I'll start by saying I'm off crutches! Yay! Doctors orders were 2 weeks at 25% weight bearing (barely tapping foot on the ground- or as the pt said, "don't crush the egg"). I was allowed to try one crutch after Tuesday's PT and now just use them as needed if its hurting. I've progressed to 10 min on the exercise bike at PT without pain, he wants me to do it as much as possible so once I can drive I will be hitting up the gym to do so. I added clam shells and glute bridges with a resistance band to the regimen. Slowly getting back glute and thigh strength, though I feel pretty unstable sometimes on the right side. I'm sure that will improve with time and PT.
I've had more pain as I've been allowed to do more, which is expected. The groin area seems to catch and get stuck a lot which is uncomfortable and often painful to get un stuck. It clicks. I'm told this is normal by the PT. I feel tightness in the front of my hip which I'm supposed to stretch out. The PT started some distraction exercises where he puts a seatbelt type thing around his waist and my thigh and pulls the leg outward, creating space in the socket. It actually feels pretty good. My ROM is still improving. He also did some soft tissue massage in the front of my hip.
I see my surgeon Tuesday to get my stitches out and follow up. I am pleased with how the incisions are healing. I think they'll fade nicely. I hope to get the all clear to return to work Wednesday. I am running out of PTO and am ready to get back in a routine.
On a side note, I got a 91 on algebra midterm and have a 98 in the class! Half way done, then I'm off school until the end of August! It'll be a nice break! I should be submitting my PA school app within the next couple weeks. It's all getting very real and exciting!!!
Here is a pic of the incisions healing nicely:
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