Den of Positivity Blog Posts

At 8 Weeks P.O., the passive & active knee flexion I’ve been doing at PT (bending the knee to bring heel to bum) has been painful, but I’ve seen progress in my mobility & strength, and don’t get so sore afterwards anymore. I’m even able to do a few minutes – reeeeally slowly – on a bike. But when Melissa introduced standing hip extension this morning, my hamstrings basically said, “What you talkin bout, Willis?!” My brain said go, but the hams did not. I just stood there…wishing…my leg would move. I switched legs and did a few extensions with the good leg to notice what was firing where, before switching back and trying again. And then the leg moved. A little. But, woah, Nellie, there is some work to be done.

P.S. I’m not using the cable in that second picture, but I do put on pants for PT.

Two hours sitting & standing, and I did not die.

Mama is out to eat with her family and she is wearin’ jeans.

Just took the car out for a tiny test drive around my condo development. And texted a friend about it.

I had my 6-week check-up in Boston this morning. (7 weeks PO yesterday. Full avulsion.)

The ride in took an hour, and waiting for the doc, 30 minutes. My hamstrings & attachment site were so sore from sitting in stop-start rush hour traffic that by the time I got to the doc’s office I could only stand & pace on my crutches. And then the appointment took all of 5-6 minutes. Sheesh. Beam me home, Scotty.

But – all good news. I am progressing well, the incision looks good, and…no more brace! Woo-hoo! My PT already has me on one crutch and I will continue to wean off that over the coming two weeks.

I’m also cleared to drive. I will have to take a few practice drives to see how my pain is – whether it’s my sensitive snowflake constitution or just par for the course, my hamstrings still hurt bunches with any kind of continuous pressure on them. It’s one of the reasons I’m so glad to be rid of the hip brace’s thigh strap.

So…onward. Work is only a 12-minute drive from home, so I’m hopeful I can start back on Monday for a couple hours and see how I feel. And this weekend I am hoping to watch a little of my kids’ basketball games.

And I think I’ll set my brace aflame and float it out to sea.

For cryin’ out loud, kids… Somebody stop me from doing another one legged deadlift! I’m going to tear the other side..!

I’m 7 weeks P.O. today and hoping to get back to work at my gym next week, at least managing the desk and nutrition consults. Training will have to wait. I see Dr. Price for my 6-Week appt. tomorrow and will discuss more with him then. Meantime, I’m designing some t-shirts to wear over the next four months…

*Icy* morning in MA! Three cars lost control on the hill of my street and slid into parked cars. Stay inside if you can, New England Hamsters!