I'm at 8 weeks tomorrow! Smooth sailing. I was released to go back to work, though they did *request* I not be a nutcase and dive right back to 12 hours on my feet and carrying 100s of pounds of product per shift.
Scars are coming along much better than anticipated. They aren't gorgeous, but compared to some of the stapled up, poorly approximated or dehisced incisions I have seen, they are great! I'm still trying to take decent pictures to share, but I feel like I'm making the worst Only Fans page ever. Can't quite get a good angle. Ha!
Officially done with PT, though my surgeon put in for several more sessions to be approved by insurance in case I want to go in just for massage/passive stretching, etc. I feel like that was the most helpful part of PT, anyway, as I have a bike and extensive weights and other gear at home.
Functionally, I would say I am back to where I was maybe two years ago in terms of ROM. I can trim my own toenails again! I can even drop into a very respectable squat with just my 45lb (20kg) bar. Still slight swelling if I get too action packed, but on the daily I just stretch in the morning and only have discomfort that is handled by ibuprofen and ice if I do something like carry, say, a 50lb box of potatoes that bangs against the stem insertion spots on my thighs. Still a bit of numbness on one thigh around the incision, but that seems to be slowly improving. I probably move more slowly than pre-surgery more out of an abundance of caution than infirmity and walk without a noticeable limp until I get overly tired.
Sorry for War and Peace, but I wanted to throw out a positive update for the folks struggling or still wondering if it's all worth it. (I see you,
@greeneyedjan!)
I hope everyone out there is in a good place/healing/ and enjoying lovely spring or fall weather.
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