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No news really is good news. I haven't written here since April because I basically have not thought about my hips for months.
The entire summer I have been playing amazing amounts of tennis -- four times a week at my peak -- as well as walking up to five miles across the city at times. Through all of this, my hips have been completely pain-free.
I'd say my hips were "as good as new," except they actually are better than new. I never could have done this amount of activity with them pre-surgery. In the months before my first surgery I could barely play tennis once a week, let alone walk long distances.
My hips have now healed so well that in the midst of a tennis match I've actually forgotten that I even had surgery on them, or that they ever even pained me. Which is exactly how someone my age should feel about their hips while doing athletic activity, actually.
So thank you to Dr. Millis for re-aligning my chassis so that my hips can now carry me as smoothly as they should have from the beginning. My tennis opponents wish you'd left me as I was. :)
4 years ago
Hey there, AKM: I just want to echo others on here in thanking you for taking the time to share with all of us your hip journey(s). In addition to giving all the good details, you also relay your stories with fantastic wit- I actually found myself cracking up at points while reading your blog (and laughter is the best medicine afterall!) I was also just diagnosed with hip dysplasia. I'm going to see Millis (yes!) in a week and have already been told (based on my x-rays) that I will likely need both PAOs. It's a relief to know that there is a great community of folks out there who have already been there and back. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliments! Good luck going to see Dr. Millis this week and I'm sure you'll have a great experience with him like I did. Let me know if you have any other questions!
ReplyDeletehi again! i wrote last month about auto blood giving. i am 1-week post millis LPAO, discharged 2 nights ago. thanks so much for sharing your story as we've been referencing it quite a bit. i pretty much had 0 pain but more issues controlling motion sickness. now my huge block is trying to get my operated leg to respond. going downstairs is ugly and we have a 26-stair walk-up, but we won't be going home til i have better motor control. you sound like you're pretty active, so you probably had similar frustration. like my trainer has me do workouts that total 42 pull-ups and 120 double-unders with the jump rope in under 9min, and yet i can't get my stupid left leg to move. anyway, glad to see from your blog that it all turns out ok. btw, i think we were neighbors before; we used to live on nassau/john. happy fall!
ReplyDeleteHello! I have been following your blog and am not quite sure if you are still checking on this. I am having a LPAO with Dr. Millis in March and I am very nervous, even after reading every entry you have provided. I was wondering if I could possibly talk with you or email you personally. Do you have an email I could contact you directly? By the way, I too am originally from Connecticut, so I know the drive from CT to Boston well!- Kelly
ReplyDeleteHello Kelly, yes, you can absolutely contact me directly to talk about your upcoming LPAO. My email is annika.k.martin@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteHey AKM thank you so much for spending all the time writing this blog. I am up for a RPAO with Millis July 12th and your blog has been beyond helpful in preparing myself mentally and physically. After reading several of these blogs I am no longer nervous and am just excited to finally get this over with. Thank you!!!!!
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Want to add my thanks for your blog but also all the other who have taken the time to share their stories. I read all the blogs before my daughters surgery and then again after to compare progress. Keeps me sane. - M
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