Author: Openbah
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Cleared by ortho docs
The time has finally come: I have been cleared by my orthopedic doctors at Boston Medical Center to return to full duty! They don’t need to see me anymore and as far as they’re concerned I can return to OCS whenever I am physically qualified to. I can finally start jogging and begin building my…
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Crutch-free, hopefully for good this time
It has been 6 weeks since I had the hardware removed from my hip and I am crutch-free once again. It’s like nothing ever happened. I have been to the gym 3 times in the past 3 days, and have resumed my usual routine. Thanks to my recent appendectomy my pullups are limited, but other…
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Appendectomy, one week later
I had no idea a 3 small incisions in my abdominal region could hurt so much! After 4 days of popping Percocet every 4 hours I was finally able to switch to Tylenol. I had my 1 week post-op visit yesterday at Boston Medical Center. The NP said things look great and I shouldn’t have…
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Appendectomy
Was up in Maine this past weekend visiting some friends. Soon after we got in the car for the trip home I got a pain in my stomach that wouldn’t go away. Thinking it was nothing, we proceeded to run a couple errands, and stop for lunch. After 3 hours of intense pain, I decided…
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12-day follow up
I had my follow up appointment today. A doctor removed the staples from my leg; I was glad to see them go. Orthopedic specialist Dr. C. said the x-ray from the surgery looks great and that my hip is definitely 100% healed. There is a good-sized hole where the screws were so it is important…