Don't be afraid of post-op physical therapy!

I insist on it. You need to learn how to move in your body after a major change. I have anxiety, I need a professional to tell me what my new safe movements are.

My new PT thinks he'll have me off my walker within two weeks, which is fine by me! Obviously, I have a ton of bruising and a foot-long incision that'll take time to heal, and there's definitely pain there. But the implant itself? Made my leg significantly longer, and corrected a pretty nasty pelvic tilt. I have balance issues from my spinal cord injury to begin with, and it's going to take a hot minute for my body to get used to this. Not to mention, I'm working on the least butt padding I've worked with since elementary school, a new hip "bone" in an unusual place on nerves used to a lot more fat padding? My exercises right now are all about learning my body again. It doesn't hurt, it's just very disorienting.

But, I did the whole long hall (not a pun, believe it or not, I have a main-level ranch that's arranged on one hall that stretches the full length of the house) with baby step walk-throughs just now, so big progress in just two days!