happy healthy hippy
A blog following my Triple Pelvic Osteotomy in January 2016
I can't believe I'm actually writing this but last weekend I went to Chill Factore, the local indoor snowdome and got back on a snowboard 🏂🏂 It's been in the back of my mind for a few weeks now! I got the blessing off my consultant and physio then started trying to get my head around the fact I might fall but it would be ok to do so!
Last week I got my boots and board out and started practicing my moves in the living room. Obviously there's only so much you can do without snow 😆 but I basically just had a go at swinging my shoulders/hips/knees around and running over the steps for turning. I do love visualisation to get in the right frame of mind and get the positive emotions flowing - it made me feel excited rather than nervous! So Saturday morning off we go, we set off at 7am & was on the slope for 8am, pretty much as it opened and before the lessons had started so we beat the rush! And it was amazing! It was like I'd never been away! The last time I snowboarded was on holiday in Mayrhofen [just shy of] 3 years ago! I am so happy that it just came naturally to me. I did have a little tumble at low speed but it was absolutely fine. I think the fear of falling was worse than the fall itself. After ticking this off my list, I have decided that I can probably do much more than I think I can! This is personally my biggest milestone and I am so chuffed with myself. The main things I wanted to get back to were going out dancing with my friends, snowboarding, & running. So I've ticked off two of the three before my year anniversary. This week my groin has pulled more than usual but I just keep telling myself my body has to adapt to the new challenges and my hip get used to it's new position in all sorts of tasks! I feel super thankful that my op has been successful with no major set backs. Now fingers crossed for a smooth recovery for my screw removal next week! Andrea x
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