Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Theoretically, I could have a beer today because I've officially gone 36 hours without pain meds. But still have doc-ordered crutches for mild instability means that I will be taking it easy.
22 minutes 2x on the bike today. I've been upping it 2 minutes per day for a bit and it's working out well. After I'm done it feels like I just got a massage, so nice.
I'm going to be up to the max 30 min 2x day by the time I see the doc. I am really hoping the PT has good things to say the day after that. Theoretically, I can totally do upper body work right now. Bench would be no problem and I was thinking about asking my coach (Jayson Ball) about the possibility of pin presses because that wouldn't involve much hip and might be better for the less stable? Don't know, never done them.
As I am coming to the end of the invalid stage, I thought I'd share with you a couple of the tools that were invaluable during this stint:
The raised toilet seat! I live in an older place with a toilet built for squatting. This really made my life easier while I was not quite weight bearing. That said, I think I can graduate from it today. And future surgery getter's--you may not need this is your pistol squat is better than mine. but still--balance! Not sure how much these are as I had this lying around in my garage when my I was helping my mother through knee replacement surgery.
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The shower handle! Available on Amazon for $20. I'll keep this around for a while longer, it helps me stabilize when getting in and out of the shower/tub combo and I grab it when I am standing/turning around in there.