Jamie, I would love to give baby brother a wedgie. But did I mention that "baby" brother is 6' 4" (with giraffe legs) while I am barely 5' (with legs like a Corgi dog):hissyfit:? I'd probably need a crane to get me up high enough to do it.
Z, I used to be a "palms to the floor" person too! And in the supine hamstring stretch where you lift your leg and bring it down towards you, I used to be able to get my foot by my head. Now I'm celebrating the fact that my leg is starting to go past 90 degrees! Isn't so weird to lose something that used to be so automatic? It's a lesson in patience if nothing else.
Sarah, you are so right about the loose, stretchy pants being a tad too forgiving of those indulgences. Funny how a few weeks ago I could barely finish one meal in a day and now I can inhale any food that comes my way. Oh cupcakes, why must you be so tasty?
Tom, if I were capable of driving myself I'd be right there with you at the movies in my comfy sweats. And anyone who had any complaints could say hello to my little cane. Cane, meet the head of an obnoxious person. But I'm not ready for jail yet so I won't. For now.
Hipster you are a doll
. Thank YOU for joining and sharing your recovery.
Yellowgopher, I am sure you looked fabulous in your ensemble. And frankly, when you've had the top of both thighbones sawed off and metal spikes hammered in, you can wear what you like I say.
Charlie, stretch #2 I'm currently doing but stretch #1 sounds really good. Thanks!
And using the subject of concrete quads I will segue into raving about my new outpatient PT facility. Those of you who have kindly been reading my ramblings might remember that I mentioned being excited about an upcoming visit to an out-patient facility associated with the hospital where I had originally wanted my surgery. Well, I visited and was rather underwhelmed. The facility was nice enough and my PT was nice enough but something seemed off. On top of that, the travel time was significant so I was in no great rush to go back. The next day I decided to call the facility that my in-home PT had recommended. Yes, the same in-home PT whose name I had cursed to the heavens and who I occasionally wanted to impale with my cane. But as I admitted, in the end he did a great job and had me up and moving independently in a very short amount of time. So I made my first trek to the new PT place last week and found heaven. The space is great and my new PT is fantastic (old PT specifically recommended her). Two things that immediately stood out: 1) Every session starts with 10 minutes of moist heat on your affected area(s). My quads were singing after this. Then at the very end of your session they give you 10 minutes of ice to calm the muscles down. Magic. 2) The therapists are very hands-on. After I had completed my exercises, my PT took me to a therapy table and proceeded to work on softening my incision scars, massaging out my quads and IT band, and stretching out my hamstrings and glutes. This is exactly what I was looking for but did not get at the first outpatient facility. There, the PT just had me do some exercises and gave me one stretch to do by myself at the end. At the current place I got the heat, manual therapy, and ice right from the first visit. I am VERY happy with this place and I actually enjoy my visits. So yay for PT facilities that really care about making the clients better
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