I almost forgot that today marks the second anniversary of my second arthroscopic hip surgery, on my right side. (The left hip was scoped in July 2011.)
And except for an occasional slight discomfort in the left hip-groin area (usually after a longer- or faster-than-usual run, or an all-out, kick-ass spin class) I am, gratefully, feeling oh so normal.
My hip surgeon said it would take a full year to start to feel myself again. He was right, especially for the left side, which was a lot more damaged than the right.
While the first year for either side was spent essentially recovering from the surgery, the second year was largely devoted to rebuilding my fitness to the level (or close to the level) before I became injured during marathon training. And that includes routine 10-mile runs, and, yes, even plans for a half marathon.
For all of you “hipsters” at the beginning of this process, I just want to urge you not to lose hope. Yes, recovering from FAI (a k a femoroacetabular impingement) and be challenging, fraught with many triumphs and setbacks, it’s important to just forge ahead knowing that time (and vigilance) does heal.
I have now read this blog from top to bottom-First you are so positive-it is unreal second you are a trooper-this road has been a long recovery…..So I am dying to know how thigs are going now? do you mind if I ask how old you were when you had the surgery-I am 40-and I have read the outcomes for over 40 well are not as great-the younger college students seem to bounce right back….this blog is great I wish there was more to read…By the way how many days a week did you do PT? in the beginning daily or once? did it tapper off-it seems like two years of PT is a lot-although now you are doing so well so it was worth it.
Hey there! I’ve been following your web site for a
while now and finally got the bravery to go ahead and give you a shout out from Huffman Texas!
Just wanted to say keep up the good job!