newwheels08
junior member
The strangest thing happened today... I was coming back from lunch and another car had parked so close to my door, I could only open it about a foot. Without thinking I stepped into the car with my right leg and sat down,...I have not done that move for over 8 years!...the power of the unguarded movement.
Since the arthritis set in on the left side in 2000, and progressed to both hips in 2004, I have been sitting down first, and picking up my legs with my hands and swinging them into the vehicle. This was my adaptive style until today. The strange part is that I just did it...without a conscious effort, and lifetime of getting into cars the other way just came back spontaneously. just like old pre OA times.
I am at 4 months post op, bilateral THR..and while all days are an improvement...today was a good day.
take care...
Since the arthritis set in on the left side in 2000, and progressed to both hips in 2004, I have been sitting down first, and picking up my legs with my hands and swinging them into the vehicle. This was my adaptive style until today. The strange part is that I just did it...without a conscious effort, and lifetime of getting into cars the other way just came back spontaneously. just like old pre OA times.
I am at 4 months post op, bilateral THR..and while all days are an improvement...today was a good day.
take care...