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Our youngest is the brown fuzzy one. I have been taking him on runs via my bike. He has been very upset up until recently. He's not well as you can tell in the pic. Our oldest, the black one, is not amused.
2017 goals:
sub 1:30 half
Hip Redux
The tripod has no idea he only has three legs. Doesn't slow him down at all.
What did you guys get for pain meds? I think the script naproxen is wrecking my stomach- added in some prilosec to see if that would help.
Refurbished Hip
Oski, I had percocet for my strong stuff and a hefty dose of mandatory ibuprofen (800mg 3x a day for two weeks regardless of pain levels.) I also have an iron stomach, so I don't have any experience with having issues with meds. You're eating enough with them, obviously?
Running is dumb.
I had hydrocodone, but i only used one a few hours after surgery. I used aleve the next day or two even though there wasn't any pain.
Prince of Fatness
Oski they gave me Oxycontin which I took Thursday evening and Friday. Saturday on it was just Aleve. They also prescribed Percocet to take if needed but I did not take any of those.
Not at it at all.
I am eating plenty lol I think the prilosec helped with last night's dose some, but still not 100%. So maybe they can switch me to something a little easier on the tummy.
ultramarathon/triathlete
At the advice of my doctor (the hip labrum specialist) I can slowly return to running and will (hopefully!) not need surgery.
The XRays, CT scan and MRI showed no more stress fracture and since the pain is nearly gone (just a semi-regular minor dull ache) they don't see a reason to operate. My tear is small-ish and the impingement is minimal. Everything else (from my good sized list of "problems" in the hip) are minor enough that they can just be watched for now.
So, I've done two runs (Friday and Sunday nights). Easy out and backs for 2 miles each. It's weird running so little but I'll take it! So far no pain and the doc prescribed some naproxen (Rx Aleve basically). I'm supposed to take that if the pain is mild but if it's bad, I need to come back in and they can reassess with more scans and see if they should operate or if I just need a cortisone shot. He did say they can fix everything that's wrong if it comes to that, but he does not think it will need to. Phew!
So, I'm going to go really slowly back into things but I think in general I won't be shooting for any more mega months of running (100 mil weeks). I think I've learned that my body can't take that kind of pounding.
I go back in a year (assuming all is well until then) for another MRI to see if I have been doing any harm to the area. Fingers crossed this will all work out!
I wish everyone else a speedy recovery and will keep an eye on this board, rooting for you guys and gals!
~Dave
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That's great news! definitely keep an eye on it but hopefully no more issues!
That is great, no surgery would be the best.
First PT today. They don't waste any time! We practiced weight shifting onto the op leg, bridges, side leg lifts, ankle slides, hamstring stretch... tired!
I have two more sessions this week, and then most of the rest of my sessions for May will be in the pool.
wow, bridges and leg lifts already?
Yep. Crazy, huh? He's big on getting people moving as soon as possible and keeping as much strength as they can. Which is fine, unless you had a freaking tendon cut that controls most of the motor skills of the hip./leg. I was almost in tears with the first exercise and she realized that she needed to back off a ton with me, so it's mostly baby stuff for now.
I just ran through my series of exercises/stretches at home and everything was fine - except for the heel slides and the hamstring stretch - both of which require the psoas. I can do the heel slides with a strap pulling my leg, to take the psoas out of it, which worked ok. But trying to lift my leg in the hamstring stretch? OMFG, PAIN. All of my hip flexors started spasming out of control.
This is the one they want me to do. I think I will have my husband do it for me so I don't have to recruit the psoas at all.
First PT today. They don't waste any time! We practiced weight shifting onto the op leg, bridges, side leg lifts, ankle slides, hamstring stretch... tired! I have two more sessions this week, and then most of the rest of my sessions for May will be in the pool.
Wow that was quick. PT for me to today. I am still on crutches but they had me apply a little more weight with the operated leg. First he had me stand for a while with 50 / 50 weight on each leg. It is amazing how I have conditioned myself to keep weight off of the operated leg. I am going to need to focus on getting back to normal standing.
Then he had me walk more "normal" with the crutches, doing a complete cycle with the foot ending up pushing off with the toes. He said that a lot of patients instinctively put the foot down carefully. I was too.
Finally I did some walking with one crutch. I had been starting to do this on my own but have been doing it wrong. The one crutch actually belongs on the good side (I had been using it on the bad side). The idea is that your upper body (lats) on the good side bears a bunch of the weight which lessens the tension of the glutes on the bad side. I tried it and was amazed how it works. It is counter intuitive, With the crutch on the good side I was able to walk with a more normal gait than using it on the bad side and noticed that I was really not putting much more weight on the bad leg compared to using both crutches.
Next appointments are Thursday and Monday. It sounds as though I will be starting to do some walking without the crutches.
They want you to do that with a cut psoas? Ummmm. I am not sure I could have done that 3 days post-op. I had a hard enough time with my hip flexor doing heel slides! Has your PT worked with someone with a psoas release before?
As for me, I got a nice break today; my parents took care of my dog while I was at work, so I could have a rest day from walking. I can absolutely understand how people have so many soft tissue issues with this surgery. Some days I feel like I'm on the brink of overdoing things and I was running before surgery! I can't imagine going into this with major compensation issues and/or serious chronic pain.
I got my husband to raise my leg for me and it worked a whole lot better. The surgeon does a lot of hips, but I don't know how often he does psoas releases, so maybe she's less experienced with that aspect.