happy healthy hippy
A blog following my Triple Pelvic Osteotomy in January 2016
Yesterday was a much better day! After a 10 hour sleep (surely unheard of in hospital!) I woke up feeling fresh and positive for the day ahead.
I had my meds and walked to the bathroom with a frame and a nurse - so much more comfortable after the morphine! It's still really difficult with the lift and swing through of my right leg but it's not making me wince as much. I asked the physio to give me the heads up about what time she would come so that I could ask the nurse for my morphine in preparation. This worked perfectly. I managed to walk further than yesterday with the crutches and with a lot less prompting. My head is starting to feel more normal each day and my vision of nailing the crutches was right. The physio was genuinely chuffed with me as I was struggling the day before. It's all about the pain control!! The afternoon I had an X-ray, which was reported as normal - my screws looked pretty cool!! I practiced 4 stairs with the physios. Yay, I passed. Stef, my sister, came to collect me and we headed home about 6.30 after one last hospital meal (baked cod loin in a creamy sauce, roasted vegetable cous cous and herbed diced potatoes). I genuinely will miss the food, it's tasted amazing, I've ate so many big hearty meals and made sure I didn't leave a crumb (I wanted all the energy I could get!). I found out during my stay that James Martin (chef from Saturday Kitchen) came and revamped the menu for a TV series in 2013! So that's why it's so good! See here: After a 2hr drive, my foot was tingling - must have irritated the sciatic nerve sitting in an awkward position for that long! Getting moving again to get in the house, I developed a new pain in my public symphysis (where the pubic bones meet at the front of pelvis) which I'm thinking may be referred from the broken ischium - it's a real sickening pain. My physiotherapy knowledge is definitely reassuring! Welcoming me home was mum, dad, and the beautiful puppy, Max. Mum helped me make a fortress with about 10 pillows and I slept like a log. I'm so happy to be home! I'm going to take it easy for a few days, focus on my physiotherapy exercises and try to keep my pain under control and "not over do it" as Mr Mcbryde advised! I'm currently having morning cuddles with Max. He really is adorable and he makes my heart melt every time I look at him as he's always doing something cute! I can't be sad when he's around! For those pre-op, my biggest piece of advice is never be scared to buzz the nurses for pain relief. Ask for it as soon as you notice your pain is starting to get more uncomfortable as often it takes longer than you'd wish to get the meds. So don't wait for it to get bad before asking! One time it took over an hour and half to get to me and by that time the pain had shot up and was then very hard to manage. Pain can change fast. I quickly learnt to ask as soon as I noticed a difference. If pain is more controlled, you will get a better nights sleep and then be less sensitive to pain the next day. So think ahead and your pain will stay on a manageable level rather than up and down! It is a learning curve and sometimes using a notepad to keep track will help you! Andrea x
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Liz Barber
21/1/2016 19:42:18
Glad to see your home xx
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Emma Heyes
23/1/2016 14:32:25
Fab blog Andrea...very interesting! Glad to hear it all went well and that you're on the mend. Lots of love xx (btw your new puppy is adorable!)
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