Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
MUCH NEEDED UPDATE!
Ok! I have been yelled at (or scolded??) for not posting for a while... here is the news: I am walking! About two weeks ago, I saw my surgeon and he got rid of my crutches! It was pretty much the most exciting thing ever & walking is now quite an experience... There are a lot of people that just blatantly ask, "why are you limping?" so I get to explain the whole story. For the most part it is great, but it is incredibly frustrating to have been in such great shape before and now feel like I'm constantly walking like a weeble-wobble or a penguin.
I'm doing out-patient PT two or three times a week with Pete, who kicks my ass, and I go to the gym on the other days, much more diligently than I'd have expected myself to go. I started on June 1st and have been every single day since then, except I took of yesterday, which felt good but made me a little sore.
I'm able to drive, although it starts to get stiff after about 10 minutes of doing that.
I'm able to swim, although it's awkward because I'm not really strong enough to kick my legs while doing a breast stroke, so I do a lot of water walking or weird swimming strokes that aren't real and may or may not be therapeutic. I'm adding more and more different exercises at PT every day, which I carry over to the gym, so that's pretty cool because I don't feel like I'm doing the same thing over and over.
The scar is healing nicely, or as nicely as it can. It's a total of 10" long, with the newer part of the incision being about 6.5" long, cutting deep into the side of my thigh. Definitely visible with a bikini bottom...! When I asked about my scar and the butt cheek, my butt was really flat due to the doctors taking out scar tissue, and from serious atrophy from them cutting right through all the muscles. At my follow up appointment, he told me I'm "a perfect candidate for plastic surgery" as I'm young and active, etc. Just what every woman wants to hear... However, with a lot of hard work my butt cheek is coming back to semi-round-ness, as opposed to the concave-ness it had been.
I don't return to work until July 10th-ish. I probably could go back sooner if I didn't have a very physical job. However, I'm not supposed to bend past 90 degrees or twist or rotate my leg past my center line for SIX months, and I thought it was only THREE. With that said, I unfortunately have to wait as long as possible to go back. I know you may say "ya right" but it is REALLY boring at this point and I'd welcome going back to work!
I think I covered everything, although I'm sure I missed something. Thanks to everyone for everything, the support was amazing and I'll try to post again soon-ish!
:)
I'm doing out-patient PT two or three times a week with Pete, who kicks my ass, and I go to the gym on the other days, much more diligently than I'd have expected myself to go. I started on June 1st and have been every single day since then, except I took of yesterday, which felt good but made me a little sore.
I'm able to drive, although it starts to get stiff after about 10 minutes of doing that.
I'm able to swim, although it's awkward because I'm not really strong enough to kick my legs while doing a breast stroke, so I do a lot of water walking or weird swimming strokes that aren't real and may or may not be therapeutic. I'm adding more and more different exercises at PT every day, which I carry over to the gym, so that's pretty cool because I don't feel like I'm doing the same thing over and over.
The scar is healing nicely, or as nicely as it can. It's a total of 10" long, with the newer part of the incision being about 6.5" long, cutting deep into the side of my thigh. Definitely visible with a bikini bottom...! When I asked about my scar and the butt cheek, my butt was really flat due to the doctors taking out scar tissue, and from serious atrophy from them cutting right through all the muscles. At my follow up appointment, he told me I'm "a perfect candidate for plastic surgery" as I'm young and active, etc. Just what every woman wants to hear... However, with a lot of hard work my butt cheek is coming back to semi-round-ness, as opposed to the concave-ness it had been.
I don't return to work until July 10th-ish. I probably could go back sooner if I didn't have a very physical job. However, I'm not supposed to bend past 90 degrees or twist or rotate my leg past my center line for SIX months, and I thought it was only THREE. With that said, I unfortunately have to wait as long as possible to go back. I know you may say "ya right" but it is REALLY boring at this point and I'd welcome going back to work!
I think I covered everything, although I'm sure I missed something. Thanks to everyone for everything, the support was amazing and I'll try to post again soon-ish!
:)
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