Week 15

have made definite improvement in hip flexion thanks to deep wall squat hold, lying leg pull, recumbent bike and forcing my leg higher on the assisted pullup machine.  I have to be at least 100 degrees now.  External rotation is still my issue.  It has improved and I started doing the bad girl machine 4 days a week, went back to clamshells, and a newer exercise where I lay in my op side and use my ext rotators to left my leg up with my knee bent.  I also can lay on my back now and get my foot on good knee with a little cheating.  I think ext rot strength is weak and it needs to get stronger rather than more flexible.  But I stretch anyway.

Week 14

Been back to work for a week now so I don't have as much time to focus on my hip plus I have a newborn baby girl in addition to my son.  I been going to gym 4 days a week and doing stretching 3x a day focusing on deep wall squat and pulling my leg to chest.  I stretch with weight at the gym.  Progress does not come as quick as it did in the first month post op but slow and steady.  Strength continues to grow and I am confident I will be stronger than ever in a year.

Week 13

sleep has sucked the last week in a half due to my newborn baby girl.  It is worth it and hopefully gets better in a few weeks.  My time has been limited.  I try to sneak in pt exercises and stretches when I get a chance.  Last week I barbell squatted for the first time post op and had no pain and it felt good.