Hip Surgery Survival Hacks (Especially For Those Who Live Alone)
So...you, too, huh? You're going to have (or thinking about having) hip arthroscopy? I am 10 days into my recovery from my first hip surgery. I've previously had four knee surgeries and I'm slowly learning this is a whole new ball of wax. A few days before my surgery I went online to look for "tips" to help with recovery and didn't find much. Every day I am figuring out new things, so I figure I might as well share them in case I can help someone else. I'll mention a little about the procedure I had done and then on to some things that I've found really helpful in the days since surgery. The surgery was on my right hip (so right off the bat that means I can't drive for 6 weeks). Because of a pretty significant area of cartilage loss, I saw two different surgeons--one who does arthroscopy and one who does an open procedure--and debated over which type of surgery I should go with. I opted for the less invasive arthroscopy and hope I will see som...