Hey loves, it’s been a minute. I should have written five days ago, but I was exhausted. *anything in bold is specific information for those looking at guidance. On May 6th, I received some not great news from my PAO surgeon in West Palm, FL. I had been up since 4:45am and when the personal… Continue reading 10 Week Arthroscopy / 8 Week PAO
Hey lovelies, I skipped last week since I was feeling so poorly and didn’t have much else to relay to you all. It has been seven weeks since my labrum repair surgery and five weeks since my PAO surgery for my hip dysplasia. As far as recovery, my muscle has been atrophying since I haven’t… Continue reading Week 7 Arthroscopy and Week 5 PAO
Hello, hello. It’s now been 5 weeks since my first arthroscopy surgery and 3 weeks since my PAO surgery. It’s gotten significantly harder due to my skin condition, topical steroid withdrawal, but that is a whole other beast. If we are just focusing on the bum leg, here is an update: Moving around, leg pain… Continue reading Week 5 PAO Surgery (3 Week Recovery)
Welcome back, loves. This week has felt like a loop — same thing almost everyday. Instead of giving a day by day break down, I am just going to categorize what’s been going on. It’s easier and less stress on my cabin fever. Bed time It’s definitely still hard to sleep. Laying on my back,… Continue reading Week 4 PAO Surgery (2 week Recovery)
Welcome back! *Anything underlined is specific information about the surgery or recovery process. This surgery, called a periacetabular osteotomy, comes exactly 2 weeks after my arthroscopy surgery for my labrum repair. Day 14: Second surgery day #2 It was another 9am arrival. I first signed off on my mom and dad being able to make… Continue reading Week 3: PAO Surgery
Welcome back! ** All underlined places are for those looking just for needed facts about this surgery. Day 7: My first day back at work. Again, it takes a village. I had to wake up at 5:35am, 20 minutes earlier than I usually do for work (I am a middle/high school teacher — Dance, Theatre,… Continue reading Arthroscopy Week 2
Disclaimer ** Some pictures may be too graphic for some ** I can’t lie and say I wasn’t nervous before going into surgery. My skin was a mess and I was afraid something was going to go wrong concerning my health. However, I was pleasantly surprised with how well everything went, especially how kind everyone… Continue reading Arthroscopy Week 1
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