happy healthy hippy
A blog following my Triple Pelvic Osteotomy in January 2016
Well a lot has happened since my last post. I turned 27 last Thursday on my 9 week post op anniversary. My birthday last year - I remember feeling very sorry for myself and crying for most of the day because of pain and anxiety. Fast forward 12 months and despite being more disabled now than i was then, I am so much happier. I had an amazing birthday weekend...eating too much food, a few cocktails, and lots of friend & family time. It's possible to have fun on crutches! It's just exhausting! I had to nap for three hours on both Friday and Saturday and then Monday was a write off completely haha!
I've also had a really good week in terms of progress. I'll admit I'm getting more groin pain and experiencing increased muscle tightness and soreness... but I'm also moving, walking, and exercising a lot more so it's to be expected. The past week I've been to the pool/hydro four times. I also ramped up the reps of my land based exercises to make sure I feel the muscles fatiguing. Today, I can tell my glutes had a workout yesterday - I love it! I'm still using two crutches as I feel I have a much better walking pattern and as a physio I know how important this is to prevent other areas of the body/muscles from compensating. I can walk indoors with one crutch when I need to (carrying things has never felt so satisfying!!) but I do notice I tire easily and develop a slight limp. I love talking to people from all over the world who have had this operation on the Facebook support groups - however it's so easy to start comparing yourself to others. There are people at my stage who are already cycling on a road bike, walking without crutches, or back to work full time. At first, it did make me worry whether or not I'm on track. But I realised it's not a race or a contest... so as long as I'm improving then I will be content with my personal success'. Of course, the other end of the spectrum there are people who are still in severe pain, struggling to sleep, or not getting outdoors on their own! So I feel genuinely lucky that I'm somewhere in between! Andrea X
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