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@Vetgirl aka Sally
I'm glad your OS has put your mind at ease, if only a little. The 3 month thing sounds about right, the first surgeon that was going to do my op wanted 6 weeks of "restrictions", but the surgeon who did it insisted on 12 weeks; I was upset and annoyed but trusted his judgement - and his explanation, which was just about what your surgeon said verbatim.... the hip capsule takes 3 months to "reform" and is susceptible (obviously more at the beginning of that time than at the end) for that long.
I have bleated loud and long about these restrictions, they call them "precautions", and to be honest have only reevaluated their place in my recovery since reading your sublax/dislocation story
I have "done" 8 weeks tomorrow, only 4 to go. I am able to drive now, so I'm sure you'll be able to do that, I use the "golfers lunge" a lot when I bend to keep within the 90 degree rule, so that one's become easier even though it means I still can't dry the foot on my operated leg or put on that sock/shoe (I have worked out a way that's not too inconvenient, so definitely doable) crossing the midline is one I have to keep an eye on still .... and to be honest having to sleep on my back hasn't got much easier. I'm looking forward to sitting on the floor again, and to ritually burning my cursed wedge cushion
Like I said, having read your recent woes I have determined to just grit my teeth and get on with the next 4 weeks as all these inconveniences sound infinitely easier in the end than a dislocation:rolleyes:
It's good that your Physio is happy with your muscle tone, it feels like you have a head start there! I hope it all works out for you... finally! You sure could do with some luck going your way.
I'm glad your Aunt has come up to visit from Melbourne, that will be a nice distraction!
We love Melbourne though the last time we went was four years ago... probably be going early next year en route to NZ again, though hubby thinks that now I'll have more mobility we can go further afield, somewhere with bigger mountains! We trekked around the Able Tasman National Park (on the very north of the South Island) last time and it nearly did me in, so I'm not sure a new hip is sufficient "bionic-ness" to get me around anything more demanding than that.
Anyway... be careful, and let that hip heal and hopefully avoid any more surgery