Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Four Weeks Post Op

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

It is rainy, cloudy, humid and dreary in North Jersey today and I am completely unmotivated to be doing anything!  However, it has been 4 weeks (wow, I can't believe 4 weeks has passed) since my hip surgery, so I wanted to provide some updates on my recovery!

1) I have been on the elliptical a few more times and I no longer get super sore!

2) I went for my first "leisure" walk with my Golden Doodle Bentley Boyd and walked almost 4 miles!  I was surprisingly not sore at all, but I definitely do not have my speed or full stride back yet.

3) I had a deep tissue massage this past weekend and BOY WAS I TIGHT!  All of my glute, thigh, low back and hip muscles have never felt that tight before!  The massage really helped and I decided to schedule one more on 10/1.  Hopefully that keeps things moving.

4) I went back to my Pilates class last night!!!!  I was nervous of how I would feel this morning, but I have awesome news: I AM NOT SORE AT ALL!  However, during the class, my right hip joint kept popping and making clicking noises.  I thought that this surgery was supposed to fix that?  I developed some anxiety and began thinking that something may have went wrong in there... I have decided to try one more class on Wednesday.  If it's not better, I'll email Dr. Coleman and Kira!

5) I am still progressing wonderfully in physical therapy and I will be starting some new strengthening exercises tonight (i.e. small lunges).

Until next time,
The Girl in Need of Starbucks!

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