Terri,
Welcome to the forum. Although I second guessed myself about the decision to have surgery for 13 months while on Dr. Lenke's waiting list, fortunately I have never regretted it, even in the early months of recovery. The only pain I had before my surgery was when standing in one place. I tap danced, rode a bike, went to aerobic classes, and played a lot of golf. Yes, I worried constantly that I would possibly never be able to return to my activities that I loved. I know everyone is different and not all are as happy as I am, but i am back to doing absolutely everything I did before surgery. I make modifications in some exercise classes. I know there are some who had the best surgeons, worked to get in top physical shape, and yet had complications after surgery, so there is no guarantee. I was 60 when I had surgery and am happy I didn't wait any longer. Dr. Lenke said the same thing to me that your surgeons said, so I felt the time was right. If you look at the photobucket link in my signature I am the tap dancer on the right. This was 10 months after surgery. There is also a video clip of my first round of golf after surgery. Good luck!
Welcome to the forum. Although I second guessed myself about the decision to have surgery for 13 months while on Dr. Lenke's waiting list, fortunately I have never regretted it, even in the early months of recovery. The only pain I had before my surgery was when standing in one place. I tap danced, rode a bike, went to aerobic classes, and played a lot of golf. Yes, I worried constantly that I would possibly never be able to return to my activities that I loved. I know everyone is different and not all are as happy as I am, but i am back to doing absolutely everything I did before surgery. I make modifications in some exercise classes. I know there are some who had the best surgeons, worked to get in top physical shape, and yet had complications after surgery, so there is no guarantee. I was 60 when I had surgery and am happy I didn't wait any longer. Dr. Lenke said the same thing to me that your surgeons said, so I felt the time was right. If you look at the photobucket link in my signature I am the tap dancer on the right. This was 10 months after surgery. There is also a video clip of my first round of golf after surgery. Good luck!
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