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2 Months post op, a time for the mountain bike.

January 23rd, 2010 | 6 Comments

Had my 8 week follow-up w/ Dr Franco this week, everything seems to be on track. Other than a minor setback in the form of a sinus infection that I’ve been dealing with for 2 weeks, continue to make progress.

Woke up this morning and was surprised to discover ~ 4″ of snow. That can only mean one thing: A perfect time to get on the mtn bike for the first time post-op. Got about 3 hrs in the North Foothills w/ Lenny.

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Lenny gettin’ it done:

Watch out…

I got my first ride outside today.

3 weeks…

Ditched the crutches today. Feels good to walk normal, gate is pretty even. No pain of note, feels better than the crutches. I did wind up at the chiro today, using one crutch at work and the left side of my back started to seize up. A good cracking and some heat/stim and I feel pretty darn good now. Got in the pool Sunday for about 800y of pull which felt good. Swam again today, probably around 1700y pulling/drills. PT appointment tomorrow morning, where I’ll find out if I’m over doing it. I keep upping it a little at a time, and so far I haven’t been paying for it. No pain killers until some ibuprofen for my back yesterday afternoon, and been off the prescription anti-inflammatory and aspirin for a week now.
I want to go ride outside…

Tomorrow is 2 weeks.

Feeling pretty good, not much to report. Getting back to work for 1/2 to 3/4 days this week, more than ready to ditch the crutches but I realize the benefit is not entirely the support of weight but the fact that they slow me down and make things more deliberate. One more week…


Don’t let crutches slow you down.

Hip Scope Part 2 Day 9

Had my post surgery follow up yesterday, Dr Franco said things were a bit more roughed up than expected. The acetabular rim required significant trimming, and there was some cartilage damage and fraying of the labrum. Good news is the cartilage damage was primarily in the area of the rim that was taken down, and one trimmed up there was a good amount of labrum left which was re-attached w/ 2 sutures. Apparently, the overhang of the rim was sufficient to create a groove in the femur, which was also re-shaped. He said he was surprised I was performing as well as I was given the situation. Seemed pleased with my recovery, said I was a “poster child” for hip arthroscopy. =)

Today I had my first PT appointment, very minimal basic assessment.
Getting to the gym for some light spin bike work and some upper body weights, trying not to go crazy. =)

Hip Scope part 2 day 3

Scope was Wednesday, took my last percoset on Thursday morning (leaving about 33 of the prescribed 40) and switched to Tylenol. Haven’t taken Tylenol since last night. Removed the surgical dressing yesterday and got a shower, incisions look good and no bruising to speak of showing up yet. So far, this recovery is going much smoother than the last one.

Got on the spin bike today, no resistance, for about 20 min.

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