Originally Posted by
desmodus
Thanks!
The problem with PT is that the procedure I had (PAO for short) is very rare. I've never met a physical therapist or doctor who knows what it is outside the hospital in which I had the surgery! I had PT after my first PAO, and she treated me like a hip replacement patient. My surgeon said the hospital should never have ordered physical therapy for me after I left and that we're lucky I didn't injure myself doing the exercises with my physical therapist. Of course that was immediately post-op when my bones were in pieces so maybe I should give him a call and ask about it.
Ouch, that sounds like a horrible experience! It's a shame that the hospital there wasn't a PT with the right knowledge they could refer you to. FWIW, and I'd somehow forgotten about this experience, my first PT misdiagnosed my problem and recommended putting lifts in one of my shoes. I started having pain, but she told me to keep up with it as I adjusted. After two weeks I was having a lot of trouble walking, and ended up in tears from the pain while walking down the sidewalk on a busy arterial. I ended up ripping the lift out of my shoe in frustration, throwing it out, and walking home in bare feet.
Originally Posted by
desmodus
As for a bike fitting, I called a very reputable place nearby and the owner is going to email me his availability for fittings. He also recommended cycling shoes. I feel stupid, but I didn't even know those existed! Do I really need them for such a short ride? I have running shoes right now (ASICS GT2000).
How are things going now? Were you able to get an appointment with the fitter?
BTW, when I wrote "Wow, that's quite heavy!" I meant the situation you're in, not your weight. I feel like a bit of a jerk now that I've reread that and realized what I said. I'm really sorry if that came out like a jab at you.