Hip Labral surgery - one week out

It's been one full week since I had my hip surgery, and I am pleased to say that I'm feeling much better than anticipated.  Here are the good things so far:

• I can bear 75% of my body weight (don't know if I should, but I can)
• I'm down to 1/2 pain killer twice per day
• My pain is between a 0 and a 2 at worst
• I can and have been able to do all of my rehab exercises, including sliding my heel up to my butt on my back.
• I have to wear a cold and compression sleeve around my hip and thigh as much as possible, and it feels sooo good.  I have no swelling or bruising, and it really keeps me comfortable.
• I'm keeping my diet in check.
• I've started reading Triathlon: Winning at 70.3 as I'm already looking to the future and my comeback, which will include a race at all distances.  The book is written by Dan Golding, who is a contributor over at Triathlon Hacks, and is a pretty matter-of-fact and specific look at the Half Iron distance and how to nail it.  There's some great insight over there, give them a look.
• Binge watch update:  Finished House of Cards S2, Bloodline S2, The 100 S2, Deadwood S1.  I also watched the entirety of the US Open (in between naps), and most of EUFA 2016.  Not much else to do when you're awake and/or asleep every two hours for a week while stuck in a recliner.  I cannot wait to get back in the gym!!!!!
• I was able to get out on the lake for a couple of hours.  The first time I tried I stayed out too long and suffered, the next time was just a quick jaunt to let Murphy swim and me dip my feet in the water.  Getting some sunshine was a huge change of pace.
• OH MY GOD HOW GOOD WAS GAME OF THRONES!!!!!!!!!!!!

This was much a much needed mental health break

Here are the things that suck so far:

• I can't sit upright and continue to be mostly stuck in a recliner. Leaning back with my feet being supported is about the only position I can be comfortable.  I'm going to test out the foam roller today for some back and neck relief.
• I feel like I have restless leg syndrome due to laying in a recliner about 20 hours a day and my hamstrings are tight.  PT starts in earnest tomorrow.
• I was hoping to return to work, but there's just no way I could sit at my desk or be on a computer for a long period of time.
• The weather is really nice.
• The timing of this surgery has caused me to give up several concert tickets that I was really looking forward to.
• The cold and compression sleeve I have to wear has to be plugged in, so I'm stuck near an outlet at all times.  
• The Battle of the Bastards was probably the greatest episode of TV ever (by far the best battle scene ever on TV), however the Battle of My Bowels has been raging for a week, and the "Hold the Door" side and the "Release the Hounds" side have been alternating nights.  I hope you got that joke, because it was pretty damn good.  But seriously, my bowels are flipping from one extreme to the other, and it's awful. 

Even though you're hurt, don't let your circumstances rule your life.

So what's next?  I see the Doctor for the first time tomorrow and am excited to hear what he has to say, and then I hopefully begin physical therapy in earnest with the real stuff.  I am off work for the remainder of the week and hope to return Monday, which will be nice to get back into a routine.  I won't be able to drive though, and I'm still not sure about the sitting situation, so it's not ideal, but I need to get back so we'll see what I can manage.  

Lots more observations to come. Thanks for reading!  If you're out there and you're injured, stay positive, focus on the things you can focus on, and know that you'll get it back!  

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