WOW! A lot of good things happened in these last few weeks. I have only seen my therapist 3 times because my parents couldn't continue to pay COBRA so I cant afford to go 3 times a week. :( o well! I also got the opportunity to go to Indy and spend some time with my hippies! I had a great time! Then the following day (Feb 4th) I saw Dr.Scheid! I stayed with my hip friend Courtney which was fun and went to her therapy that morning with her before seeing Scheid. Then went to my apt. Scheid was in a really good mood that day! I got X-Rays and got to see a better picture of my hardware which I will post later on! I also was given the great news of being able to DRIVE again!!! That's truly made my day! He told me I could start putting 30 pounds of weight a week from then on... Also when I was within 30 of my full weight I could start a cane or one crutch! I was so excited! Some semi bad news I got was that my bad leg was a little longer than my other leg :( he gave me a shoe insert to level out the difference and it made things better! That night I also had tickets to see Rascal Flatt's and Darius Rucker back home in Evansville which made that day even better!!!!! I went on crutches which wasn't that bad, but eventually I started to get sore because I was standing for so long. I was really sore that night my feet and hip hurt a lot! But the concert was so worth it because we had amazing seats and I actually got to touch Gary the lead singers hand! It was neat! but back to my hip!
week 7
I started using my crutches a little more and on that Thursday I started to put a little amount of weight on my leg! It didn't really hurt that bad with the bones it was mostly muscle pain! I rode 2.5 miles on the bike and did many strengthening exercises! She gave me a thera band to take home to do exercises with and gave me a list of things to. I started not having to take as much pain meds either. On a regular day I would only have to take a pill in the morning and at night! I would some days have to take one throughout the day but not normally. I really feel some improvement during this week!
Week 8
I wanna label this week freedom week! I have started driving and being able to do more on my own! I also am able to use my crutches almost 100% of the time! I use the walker at home some times if its first thing in the morning or if I'm in a hurry! Since I got the new full time job I have been going in at 9 am and some mornings not getting home until 9pm. It makes for a long day and normally I'm very tired when I lay down so I'm not having as much trouble sleeping as I did before but that is still an issue. When I saw Scheid he lowered my dose of pain meds to 5's.
I have been doing a lot better and feel that I have made a milestone because I actually almost feel normal again. Pain is there but not antagonizing and I have learned to manage! I have been getting along with everyone better so that's a plus and I really enjoy my job so that helps me stay BUSY BUSY! I go back to the doctor on March 4th! I hope to see my hippies then or before then! I just want to thank them again for all they do along with my parents/cousin and wonderful boyfriend! I am truly blessed to have all of them in my life and I hope the other hippies are doing swell as well! I know Ashley just had a scope done on her other hip so everyone keep her in your prayers and Courtney has been having a lot of knee pain so I hope that is stopped soon.
I will post more pictures soon and sorry for not staying on top of everything weekly!
