happy healthy hippy
A blog following my Triple Pelvic Osteotomy in January 2016
Well things have not been easy! As I recall Mr McBryde warning me, I have had good hours and bad hours the past 2 days.
Yesterday i felt great in the morning and by 9.30am was all washed and ready for whatever the world threw at me (or so I thought!) Andy did some exercises with me (he's not shy with them anymore and enjoys pushing me!) and the physios came just before lunch and helped me step round to the chair with a frame. So far, so good. After lunch, they returned and I tried a walk from the chair to the toilet and back (about 5m). This was excruciatingly painful. Every time I had to lift up my operated foot to step forward, I had a sudden, unbearable searing pain deep in the back of my pelvis. It made me gasp, wince and say unpleasant words! The physio assisted me by initiating the pick up of my foot. I had another decent nights sleep last night - I'm so happy I'm sleeping properly now and do appreciate the luxury of a side room- although I've noticed it's a bit pokey now I'm more aware of my surroundings! This morning I felt exhausted on waking. The physios got me out at 10.30 and I walked further - about 10m with a frame into the corridor. It seemed a lot less painful than yesterday, which I was thrilled about. However, later in the afternoon, I mobilised to the toilet and the brutal, searing pain was back! The physio conveniently (for her) arrived as I was still stood and suggested going further. I suddenly burst into tears. The pain with lifting was intolerable. I realised I was due my meds so after popping all my tablets and chilling with some relaxing music on YouTube (this really does calm me down!) for 20 mins, I conquered a 15m walk with crutches! It was very tough and I needed lots of prompts throughout. I genuinely thought my physio knowledge would help me with gait re-education but in my current state I don't know what day it is most of the time! Although I'm taking much less morphine, it still has a horrible effect on my head. It's so strange being on the other side as a patient - now I understand why we get the name "physical terrorists"! The moral of the story is I need to time my wees with my meds from now on haha! I've been keeping a note of what times I have my drugs today so il just need to put it to use! Mr McBryde came round to see how I am doing before tea. He heard that I had had a rough time and reassured me the searing pain is from the bone cut into the ischium (the lower, back part of hip bone). It seems everyone is completely different when it comes to pain levels in the early days and it doesn't necessarily correlate with how stable the fixation is or how well the operation went etc. The most important thing he said to me today is that my high pain levels now are not indicative of a poorer outcome later down the line. I'm also so grateful that he is allowing me to partial weight bear - much better than hopping surely (just perhaps a lot more painful to begin with!). This is because he believes he achieved an excellent fixation! He actually said "things couldn't have gone better" - amazing to hear! I also enjoyed facetiming a few friends earlier and their encouraging words keep my spirits high :) I've scheduled a few more for tomorrow! I've been getting hourly snapchats from my family with our new puppy, Max. He is so adorable!! Get me home now! I can't keep my eyes open and it's only 6pm but it has been an emotional day. The fatigue is similar to the pain, as in it's up and down and can dramatically change in a short space of time. I am going to nail the crutches tomorrow!! If I write it here, surely it has to come true?! Andrea X
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