Friday, December 2, 2011

4 months - still good

It has been about 4 months since my disc replacement and everything is still going fine.  My slight hip pain has lessened to the point I don't really notice it unless I bend over forward with me knees locked, but I pretty much never do that, instead bending my knees and hips whenever I bend over.

I finished up with my PT a few weeks ago as I had met all their goals.  They said they might consider having me back at 6 months post op to progress to the last phase if I want, although I don't know if I'll need it.  I still do my circuit of PT exercises maybe 2-3 times per week.  I have not been stretching or nerve flossing as much, but it hasn't seemed to cause any problems.  I have been doing cardio work on my elliptical and some medium resistance work using resistance bands and pushups.

I have more and more days where I sometimes forget I had surgery not that long ago since I feel so normal.  I'm feeling great, much better than I expected.  I hope it stays this way for a long time!