All Fixed!

I visited the doctor on Wednesday for my six-week post-op.  I got new x-rays taken, and it was neat to see my fake hip in there!

This obviously isn't my hip, but it's exactly what my own x-ray looked like.

I still have to follow my "precautions" until about three months (so, another six weeks).  No crossing my legs, no bending the hip more than 90 degrees....etc.  And mostly I do that.  Except that I can now put on socks and tie my shoes!

I'm off all restrictions for work, so I worked my last day of light duty on Wednesday.  Part of me is excited; I miss being able to train my animals and get shit done in the building.  Another part of my kind of liked the variety of light duty and getting projects done that I don't usually have time for.

I still have some muscle soreness in the fake hip area.  Mostly it's on the side, right under my scar.  Which makes sense, given that those are the muscles that had the most invasion during the surgery.  And it's painful and awkward to lie directly on that side in bed.  However, I can lay on the other side without a pillow between my knees with no problem, and I have much more range of motion for other sleeping positions.  I still wake up sore sometimes if I've made a move overnight that isn't quite compatible with the hip.

Conveniently, this coming week is the Felid TAG at the zoo.  Since my boss didn't know my exact "return to work" date, she scheduled me on light duty for the rest of July.  Because my area is already covered, I may be spending several days this week at the hotel, helping with conference stuff.  This means that I get to ease back in to a full work weeks, by spending a couple of days doing regular work and a few days standing around schmoozing with people from other zoos.  Not too shabby!