some of what happened until I was …
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7.7.17 OMG OMG OMG! I took my first workout class in over a year! I went to a barre class. This is such a huge milestone for me. I survived and am no worse for the wear with my hip or neck. I was so nervous before class that I had a stomach ache. I …
June was hip dysplasia month, however I think we'd all agree that every month deserves happy hips! This link goes to a great poem about living with hip dysplasia or actually dreaming about what it would be like to not have hip dysplasia. It hits so close to home and you can feel the emotions …
Big day today! I drove myself to the beach, carried a small chair and towel, walked onto the beach/sand and relaxed for a couple of hours. I even took a nap lying on the sand, which means I got down to the ground and up by myself! I also could move the sand around to …
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