happy healthy hippy
A blog following my Triple Pelvic Osteotomy in January 2016
I've had the perfect weekend, making the most of my independence that I'll lose next week eek! Me and Andy went to a spa weekend at Hoole Hall in Chester. We went out for a meal and drinks Saturday evening. Then today have had a mudroom rasul experience (applying muds in a steamed chamber), a full body massage and spent the rest of the afternoon in the chill out room, jacuzzi and sauna! It was all incredible and I'm now feeling very relaxed and dopey! I would definitely recommend this place!
My hip seemed manageable, until later in the afternoon I stood up awkwardly from a chair and heard a big deep clunk and then immediately a painful throbbing kicked in, which still hasn't eased. It was only 6 weeks ago that I was pretty much pain free, after going on holiday to Cape Verde and doing absolutely nothing for a week! The rest helped immensely. For a good two weeks afterwards I had hardly any pain, even after a 3 hour shopping trip for Christmas presents. Then gradually it started coming back, accumulating. It got worse than usual as I started pushing myself to do more things as the op date drew closer - like going out with my best friends on Christmas Eve, I wasn't going to miss that for the world! In a strange way, the pain reassures me that I desperately need this operation. In the past, when I have been comfortable day to day, it was easy to let doubts creep in. On the support group, it seems a common theme for pain to appear much better just before the op, perhaps the mind playing tricks! For me though, it's been the opposite, which makes me think the op has arrived at the perfect time! I'm thankful the wait is nearly over! This is how dysplasia can work - periods of flare and remission, depending on the levels of activity. I remember my consultant saying I could potentially delay or avoid the operation just by modifying my lifestyle but I'm definitely not willing to do that in the long term. I want my life, as I used to know it, back as soon as possible! Andrea X
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