happy healthy hippy
A blog following my Triple Pelvic Osteotomy in January 2016
I've been a busy bee the past month so haven't had as much time to blog! Which is a good sign of course. I've finally ditched the crutch indoors and just using a stick lightly for longer distances outside. I've had the chance to really test out my hip recently and I'm happy to say it's done me proud! Here's what I've been up to the last couple of weeks:
1. Clocked up a lot of miles on a weekend city break with Andy. I managed 34,000 steps/15 miles with my crutch over 2 days. Never mind post op, that's probably the most I've walked in over 18 months! My whole body was aching afterwards but certainly no horrible deep groin pain! Yay! 2. Went to my friend's gig in a bar without any walking aid! I sat down for half the night but it was fun to be out and about with two free hands for the first time 🙌🏻 3. Had a little dance celebrating my friend's birthday on bank holiday Sunday! So much fun! 4. Walked our dog Max for half an hour without any walking aid. Pain wise, when I move about or walk, I'm still getting discomfort in my groin and back of thigh, tightness in my inner thigh, and stiffness in my lower back. I occasionally take paracetamol. When I'm outside, I feel I am walking for exercise/rehab, rather than pleasure. It doesn't feel smooth or natural yet. I know I need to just keep working at it though! I remind myself it can take 6-12 months to feel "normal" again. Functionally, I've noticed a big improvement recently, I'm not as restricted in my day to day activities or social stuff anymore which is amazing! 😄 I'm not going the gym as regularly as I've been focusing on building up my walking distance outside... especially as we've had some glorious spring weather! Some days I feel I could walk around all day, other days I have to scale back and laze about. Some days I can walk outside without any aid, other days I feel I need to grab my crutch for extra support. Some days I do hours of my physio exercises at home, other days my muscles fatigue quickly and give up! So I still take each day as it comes. It's not plain sailing yet but I'm heading in the right direction and I know I can do this... I just need to keep on trucking and slogging away!! 💪🏻 Andrea x
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