5 months and counting
Last week's big news was finally getting back on my bike. Only for an easy 4 mile, totally flat, round trip to the grocery store and home. We've been having this insanely unseasonable warm spring weather the last couple weeks--sunny blue skies and cherry blossoms blooming while the east coast is buried under feet of snow--and I've been meaning to take a spin on the ole 2 wheels for weeks. It didn't hurt at all! Well, aside from the saddle soreness a couple days afterwards (sometimes I worry that there's something wrong with my entire pelvis because every bike saddle i've ever gotten on has always left me super sore for days afterwards. As long as I keep riding at least once a week the tenderness goes away after a few weeks and I toughen up enough that it stops hurting. I've been professionally fitted and had my sitz bones measured and all that...and the joy of pedaling instead of driving or walking outweighs the inevitable discomfort in my lady-bits...but it does annoy me to see so many people pedaling around all willy-nilly without padded underpants and feel like i'm missing out on something.)
Back to the point: cycling didn't bother my hip. I did discover VERY quickly that I can no longer mount and dismount from the left. The one time I tried to swing my right left over to dismount was sharp and stabbiy and not something I ever plan on experiencing again. So I practiced getting on and off from the right side instead and while awkward, it works. Still hoping that is a temporary prpblem and that in another month or so I can hop on a bike from whichever side is most convenient. In the meantime, it's nice to be able to make a trip to the grocery store without burning fossil fuels.
Swimming is back to pre-op speed and stamina. Last week swam a full mile plus 2 100's of sprinting. Today swam 50 laps (well over a mile) then an hour of water aerobics. did get a little overzealous and pretty achey in the hip joint now. Glass of wine with dinner starting to wear off and considering whether or not a muscle relaxer is in order this evening.
Back to the point: cycling didn't bother my hip. I did discover VERY quickly that I can no longer mount and dismount from the left. The one time I tried to swing my right left over to dismount was sharp and stabbiy and not something I ever plan on experiencing again. So I practiced getting on and off from the right side instead and while awkward, it works. Still hoping that is a temporary prpblem and that in another month or so I can hop on a bike from whichever side is most convenient. In the meantime, it's nice to be able to make a trip to the grocery store without burning fossil fuels.
Swimming is back to pre-op speed and stamina. Last week swam a full mile plus 2 100's of sprinting. Today swam 50 laps (well over a mile) then an hour of water aerobics. did get a little overzealous and pretty achey in the hip joint now. Glass of wine with dinner starting to wear off and considering whether or not a muscle relaxer is in order this evening.