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15 weeks post op

Can't believe I am 15 weeks post hip scope!

 One step forward, two steps back, is basically how this recovery has gone for me. I saw Dr. Wong on Monday, and he reassured me that it's okay I am still having pain at this point in my recovery. He said that my hip fatigues very easily and that's okay. 

 Some days are better than others, but the pain has been a huge concern for me at this point, so I am relieved to know that it's okay. My strength is improving, which I was happy about as well. 

 Unfortunately, I did find out that I have femoral acetabular impingement (FAI) in my left hip as well- a pincer lesion to be exact. This was shitty news, but I wasn't overly surprised, as my gut was telling me I had it on the left side as well. So, I will have another MRI with arthrogram on the left hip to see if there is a labral tear. Dr. Wong said that it is too soon to know if the left side would require surgery, as the right is still healing. My hope, of course, is that once my right hip is healed and my left hip stops working over time to compensate, that the left hip will settle down. 

 Anyway, I certainly have learned a lot over the past 15 weeks and am looking forward to being a nurse again at some point and not the patient anymore. As one amazing woman told me recently, this is just a season in our lives. I know that in the long run this will all sort itself out and it will all have been worth it.
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