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proximal hamstring avulsion Surgery

Posted by upgirl2013 @upgirl2013, 1 day ago

Hi,
I fell on July 3 and tore my hamstrings off my sits bones.
Last Friday I had surgery to have three anchor screws to attached the hamstring to my butt.
My pain on day 3 is only at the incision site and not too bad.
I have found little information regarding personal recoveries.
I currently have knee brace set for 90degree with strict instructions to not put my foot down. I am using crutches as our house is too small for the turning radius of the scooter that I rented.
How do you maneuver stairs? It seems like I have to bend my leg past the brace allowance to go from our living room to our entry way.
I figured out how to take a shower by getting on the shower seat first, taking the brace off and drying diligently before putting brace back on while sitting on the shower chair. We use suctioned cup hand rails on our plastic shower stall.
Any tips, testimonials and questions are welcome.
Katy

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dlydailyhope | @dlydailyhope | 21 hours ago

@upgirl2013
I was trying to picture what your braces look like at a 90 degree angle. Are both knees in a brace? How long do you need to wear them? Is there a chance to have someone help move everything you need to one floor to avoid using stairs as much as possible?

I started to picture myself, if I was in your situation, going down stairs on my knees and stomach while holding the railing on one side. Going up, not sure how easy it would be to navigate stairs on my knees and stomach pulling myself up. 😉

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upgirl2013 | @upgirl2013 | 9 hours ago
In reply to @dlydailyhope "@upgirl2013 I was trying to picture what your braces look like at a 90 degree angle...." + (show)
@dlydailyhope

@upgirl2013
I was trying to picture what your braces look like at a 90 degree angle. Are both knees in a brace? How long do you need to wear them? Is there a chance to have someone help move everything you need to one floor to avoid using stairs as much as possible?

I started to picture myself, if I was in your situation, going down stairs on my knees and stomach while holding the railing on one side. Going up, not sure how easy it would be to navigate stairs on my knees and stomach pulling myself up. 😉

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It is only the left leg that has the brace.
I watched a lot of YouTube videos on how to use crutches on stairs. I am still amazed how hard it is not to put my toe down. I uploaded a picture of what my knee looks like lying down. Of course the non surgical leg/hip is quite sore from holding up my body weight.
I cannot sit in low places to use the scooch method. I think I just need the confidence to hop forward and not land on the surgical leg.
I will be in this brace at various degrees for at least 12 weeks. The total recovery is 6 months.

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