Health Organization for Pudendal Education

Now that's your other Mother talking, so take heed!!
and take care,
Helen

I guess I should have saw that coming. Mom! Stop nagging me!!!

But as mothers most often are, you are right. It is frustrating though to think about being on crutches for another 5 1/2 weeks. But I guess the little remaining cartilage he was able to work with must still be fragile.

Karyn, I don't know how long he wants me to wait til the next surgery. 4 to 6 months for a full recovery from this one so I guess it could be any time after that. As for the grace period with pain i'm not sure how that works. I've been off of the pain meds for a day now but we'll see.

Hahaha no I will not stop nagging! Your "honeymoon" period will last about a week, max. BTW my bilateral hip surgeries were three months apart. That way I rehabbed them both at the same time. If I were you, I would not schedule your other surgery any closer than that, but you certainly don't have to wait for a full recovery from the first.

Thats ok, I feel the love in your nagging.

I just came back from my follow up appointment and he explained to me the reasoning behind staying on the crutches for the full 6 weeks. He said he won't do physical therapy because he feels it exacerbates the symptoms. That being said he will have me do stuff on my own like riding a stationary bike. I didn't realize how integral he was in the world of hip surgery. Sounds like he is at the forefront of lots of the new stuff being done for hips. He also said he knows Dr. Potter very well as they worked together when he was doing his residency. Not surprisingly he speaks very highly of her and her work.

I was hoping to take a month or two off between surgeries but he said because of the condition my left hip was in that I really need to get the right one done as soon as possible. Oh well. At least I'll be able to enjoy my front porch in the spring and summer months while on crutches.

How are things going with you Lernica? Any setbacks or still doing well? Still doing well I hope.

Love to hear such positive posts Elmwood. Sorry if that sounds like I want you to have this added surgery. . . .that's not my meaning
Just finding someone like your hip specialist who sounds great and certainly is looking after your best interests. . . .although a note of caution re stationary biking, extreme caution I would suggest.
feel the love
Helen

Glad to hear your post-op went well, Elmwood! I'm a bit surprised about his PT protocol and it sounds like he truly does have your best interest at heart.

helenlegs 11 wrote:although a note of caution re stationary biking, extreme caution I would suggest.

Agreed. Have you been using this, Lernica?
Best,
Karyn

No stationary bike for me, no sirree. I did these home PT exercises for post-scope patients: http://damiangriffin.org/rehab/stage1/4point.htm

My hip(s) are feeling better and better every day, with the inevitable ups and downs as with any post-surgical period. The perineum pain too. Sitting is also getting much better. Will be attempting a return to work in March (part-time at first) for the first time in two years!

Lernica wrote:My hip(s) are feeling better and better every day, with the inevitable ups and downs as with any post-surgical period. The perineum pain too. Sitting is also getting much better. Will be attempting a return to work in March (part-time at first) for the first time in two years!

OMG! Hoooraaaaay! Will you be going back to your former employer, or a new job?
Lernica, What still hurts you, when you sit? It it the hips & perineum, only?

Sitting still produces an ache in the left buttock, close to the rectum. But I think this is hip-joint related, not PN. Many people on Hip Chicks complain about sitting pain, both before and after surgery. The unrelenting knife-like stabbing in the perineum/rectum is gone. Since my hips are stronger I can stand for longer and I still have a stand-sit station in my office. It's my old job, kept open for me by my (public sector) employer, bless its soul.

I'll start at two hours daily and hopefully work my way up to six hours per day (80%) which is the amount I was working since my pain journey began about ten years ago. But if I can't work beyond two hours we will have to re-evaluate the situation since I may not be any use to my employer at that amount.

So glad to hear your wonderful encouraging post Lernica. I got in such a tiz with a different one a little earlier, now that I have read better news I will sleep
Ommmmmm! calm
Thanks.