My fitness was good and I had lost 25 lbs riding 150 miles a week and doing a lot of Zwifting.
But it was time. June 5th was the day. On the eve of D-Day.
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| The afternoon following surgery |
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| My Matching Hips |
Recovery Log:
Week 1:
At one week I was walking with the training wheels. Still in pain and very diligently adhering to the 90 degree hip flex protocol. Bending past 90 with the knee inward can cause a dislocation and that means going back to the operating table to put it back in!
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| At one week, walking with the training wheels |
Week 2:
At my Doc visit 10 days after the operation I got the go a head to drop the training wheels and graduate to the cane. I am walking 3 times a day for about a total of 1 mile with plenty of resting in between. To get some aerobic exercise I devised a way to ride in Zwift with a hand trainer. It was tough work just to get to 1W/KG.
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| At two weeks I graduated to the cane. Walking just under a mile a day |
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| The Hand Trainer Connected to Zwift |
Here's a Hand Trainer ride.
Weeks 3 - 6
At 3 weeks I started riding the trainer in Zwift. Real easy at first at under 1 W/KG. I also rigged a second handle bar to provide a higher position on the bike and not violate the 90 degree protocol.
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| Double Handle Bar for Raised Riding Position |
Riding milestone: Got my my FTP backup over 1.5 W/KG
Weeks 6-12
Six weeks was a big milestone when the bone starts to adhere to the implant. The incision is healed and I started started swimming, PT and Zwifting at over 1.5 W/KG. Here's a picture of Dr. Lannin, very happy with my progress.
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| Me and the Doc |
