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May 9, 2010 Just home after two days in the hospital: R HR. I feel
surprisingly well. As many have said before me, all my pre-surgery
symptoms are gone! They have been replaced by soreness [no
surprise]. Everything feels connected as before. Not yet up for
writing anything significant but I have no restrictions except no
resistive abduction [leg away from body] as I had an anterior
lateral approach. My rehab consists of walking with crutches and 6
exercises of 10 - 20 reps 3x daily. I have home healthcare on Monday
for 2 weeks then out patient therapy for 6 months. I did get a Game
Ready icing device [based upon this site] and it is awesome. So far
all good. Taking it slow and steady.
Personal: 47 year old male; 5’6” about 165 very fit.
Active in sports most of my life. Last few years mainly focused on
skiing, golf, and cycling. “Several” years back I began to have
limited range of motion on my right side. Here are some pre-surgery
details.
Symptoms: Sore IT band, sore glutes, and what felt like a
groin pull with periodically knee soreness. I thought that I was
just “tight.” I tried 6+ months of physical therapy then a year of
yoga. All to no avail, but I can do some great Yoga possess now!
Then I thought that I had femoral acetabular impingement. I went to
an orthopaedic surgeon in January 2010, and he confirmed that I had
impingement that had progressed. My body responded by growing bone
in the acetabulum. My bone quality is very good overall, femoral
neck and head also very good. My main issue is that in my acetabular
region the bone has closed the gap and is causing the pain and
limited range of motion.
Pre-Surgery Regime: I work out 6 days a week: weights and
cardio. I have been doing this for years and figured why stop now.
After Surgery: Just home after two days in the hospital: R
HR. I feel surprisingly well. As many have said before me, all my
pre-surgery symptoms are gone! They have been replaced by soreness
[no surprise]. Everything feels connected as before. Not yet up for
writing anything significant but I have no restrictions except no
resistive abduction [leg away from body] as I had an anterior
lateral approach. My rehab consists of walking with crutches and 6
exercises of 10 - 20 reps 3x daily. I have home healthcare on Monday
for 2 weeks then out patient therapy for 6 months. I did get a Game
Ready icing device [based upon this site] and it is awesome. So far
all good. Taking it slow and steady.
The surgeon is Dan Snyder, MD. He operates from mainly
Newton-Wellsley Hospital in Newton, Massachusets. He is experienced
with both the BHR and Cormet. He has done over 1,000 cases and
trained with Dr. Derek McMinn. All the best to everyone.
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