Approaching Five Months

In a couple of days I will be approaching my five month hip-aversary :-)   Five months later I'm really happy that I made the decision to have the surgery.  My life is definitely better and I am continually seeing improvements every day.

To date, I continue to walk with a slight limp and on some days I don't appear to limp at all.  And as for pain/discomfort - it comes and goes and the pain is like muscle strain.  I walk as much as I can and I've been going to Zumba!  It's quite a workout, but it's supposed to be.  I'm up for anything that gets me up and about and stretching these muscles out!

I flew for the first time last month and I didn't even get stopped through the TSA checkpoint - yay!  I don't usually have a carry-on, but this trip I did.  As I walked through the terminal pulling my bag I did feel more strain in my legs than normal and I could feel myself limping a tad bit more.  But overall it was a good trip.  A couple weeks after that I took a weekend trip in the car and drove 5 hours straight with no discomfort at all!  If I would have done any of this last year, I would have been paying for it for days afterward.

I'll be in flight again on tomorrow for another trip and I'm excited about being able to fly without having to take any pills for pain and actually enjoying myself without thinking of the repercussions I may have to pay later.  This new hip is groovy!

Thanks again for keeping up with my journey and I'm looking forward to greater progress and continued good health!

Admission

3 months post-op . . . What is it that they say about admitting the truth is half the battle to your recovery - or something like that.  Well I have to admit that during the month of December I was full of holiday glee and didn't do a thing!  I had the Christmas spirit, but I didn't put up my tree, any decorations or the lights outside.  Pulling out all of the boxes from the garage seemed like too much of an exercise.  Instead, I enjoyed viewing everyone else's and sat and watched TV, sat and ate, sat at the movies and only walked when I was shopping.  And I managed to get a lot of shopping done.  All that holiday glee brought on holiday pounds and I'm ready to start the new year shaking it all off!

I did manage to get in to a few massage appointments.  I really feel that the massages helped to loosen up my lower back muscles, which helped with my tilted pelvis.  My legs don't feel uneven anymore and I'm definitely not limping as much.  I continue to see improvement in my walking.  Definitely the more I walk, the better I feel.  The doctor did give the correct orders - walk, walk walk.

I have started out the new year right with getting back into my walking routine and eating healthier.  I am looking forward to shedding the pounds and continuing to gain more mobility in my legs.   I have my follow-up doctor's appointment later today and I'll do another update.  Hopefully I'm still on track after my holiday slump.  I wanted to blog and admit my defeat before I blogged about my victory (to come)!