Tuesday, January 03, 2006
2006
I have let this blog lie dormant for a year now--witness the title of my last entry.
Maybe that's where it should lie, but I feel the urge to update things.
Looking back on 2005, I can say that things went fairly well from a hip point of view. I finally ditched the cane in May, though I did go back to it briefly around the end of July/beginning of August after a gruelling week of walking in New York City. By the 7th day of our trip, I had some scary pain shooting down my thigh and decided that using the cane, which I had conveniently packed in our suitcase, might be the appropriate course of action. I also used it once or twice on a trip to Montreal a few days later. Since then, nada.
I am not in perfect shape by any means. The knee on my opposite leg is giving me hell for what I put it through during the many months of hopping. I really don't want to even consider knee surgery at this point, but it does bother me. My hip seems to be fairing quite well. The range of motion is still significantly less on the operated side, though I can lace up my shoes and put on my socks. My thigh becomes sore quite quickly--perhaps due to the mega-revision stem they had to put in. This hip replacement experience has been significantly less successful than expected, but the bottom line is that I am walking, and with very little to no limp.
I have continued to frequent several hippie sites: Hip Universe, Hippies With Humour and Totally Hip. Each one has its strengths and weaknesses, but my hippie friends are now an important part of my life. I'm sure I'll be on these sites for many years to come.
On the exercise front, I am much less assiduous, though I realize that I must do as much as possible. Today, I took a fairly long walk--over an hour, with a break for coffee near the end--and will go and do some hip exercises once I've finished writing here. Hip exercises are definitely a permanent part of my life.
All in all, it's been a pretty good year--and a complete sea change from how I was feeling two years ago after my THD.
Happy 2006 to all of you who might drop by this blog!
Maybe that's where it should lie, but I feel the urge to update things.
Looking back on 2005, I can say that things went fairly well from a hip point of view. I finally ditched the cane in May, though I did go back to it briefly around the end of July/beginning of August after a gruelling week of walking in New York City. By the 7th day of our trip, I had some scary pain shooting down my thigh and decided that using the cane, which I had conveniently packed in our suitcase, might be the appropriate course of action. I also used it once or twice on a trip to Montreal a few days later. Since then, nada.
I am not in perfect shape by any means. The knee on my opposite leg is giving me hell for what I put it through during the many months of hopping. I really don't want to even consider knee surgery at this point, but it does bother me. My hip seems to be fairing quite well. The range of motion is still significantly less on the operated side, though I can lace up my shoes and put on my socks. My thigh becomes sore quite quickly--perhaps due to the mega-revision stem they had to put in. This hip replacement experience has been significantly less successful than expected, but the bottom line is that I am walking, and with very little to no limp.
I have continued to frequent several hippie sites: Hip Universe, Hippies With Humour and Totally Hip. Each one has its strengths and weaknesses, but my hippie friends are now an important part of my life. I'm sure I'll be on these sites for many years to come.
On the exercise front, I am much less assiduous, though I realize that I must do as much as possible. Today, I took a fairly long walk--over an hour, with a break for coffee near the end--and will go and do some hip exercises once I've finished writing here. Hip exercises are definitely a permanent part of my life.
All in all, it's been a pretty good year--and a complete sea change from how I was feeling two years ago after my THD.
Happy 2006 to all of you who might drop by this blog!
