Sunday, September 11, 2011

Surgery Update

I had my surgery this last Thursday, September 8th. I have been home for two days now after spending one night in the hospital. The problems in my hip were a bit worse than what the doctor had first expected. The Labrum was severely damaged and took five anchors to repair it. Also there was an extreme amount of cartilage found in the hip and also a hole in that cartilage underneath the hip joint. The doctors put micro fractures into the bone in order to make the bone bleed to smooth over that hole in the joint. All in all the surgery was performed with perfection and my hip is as good as new with some hard physical therapy. I am now expected to be game ready in 8-10 months instead of 6 with the difficulties encountered in the surgery. I am feeling fairly well right now, the pain is rather difficult to get around and the restricted movement is very uncomfortable with the lifestyle I have. However, I am looking forward to getting back to school and starting physical therapy Monday!