normally i dont use names on here because its public
but today i have to. i've been in physical therapy for 5 weeks now
yall have seen my critic. i've become stronger and feel truly great. they have been great to me there. bless their hearts, as i have been in the house for the last two months with mostly the kids and i already have an apptitude for speach, you know i talk them to death. lol. Now let me tell you about my buddy she is a student who just started her clinical portion of school. Even in the last few weeks i've seen her confidence grow. She is enthusiastic and positive always cheerful and very caring. she has been patient and you can see her excitement about trying the stuff she has learned. now yall know me and i ask alot of tough questions, you know medial people make the worst patients. If she didnt know the answer she found out the answer for me, i also appreciate that she didnt just guess. the best person is the one that remains teachable. now alot of people might think that hip surgery is about the hardware and the actual surgery. that part is really the planning stage.
you make sure you pick the best surgeon, one with skill that you trust. during surgery your asleep though and after its his/her job to make sure you dont hurt and your progressing. After surgery comes the work part and the physical therapists are the ones that are there. from a very personal view my limp has been just as hard on me as the pain. even before the really bad pain started i hated it. the constant looks and people wondering what was wrong with you. its like someone constantly saying you must have a cold when you feel fine, your first thought is i must look bad. So Colby as you go into the work force and continue what you've started i hope you know that all your hard work is appreciated, i hope you always strive to push people a little harder then they think they can go , and keep that wonderful attitude because as they walk, bend, use their hands and arms they may not think to thank you but you are impacting their lives just like you have mine. i hope you share this post at school and friends and family because you've earned it.
monique
Friday, August 7, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
the left hip
i finally got a good pic of the left. i've flipped them in the past so you could see them from the back this time its looking at you so it looks like i'm showing you the right again but this is the left.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
this is the new one
i went for my six week check up. got my second surgery scheduled for the 17th. i'm excited. i cant wait to be over the hump with both hips done ready to be on my way to total recovery. i love the first so the second will make me complete....
Monday, August 3, 2009
week 6
so were finally here. i go to the dr tomorrow to hopefully get my new surgery date.
i'm excited to reach the halfway point. i am not having hip pain, i get some muscle soreness, but i no longer go days between seeing my kitchen. i feel like getting out again, basically i feel like a new person.
i get excited and a little anxious when i think of doing this again. i know how much better i feel but its alot of work.
i'm excited about the work as well. i know that once both hips are done i can go to the gym. my time in physical therapy ,especially on the bike ,has shown me that exercise isnt supposed to hurt the way i'm used to it hurting.
its like if you had a headache every day of your life. you know it hurts it makes you miserable, but you've always had this headache so there is no point telling everyone. then one day you take a med that works all you can think is man this is great you mean everyone else feels like this. wow no wonder i hated to do some things they loved to do . you know the cumulative "they", the ones that you compare yourself to that dont really exhist.
comming up always having hip stuff is hard. you feel the same as everyone else but everyone notices your different. walking is very tell tale. 60% of language is body language. (learned that in my speach class, lol) anyhow in the past i've done alot so people wouldnt notice how i walked. in large groups there were times i wanted to just shrink away. i avoided places that required heels, and i always tried to walk fast just to get it over with. just doing those things makes you appear less confident, yes there is a walk that shows confidence, determination, success. a limp makes you appear flawed, broken.
now what it should show is perserverance, anyone that has hip stuff knows it takes alot to do things others take for granted. it should show the exact things it takes away from, the determination and success especially, it takes alot to take painful steps and keep on going.
in life you see lots of people that use excuses not to succeed people that arent physically flawed. when you've lived your life trying to overcome these flaws its really hard to understand these people all you can think is "they are so lucky". so today i'm feeling blessed. each time i exercise is a chance for me to improve a outward perception of who i am. i'm the same but to be seen as the person i really am is important.
i'm excited to reach the halfway point. i am not having hip pain, i get some muscle soreness, but i no longer go days between seeing my kitchen. i feel like getting out again, basically i feel like a new person.
i get excited and a little anxious when i think of doing this again. i know how much better i feel but its alot of work.
i'm excited about the work as well. i know that once both hips are done i can go to the gym. my time in physical therapy ,especially on the bike ,has shown me that exercise isnt supposed to hurt the way i'm used to it hurting.
its like if you had a headache every day of your life. you know it hurts it makes you miserable, but you've always had this headache so there is no point telling everyone. then one day you take a med that works all you can think is man this is great you mean everyone else feels like this. wow no wonder i hated to do some things they loved to do . you know the cumulative "they", the ones that you compare yourself to that dont really exhist.
comming up always having hip stuff is hard. you feel the same as everyone else but everyone notices your different. walking is very tell tale. 60% of language is body language. (learned that in my speach class, lol) anyhow in the past i've done alot so people wouldnt notice how i walked. in large groups there were times i wanted to just shrink away. i avoided places that required heels, and i always tried to walk fast just to get it over with. just doing those things makes you appear less confident, yes there is a walk that shows confidence, determination, success. a limp makes you appear flawed, broken.
now what it should show is perserverance, anyone that has hip stuff knows it takes alot to do things others take for granted. it should show the exact things it takes away from, the determination and success especially, it takes alot to take painful steps and keep on going.
in life you see lots of people that use excuses not to succeed people that arent physically flawed. when you've lived your life trying to overcome these flaws its really hard to understand these people all you can think is "they are so lucky". so today i'm feeling blessed. each time i exercise is a chance for me to improve a outward perception of who i am. i'm the same but to be seen as the person i really am is important.
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