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1 Year Post Left Hip Scope!

Look at this girl! It has been a year(plus one day) since I have had my last surgery! And there isn't any surgeries that I know of in my future! I have not had to go to PT is about 9 months! This is what I call crazy!

My left hip is doing pretty great! It is stronger than it has ever been. If you had told me a year ago that less than one year post op I would run a couple miles cause I could I would have laughed in your face. I am at a place I could never imagine I would be at. I do still have active enthesitis in my left hip, so I m not yet pain free but it is a completely separate pain than FAI and/or a labral tear.

My rheumy even comments how much more ROM my hip has then when I first saw her, when I was only a couple months post op.

If anyone is thinking of have a hip scope for FAI or a labral tear I would definitely recommend it! It was one of the best decisions I ever made.

You can barely see the 3rd scar! This side actually looks better than the right.

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