Monday, April 4, 2016
3.5 Months post DFO
I feel like I have hit a recovery plateau. After having my 3 month check up back on March 9th, I feel like I have gotten nowhere. The xray still showed the break and a little more bone growth, but nowhere near the end yet. My groin pain is a lot better and I have no doubt that I have made the right decision to have this Derotational Femoral Osteotomy. However, my balance is still not back. The glute soreness is a whole lot better but now it's my IT band that gets sore. Just when I think that I've had every kind of pain that the hip can offer, a new one crops up. I thought IT band soreness was only for runners but I now know it's for runners and people post DFO! I am still limping and need the cane to straighten out my gait. I am down to going to PT 2 days a week. I am there for 2 hours each time and it takes a lot out of my day. But I do still need to go.
I know that this is a long process, but sometimes I just want it to be done. Now my right groin is acting up from time to time and I can only hope that I don't re-tear that labrum. Will this ever be over? I figure by the time I am 50, I will have a whole new lower body. That is my goal.
My left thigh gets very sore especially after doing a lot, walking a lot. At first I thought it was from the rod, but after reading my reports I found out it is from the broken femur. This is the only thing that really bothers me the most now that hat my glute calmed down. I have managed to keep my weight down which also helps with the hips. I have been doing pilates and yoga to help with my core and strength. What a great workout PiYo is!
Now that spring is here, I am really hoping for a boost in recovery. At first it seemed like every week I was improving but now it is going slower. My next visit isn't until June where I will get another xray and see the progress. I only hope that I can see a significant difference.
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