Moving in the Right Direction

Although I hate to see other athletes go through this surgery, I am pleased to say that it has been a lot better than I was anticipating. Immediately following the surgery, my hip was in intense pain. This lasted until about 10pm on the night of surgery, and then it stopped hurting, and hasn't hurt since. The day after the surgery I had physical therapy. A few things that had been painful before the surgery, simply didn't hurt anymore! I can feel that there is no longer a little bit of extra bone in front that grinds and pinches. It is amazing to me how noticable the difference is. Everyday since the surgery it has been feeling a little bit looser and less swollen. It is wonderful to finally, after 10 months, know that my hip is moving in the right direction. There are five very small wounds from the surgery that my physical therapist says will eventually be hardly visible at all. I know that I still have about 3 weeks until I can turnout or, as known in the medical field, "externally rotate" :) my leg and walk without crutches, but I can rest assured that I am moving in the right direction.