Almost 10 Weeks! Big Difference!

[hollie9]

I feel like I'm almost recovered, just in the past two days!

As I posted earlier, I was set back by overexercising in the pool classes and believe I strained something that still hurts a bit, perhaps I would have gotten here sooner, if not for that.

Coincidentally when I had both hips resurfed 3 months apart, I forgot to follow the "rules" of putting leg out when going from sitting to standing and strained a muscle 3 days after surgery on second hip. I get overconfident from the first surgery, or just forget the rules.

I had quite a bit of fatigue too, that has lessened a lot.

SkiGirl, don't strain your knee like I did, it will set you back. I think just walking longer and longer distances is what my OS likes to see. And hard to hurt yourself just walking.

I feel like I'm re-entering normal life and paying less attention to my knees. New knee still needs ice after bike riding or walking long distance.

My internal healing just turned a corner I guess.

Hollie

 

[Texas]

Im am so happy for you the 10 weeks must be it. Thats what I am. I feel the same way...Today was an all around great milstone day !!!!!!!! I am so happy for you .I now you have been thru alot and you deserve it...Keep up the good work we are all pulling for ya.

 

[skigirl]

Hollie,

I am very happy to hear that you are doing so well. But, if I have to wait five more weeks to be normal, I would rather fall off a cliff---that is assuming that I could even get to one. Seriously, I don't have it in me to do this for another five weeks. I would probably die of a heart attack from my anger alone.

I have decided to push, push, push---if I get pain, I will back off a little for a day and then push again. I figure this, my doc knew that is the way that I am and he probably expects it. Besides, I don't care at this point, I have to move or die.

I swam for 30 minutes today--which was hard because I am a terrible swimmer!!! but, it felt so good to feel my body move in the water--just to move again!!! I was in the pool walking from side to side and all around me people were swimming---I thought, bloody hell, I am going to swim too. I did not use my flippers though--will wait to see if I get any pain from this---Saturday it is snorkel and flippers time!!

I am starting to walk the dog too---a mile is the most that I can walk right now. After that I start to limp. The worst thing is watching all of my friends hiking and biking--none of them can believe that I can't go--they are calling me a wimp!!! I rode my mountain bike about a mile or two today too---took it off the trainer and just flew around the world.
Assuming that I don't get horrible pain tonight or tomorrow, I will consider myself ready to move again. Kelly

 

[hollie9]

Patience is not my strong suit either, but hey, I made it to 10 weeks, you can too!

But if you don't overdo and strain something, you may get here sooner.

I actually stopped pushing at all, just went about normal shopping, walking around the house, didn't do much except stationary bike for short periods of time and quad and ab exercises with a bit of weight. Honestly, I was so disheartened from straining my knee I stopped almost everything and got kind of depressed.

My PT had always told me I pushed too hard, and when I talked to her about my recent mishap she said "ony you Hollie, only you". So I take it others don't push so hard.

And my knee did fine with the rest, I think rest and internal healing are under-rated.

Swimming sounds nice and I don't see how that could hurt you, and you are biking. I think you're getting plenty of exercise SkiGirl for 5 weeks.

I have another problem, I can't take pain meds or NSAIDS, I'm too sensitive. So I just can't get to a place where I need them.

So 10 weeks is a milestone, I think it was on my first knee too. But I believe it is from internal healing not exercise that we get these gains.

Hollie

 

[Judles]

Persverence,too! Hollie! Keep up the great recup!

 

[loggon]

Hollie
So happy for you. Glad you decided to stop pushing. You are so right it is the internal healing not the exercise that we get the gains and less pain. Keep up the good work. We do need to stretch it and a little exercise but not push. As they say "A little goes a long way"