Week 12 - Hard to Stay a Curmudgeon!

I received a succinct nudge to check in on hip progress.

I am just about ready to declare that everything about the hip is better than it was before surgery. There's a couple of yoga positions I'm afraid to try just yet before I am sure, but I told myself I would give them a go after 3 months.

Otherwise, there is less general pain. I can sleep on either side for at least an hour before I need to rest my hip by laying on my back for a bit. I can get a sock off and on without pain. Riding a bike 20 miles doesn't cause much residual pain. Hiking up and down hill is definitely easier. This last I became aware of last weekend. Kirsten and did an uphill hike in Capitol Reef along the Fremont River to an overlook at sunset. Compared to the last time I did that hike early this summer my leg felt like someone released the friction lock on my left side. The leg seemed to swing and lift itself and even though I am not in as good as shape as then, the hike was easier.

There is still pain when I first stand up but it only lasts a couple of steps then things seem to get settled in. Friends of ours just brought over some ski poles they picked up for me at the RowMark ski swap. I think that if we went skiing tomorrow (besides being a bit hard on the skis), my hip would feel better than it did the last time I skied last Spring. Even the scar is starting to fade a bit. Modern medicine. I generally enjoy being a skeptical curmudgeon about it, but that is getting harder and harder.