Great news today! My surgeon said he couldn't hope for a better recovery and was pleased with my progress, my new x-ray and the way I was walking. I am approved for swimming, biking and the elliptical machine! I can take a bubble bath! I should aim for a 30 minute walk every day!
I explained that it was harder for me to do exercises and stretching with my "good" leg than it was for the "op" leg. In reviewing the non-bionic side of my hip x-ray, he said "well, it's shot so it's up to you when you want to replace that one. We just need to wait at least three months to reduce the chance of infection."
Wait. What?
He thinks my "good" leg (which is now my bad leg) is ready for replacement already? I was hoping to get three more years out of it, not three more months. So that was disappointing. But since we've already met our deductible for 2014, maybe it makes sense to do replace it later this year. That's a big decision I'll have to think about for a while though. I'm not in as much pain with that hip, but it's not flexible (making exercise and shoe tying more difficult) and it probably won't get better over time.
To be continued...
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