Update: Well, here I am at about 4.5 months post op and things have steadily improved even more so this month.. I am so pleased. Back to full time work- and since that involves giving therapeutic massage for several hours a day- that's a huge accomplishment!
As we all are finding out, adding any extra to our work load or just trying to exercise more seems to give us a few days of achiness and we feel like we've been set back a bit.
My main issue, as I stated in my last post was the muscle fatigue and soreness, especially the lateral side of my thigh. ( Iliotibial Band or IT Band) So much so that when I sat down and rested for a bit and tried to get up and walk, the thigh muscles would grab and I would be limping for the few several steps and that was frustrating to say the least. So I gave it some thought and decided to work on those muscles myself. When I get a massage it just felt painful or annoying... I figured doing it myself would possibly be more beneficial and it has been.
I have a nice, smooth bamboo roller.. I offer bamboo massage as one of my treatments and my goodness, it is simply awesome. After a shower I put my foot up on something like the seat of a chair and slather on some massage cream or oil and work the bamboo stick up and down the length of my quads and IT Band and even actually over and around the incision. as I was feeling a good bit of restriction and after a couple days of doing this it felt so much better. Now I only need to bamboo myself like 1 or 2 times weekly. @nana757mI run that bamboo clear down to the side of my knee where it's been so sore from the surgery and it really helps.. I know you and I have both had that issue. Sometimes you can work the tissues fairly deeply and it is a good hurt, mostly I work the area with moderate pressure and that gives great results. You can work the adductors, too, this way and work clear down to the knee..
I use my legs a lot in my work,, it's where my working force comes from and my goodness, that bamboo stick has eased up the chronic soreness and has given me a new level in the healing process.
I'm guessing if anyone want to try it? You could probably use a rolling pin if it's wood or the plastic ones might work, too.. but the wood is so smooth when you add some lubricant. And while we are talking about a kitchen utensil, I will add that coconut oil or olive oil are great lubricants for this type massage.. hahah.. truly!
You can actually buy something similar at the running and fitness stores but I bet you could save the $$ and use a rolling pin. I will post a picture of the ones for sale on Amazon just so anyone interested can get the general idea of what I am saying. I just love the results, though and it's a kinder, gentler way to help our bodies heal from what was a very traumatic event.
I now walk at least 10,00 steps a day. (fitbit measures for me) Every two weeks or so things still seem to improve and grow stronger.. It's very noticeable and still so very exciting.
Happy Healing !!!!!!
here's a link to give you guys a visual of what I am doing and so you can see that a rolling pin would probably work just as well:
https://www.amazon.com/Rated-Muscle-Roller-Stick-18-3/dp/B00FP1SXLM/?tag=ate362da-20
@CricketHip!
I find the more I move and keep moving, the less stiff I get. Do you find that also?
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Color me excited. 
