March 23, 2009
3 months and counting…
Today marks 3 months from the day I had my hip replacement. I am certainly not completely healed but I have made a lot of progress.
I wouldn’t call what I have been experiencing “pain” but have had my share of “discomfort.” Basically, the biggest limiting factor in my recovery has been, and continues to be, range-of-motion. At this point, I have regained the majority of my strength (80-90% on my left side as compared to what I can do on my right side, which of course is also not perfect). But although I have put a lot of effort into increasing my flexibility, I haven’t reached the point where I think I should be. I do feel that I have increased my flexibility a little each week. But the progress is very slow at this point and makes me wonder if I will ever be able to do high kicks and low stances again…