happy healthy hippy
A blog following my Triple Pelvic Osteotomy in January 2016
I've passed the three week mark and things have been getting a bit easier.
Yesterday, Andy took me out for lunch and then we spent the rest of the day puppy sitting at his Mum's house for her 10 week old bichon frise. I've definitely had my fair share of puppy therapy recently! It was the first time in 3 weeks that I forgot about my op and felt normal - whilst we were just relaxing together on the couch, watching TV and eating pizza (cheat night!) I also climbed the stairs a few times with no problems (I've not had to worry about this at home as we are in a bungalow!) To celebrate my new lease of life, I thought I'd write a positive summary post: Things I've accomplished: 1. I can get in/out of bed easy enough now (one of my short term goals completed!) and on/off a chair/couch without hands! 2. I can walk short distances with my crutches. My hip flexors are still weak so I'm tending to kinda hitch my operated leg rather than swing it forward but I'm working on it! Mums videoing me each week (see my happyhealthy_hippy Instagram!) and it's improving. Walking is when I get most my discomfort - it feels very tight and sore in my inner thigh and into my groin. I'm sure it's because my muscle bulk has disappeared. 3. I can roll yay! It's awkward and slow but I can do it! 4. I can lie on my non-op side for 20-30 minutes 5. I can lie on my front for hours comfortably! 6. I survived my first hydrotherapy session last Wednesday. It was so much tougher than I expected and I felt sick and dizzy afterwards :/ But I worked hard and I'm looking forward to working hard again next week My new short term goals: 1. In crook lying (lying on back with knees bent) I want to be able to keep this position without having to use my hands to stop my knee falling out. I have no control over it, it just flops to the bed if I don't stop it haha! 2. I want to be able to do the steps independently outside my house - they are deep and my hip isn't strong enough yet so I'm still needing some help! I need to keep working on my active hip flexion (bend!) 3. I'm desperate to sleep on my side so I'm gonna keep practicing! Things that I think are helping 1. Massage - I'm gently massaging my adductors (inner thigh) and hamstrings (back of thigh) with body butter every day for about 10 minutes as they are getting very tight, probably as I'm increasing my walking distance. I'm also using my hot water bottle on my inner thigh when it's particularly sore. 2. Prune juice - my new friend Gemma (who had her operation a week earlier than me) suggested this and it certainly works better than the meds to help digestion. 3. Changing position - to help prevent stiffness, I've been alternating throughout the day between sitting, lying propped up, lying flat, lying on my front, lying on my side, and little walks here and there. Andrea X
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