December 20, 2007
back to work
Day 4: I worked a full day at the office today. It took a lot of time getting around on the crutches and I asked people to come to my office in many cases where I would normally go to them to discuss something. My situation has improved considerably. I still felt plenty of discomfort but it has been more apprehension than anything else today. The pain level has definitely decreased markedly. After work, I went to my first physical therapy session. I road a stationery bike for almost 15 minutes to warm up. I started out slowly but gathered more speed as the time passed. We then went through many stretches and a few strengthening exercises. Mostly, we focused on testing and improving the range of motion. The PT could tell that I was doing a good job following what she was doing and the points of each exercise. So she left me with plenty of homework (about half of the things could be done independently but the other half required help in some way) and we set up 2 appointments for next week (doctor prescribed 3x/week but next week they are closed 2 days for the Christmas). The way things have been going, I would be surprised if the doctor does not tell me on my next visit (Jan 3) that I should start putting all my weight on that leg and step up the physical therapy. I am already looking forward to having my other hip done.