disneyktee
Gluten Free Disney Foodie
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- Sep 24, 2014
Hi All,
I'm 24, my husband and I are taking my parents and younger siblings to Disney for Christmas (Dec 20-26). A week ago I hurt my hip (can't drive, sit upright for more than 10 minutes, or walk more than a block), the doctors think it is a tear in the labrum (cartilage inside the hip socket), they are confirming with an MRI this week and if it's positive I'll need arthroscopic surgery. We're desperately hoping to get into surgery as soon as possible, the earliest would be the week of or after Thanksgiving. That gives me just under a month between the surgery and our trip. From the research I've done, it seems like people are able to be up on crutches around day 3 but don't start PT until 3 weeks out and full recovery takes about 6 months.
I can't go in my current condition since I couldn't even sit in a wheelchair to get around the parks. Best case scenario I'll have about 3.5 weeks between the operation and the trip which means I should be able to do some limited walking.
I've never been to Disney with an injury and I have no idea what to expect. I will probably either need to significantly reduce my walking or to get a wheelchair. I would just love any advice, words of wisdom or experience, anything because I'm pretty lost with all this!
Thank you so much for any help!
I'm 24, my husband and I are taking my parents and younger siblings to Disney for Christmas (Dec 20-26). A week ago I hurt my hip (can't drive, sit upright for more than 10 minutes, or walk more than a block), the doctors think it is a tear in the labrum (cartilage inside the hip socket), they are confirming with an MRI this week and if it's positive I'll need arthroscopic surgery. We're desperately hoping to get into surgery as soon as possible, the earliest would be the week of or after Thanksgiving. That gives me just under a month between the surgery and our trip. From the research I've done, it seems like people are able to be up on crutches around day 3 but don't start PT until 3 weeks out and full recovery takes about 6 months.
I can't go in my current condition since I couldn't even sit in a wheelchair to get around the parks. Best case scenario I'll have about 3.5 weeks between the operation and the trip which means I should be able to do some limited walking.
I've never been to Disney with an injury and I have no idea what to expect. I will probably either need to significantly reduce my walking or to get a wheelchair. I would just love any advice, words of wisdom or experience, anything because I'm pretty lost with all this!
Thank you so much for any help!