Bret

Had the MRI and saw the doctor today.  Bilateral tears - severe - surgery tomorrow...

AM - 2 miles of walking this morning before surgery.  

PM - surgery went well - bilateral pelvic floor repair - abdominis rectus, adductor longus and adductor pectinius tears were repaired - adductor releases and steroidal injections were done.  According to my wife the doctor said he expected the left side to be bad - and it was - but evidently the right side was actually worse than expected.   

Recovering at the hotel now and will travel back tomorrow.  

Walking - Rehab/Recovery Day 1.   Per doctor's orders I went for a walk after returning home from Philly today.  Was supposed to walk 1 mile, but was a little long.   

Lots of discomfort and downright pain at times during the last 24 hours, but I actually felt pretty good for most of this walk.  Hopefully the post-op pain / trauma will pass in the next several days while I follow the PT and walking recommendations to limit scar tissue formation.

AM - walking - just about 2 miles.  Little stiff to start, but rather enjoyed the walk and so did a slightly more today than yesterday.  

Day 3 post-op - feeling stronger.  Walked 2.5 miles and really wanted to see if I could jog - but resisted the urge.  Lots of tightness/discomfort around the surgery site but legs and muscles etc. feel good.  No pain meds since late yesterday too.  

PM - 3 miles of walking at a soccer tournament in Cocoa Beach with my youngest.   Was here last year at this time - sort of disappointed that this year I am not running.  Hot conditions - think I got a little dehydrated - so when I was doing some PT exercises in the hotel room and the left side groin seized up with a spasm/cramp.  Was concerned that the spasm may have caused damage to the surgery repair - but it was fine.  Really painful.