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Patience has been one of the primary experiences I've undergone since July when I had the first hip resurfaced prior to the Sept. procedure for the second hip. It's like inviting frustration to live in your house while denying its ability to effect you. My body is going to take its sweet time getting better, it will appreciate and respond to all the help it receives from exercise and physical therapy but it will not be rushed one hour faster than it's going to heal. It's been interesting learning to respect that progress and one of the benefits is the strong sense of appreciation for even the incremental advances especially in the earliest days and weeks.
If you only need to wait until Tues. for the crutches it won't be too bad. Hopefully you're not completely trapped and have some line of assistance. That said, it took me several extra days to gather the confidence to navigate the simple 3 steps down off my porch for my first outside walk and then I had someone standing by as back up. I'd not gotten around to installing handrails like I knew I'd needed and even though I'm quite comfortable on crutches, those 3 steps were more daunting than I'd expected. Once done of course the worry was over and I just did them carefully. I made sure to get rails in before the second hip and it did make life easier. I think you'll find crutches more convenient and with an athletic back round you'll have the strength and coordination that they won't provide any real challenge. Weren't you given any physical/occupational therapy instruction prior to hospital discharge? Everyone I've spoken with needed to demonstrate an ability to go up and down stairs, in and out of a car, enter and leave a shower and perform a short list of physical therapy exercises at the hospital. It's generally agreed to go very easy, carefully and gently with your recovery especially in the beginning while you build strength. Be patient, it will happen.