finally on the other side

ok. i'm so excited to be here.
let me recap.
surgery went very well os, was able to restore all the leg length discrepency so i'm even. the first few days were rough. but each day gets easier.

i started out on a walker and walked to the nurses station and back the day after surgery. the next day 100 ft and the third 200 feet and tried some stairs.
i went home after physical therapy on the 4th day.
when i came home i had a cook out waiting for me.
i enjoyed all the love and support.

well as i said i'm 11 days out. what i can do today i couldnt before surgery
1. i can rotate my right leg out to 25 degrees
2. i bath and dress myself and can generally get around pretty good. on a walker
3. i'm down to two pain pills a day and take them before i exercise.
4. from my hip to my toes my right leg is now straight. everything beautifully in line toes point to the ceiling.
5. when my post op measurements were done my range of motion on my right is now better then my left.
my incision is beautiful but in the itchy stage.
staples come out on the 7th.
oh and i went to the ricardo sanchez concert this week thanks to the kindness of my friends at church. it was fantastic. for anyone that dosent know who that is he is a fantastic christian singer. The concert was outstanding and a blessing to all that heard it.
so this is week 2 and i have to say. i'm so glad i did this.
i started this blog so i would be able to look back on the tough days and see why i'm putting myself thru this. i've got to tell you
outside of that first post op day. i havent questioned it. each day i see progress and i realize that i needed it more then i even thought.
the physical thearapist says that the outcome from surgery seems proportional to the pain before surgery. i have to agree. i was really bad enough off before surgery that this part only seems like a brief moment in time.
i'm getting back to enjoying life. i'm not afraid every time i have to stand up. i dont have any hip pain anymore. on the right. i ache, and get sore and sleeping can still be a challenge but no excruciating pain its beautiful.