I am now officially 2 weeks and 2 days post-op, and I honestly can't believe how good I feel. I had my 2-week check-up with Doc on Wednesday, July 3, and it went extremely well. I am finally off crutches (only using them if I get sore/tired), got the stitches removed, got the OK to get in the pool, and got rid of those nasty compression stockings that make me look like a 75 year-old diabetic. Needless to say, Wednesday was a good day.
Now that I am back to walking, I still have to take it pretty slow. My quads/hams haven't been used much in 2 weeks, so they feel super weak, and it takes awhile for them to get warmed up and to feel good walking. There is also a little bit of pain in the anterior hip region if I take a long stride with my good leg, which stretches out that area a little more than I would like at this point. So I am just making sure to take small strides, working my muscles back to normal.
I was talking to my wife yesterday, and it honestly feels like it's been a month (at least) since my surgery...can't believe how good I feel for being 16 days out. I'm even getting back to some weight training. I'm doing upper-body only obviously, and I am limited to machines (which I have always hated...I am now "That Guy" that just does upper-body stuff on machines...it sucks).
At least life is beginning to feel normal again.
Hope you had a good 4th of July! The wife and I are headed to Des Moines this weekend to hang out with some college friends and finish off a keg that we had left over from our wedding...good times!
Cheers!
-Derek
