I went to PT yesterday to have my gait video taped for the last time before my surgery. My gait is even still improving from the surgeries on my right hip, which is very good news.
As always, good news comes at a price. Recently my right hip (operative side) has been causing me more discomfort. Since surgery I've had little, if any pain in that hip; but now it's beginning to sublux. (Just to clarify, this is not what was corrected in surgery. My IT band is not snapping over my hip anymore, which was what my biggest problem was) This subluxation that I'm experiencing is my actual hip joint moving out of place.
My PT tested my hip yesterday and confirmed that my pain and discomfort is coming from my hip joint. So this is good news because it means that IT band wise, the surgery is working and holding up; not so good news because my joint is now moving out of place.
There isn't much I can do right now for my right hip until I have surgery on my left side. Of course, I'm going to avoid movements that make me more prone to subluxations, but I can't avoid moving completely. My PT recommend sitting on an exercise ball while I'm at home; watching TV, or just doing homework. This is a simple way to gain core strength and balance, which will provide my hip with more support. I'm going to try it for the next week or so and see if I see any improvements.
