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Hey new hair girl! Hope it all went well today, need to catch up on threads as the doctors visit took longer than we thought it would, and the breakfast afterwards. Totally agree with @Layla about the mood lifting from just getting ready "as if" you were going about a normal day. So many days in the past few weeks I'd be propped up in bed doing my makeup and laughing to hubby, "I don't know why I'm doing this...just going to be in the bedroom again all day!" But he agreed it has a deeper psychological benefit. Well, especially for him I guess, not having to witness the clumpy-haired, pasty-faced, pajama-laden fright that was lurking amidst a mound of pillows in the bedroom every day!! :yikes:
 
Oh, yeah--a hair appointment would be so nice right now--hair too long and flat on top, no amount of product or curling iron helps, it just needs to get shortened. But in a couple of weeks that will be on my list, as well as a manicure. Pre surgery, I used to get them every other week (gel manicures) but took all polish off before surgery. Nails are looking a bit ratty at the moment and gel always helped to strengthen the surface and allow me to grow them out beyond the tips of my fingers. Isn't it funny how these little vanities that we took for granted as part of our day before surgery, have assumed such huge proportions in our recovery period? Who ever thought we'd be salivating about a hair appointment post-surgery?!!
 
@lovestar Glad you had a fun hair-do-day, even if it took supreme effort to get there!

Good luck with the physio on Thursday. Take the whip, just in case he strays from assessment mode!
Seriously, I went to see my physio at two weeks for the same thing....reassurance and guidance. He watched me walk on the crutches and checked my form. He did a very casual check of me getting on the table and doing one heal slide (I think that was a basic ROM check for two weeks out). That was it! Really he just gave me a few tips on the use of crutches, and urged me not to switch to a cane if I was still limping. We went over some upper body and core stuff I could do without messing with the hip. He was very respectful of my OS instructions. I just needed that support and will see him again at the six week mark, for re-evaluation. Really hope you get that!
Will be thinking of you :)
 
Good Morning, :)
I agree with Alitm about the "straying" part.
I think many feel pressured because they view the PT as the professional
and are afraid to challenge their direction. I understand it's just an assessment, but PT may put you through some uncomfortable moves to assess your strength or ROM. If anything feels slightly off, or hurts, please STOP and tell them you're not willing to do whatever it is. I'd remind them why you're there, what your expectations are and that you're unwilling to engage in anything that causes you discomfort. If that particular therapist isn't a good fit for you, I'd seek out another. I'm not trying to insult your intelligence in any of this because I know you understand, but I think it's easy to fall prey to PT's explanations and direction when you're in the moment. Saying this from personal experience.

I hope today feels brighter than yesterday :SUNsmile:
@lovesstars
 
Hmmm...it's interesting to read on this forum about how many times folks go to PT and do things that hurt and then suffer for it afterwards. I do think we all think "oh, they are the professionals and I need to do what they say" when in reality, WE are the ones who are the experts on how our bodies are feeling and we need to be clear and advocate for ourselves from the very beginning. I was in PT at various times for a couple of years before the whole hip deterioration problem was diagnosed, and I really liked PT. I was a good, compliant patient (I actually DID the home exercises they prescribed, unlike a lot of folks according to my PT). I felt, at least for awhile, that the PT really did help strengthen my core (I thought I had a compressed disk and my pain was primarily back pain/sciatica). But he was always very solicitous, asking frequently, "how does that feel?" and there was never an exercise he asked me to do that I felt I couldn't handle. On rare occasions when I did something and it twinged, he had me stop immediately. If I go back, and at some point I think I might, I would be very clear upfront about how I am doing and what my goals might be for PT. We all need to stand up for ourselves, pre or post-surgery. I remember when my kids were younger I'd occasionally get the "you're not the boss of me", and I think we need to emulate this attitude as adults sometimes!
 
Good luck with your physio appointment @lovesstars. Thinking of you on that. Praying that you get someone who will work with you on what you want from the appointment, as you are the client! :fingersx: . They do exist!:SUNsmile: Let us know how it goes, when you can!
 
Best of luck today!
I hope you find the perfect match to help guide you as you continue recovery.
Will be thinking of you, let us know how it goes if you feel like sharing.
Won't be judgy unless they hurt you :bignono:
Hugs
@lovesstars
 
:hi:Hope all goes well today.
 
Hi all. The only one who hurt me was me. I have added a bunch of activities to my life this week to gauge whether or not I should be going to that family wedding this weekend. So yeah, there was the hair appointment. And yeah, there was a facial (yes, I was lying down the whole time) And taking the dog for her shots (with my 24-year old son’s assistance) because she couldn’t be boarded in our absence without them. And that was also a lot of in-and-out of the car.

Well!

I tried to be on ice between this activities. I was trying! We had theater tickets last night (purchase months ago!!) but I was so overdone, my body so exhausted, my pain level at a six despite tramadol and Tylenol...that we left at the intermission. An hour later I was in bed, feeling pukey pain and my left quadriceps decided to start “spasm-ing”. (is that even a verb??)

I realized that there was no way I was ready to travel...no possible way. Also realized that I was in no condition to see the PT this morning so I emailed him and cancelled. They called me this morning and re-scheduled me for tomorrow at noon.

I had a conference call this morning but otherwise just on the phone with hotel and airlines, etc.
Now on couch — body exhausted again and legs elevated.

Good times.
 
So sorry to hear this but your body is definitely telling you the travel to the wedding might be one misstep too far. Sensible of you to cancel the physio today. I will be joining you in the ice and elevation after I have had my dinner... it ain’t easy this recovery thing! My sympathies!
 
Hey @SurreyGirl I was really looking for a ‘sign’ to help me make my decision.
And — I got one!!! It says “DO NOT ENTER!”

Hope your dinner includes tiramisu.
 
Oh bless you!
Nope
My meal tonight is oven baked sea bass with a coating of harissa paste. Baby roasted cauliflower stalks and steamed potatoes.
Yoghurt and figs to follow.

This morning I mistook a jar of homemade cranberry sauce for marmalade and put it on the toast before realising my mistake. I looked st it,, thought and added some cream cheese. It was delicious. Not exactly what I had planned!
 
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