3 Month Update: It has been 3 months since my surgery. I just finished my last physical therapy session. PT seemed to help a lot. I went 3 times per week for a total of 15 sessions. When I started it...
Thanks PieNic. Really enjoyed reading your story as well. Appreciate the guidance....
6 WEEK UPDATE Why a 6 week update? I just had my first (and hopefully last) postop visit with my surgeon. He said everything looked ok, and unless something bad happens, I shouldn't need to see him...
1 MONTH UPDATE Everything seems to be going well. My last update was back at week 2, and have progressed quite a bit since then. I'll try to point out what has approved, and also note anything that...
Susie - Good advice!! I definitely learned my lesson during the latter part of week 1 when I tried progressing too quickly. I will stay at 2.5 miles per day for at least a week. Don't have any plans...
2 WEEK UPDATE: Overall, recovery seems to be going well. The bump / swelling by my incision has grown somewhat since last week, just as the surgeon had predicted. Not terribly large, but big enough...
Abilene & Susie - Thanks! I will definitely ease into things very gradually for months....
Susie - I totally agree about the sitting, and thanks for the caution. Most of my job is done sitting - reading emails, sitting in meetings, listening to conference calls. When I "return to work", I...
Thanks Chartreux! I was icing before the procedure, but have not done it yet after. i may try icing my leg, but also don't want the blood to slow down. don't want any clotting. don't think icing...
1 WEEK UPDATE: Overall, recovery seems to be going well. Not seeing dramatic day-by-day improvement like in the beginning, but still headed in the right direction. Barely any "pain" now getting out...
Thanks Abilene, Susie, and Vickie for the positive encouragement and advice. Much appreciated! I will do another update shortly, probably weekly, then monthly, etc....
After reading many very interesting posts on this site (including PieNic’s – thx!!), want to share my experience. As one person noted, it seems like many of the posts are from people working through...