Hahn RBHR Dr. Snyder 2010
| May 9, 2010
Just home after two days in the hospital: R HR. I feel surprisingly well. As many have said before me, all my pre-surgery symptoms are gone! They have been replaced by soreness [no surprise]. Everything feels connected as before. Not yet up for writing anything significant but I have no restrictions except no resistive abduction [leg away from body] as I had an anterior lateral approach. My rehab consists of walking with crutches and 6 exercises of 10 – 20 reps 3x daily. I have home healthcare on Monday for 2 weeks then out patient therapy for 6 months. I did get a Game Ready icing device [based upon this site] and it is awesome. So far all good. Taking it slow and steady. Personal: 47 year old male; 5’6” about 165 very fit. Active in sports most of my life. Last few years mainly focused on skiing, golf, and cycling. “Several” years back I began to have limited range of motion on my right side. Here are some pre-surgery details. Symptoms: Sore IT band, sore glutes, and what felt like a groin pull with periodically knee soreness. I thought that I was just “tight.” I tried 6+ months of physical therapy then a year of yoga. All to no avail, but I can do some great Yoga possess now! Then I thought that I had femoral acetabular impingement. I went to an orthopaedic surgeon in January 2010, and he confirmed that I had impingement that had progressed. My body responded by growing bone in the acetabulum. My bone quality is very good overall, femoral neck and head also very good. My main issue is that in my acetabular region the bone has closed the gap and is causing the pain and limited range of motion. Pre-Surgery Regime: I work out 6 days a week: weights and cardio. I have been doing this for years and figured why stop now. After Surgery: Just home after two days in the hospital: R HR. I feel surprisingly well. As many have said before me, all my pre-surgery symptoms are gone! They have been replaced by soreness [no surprise]. Everything feels connected as before. Not yet up for writing anything significant but I have no restrictions except no resistive abduction [leg away from body] as I had an anterior lateral approach. My rehab consists of walking with crutches and 6 exercises of 10 – 20 reps 3x daily. I have home healthcare on Monday for 2 weeks then out patient therapy for 6 months. I did get a Game Ready icing device [based upon this site] and it is awesome. So far all good. Taking it slow and steady. The surgeon is Dan Snyder, MD. He operates from mainly Newton-Wellsley Hospital in Newton, Massachusets. He is experienced with both the BHR and Cormet. He has done over 1,000 cases and trained with Dr. Derek McMinn. All the best to everyone. |