So I have been home for almost a week and it has been rough trying not to run on auto-pilot. This surgery for me was like no other. It took about 3 hours total. All the ligaments and tendons except for 1 were in good condition. There was one that was damaged but not enough for repair. The doctor made a trench in the head of the hip bone allowing smoother movement and also cut into the femur bone allowing smoother movement. He also took out the swollen bursa and then cut a window into the I-T band (the large ligament that runs from your pelvis to your knee) over the bursa so they will not rub up against each other hoping the swelling won't reoccur again. Finally he did some repair from the previous surgery. There were stitches left in the muscle/IT band that caused a large knot on the side of my leg. He removed that and the scare tissue. All of the surgery was recorded for training since the problem I had with my hip was such a unique problem.
I have not been able to bare more than 20 lbs on my right leg which has been hard for me since I'm not use to sitting and doing nothing. Jeremy has been so AWESOME though in taking care of me. He has been doing all the cleaning, laundry, cooking, etc. I have pushed myself too far the past couple of days and ended up confining myself to the bed since I hurt myself twice.
Thanks for all the support and prayers. I will find out tomorrow more about the recovery and how much longer I have to stay off of it. Hope everyone has a great and happy holiday season!!!
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