happy healthy hippy
A blog following my Triple Pelvic Osteotomy in January 2016
I can fully weight bear!! Well I technically can, just not physically yet. But it feels great trying! I am still using two crutches for walking but now encouraging as much weight on my operated leg as I feel comfortable. It feels so odd yet very stable. I'm getting some discomfort deep at the back of my pelvis and muscular tightness in my hamstrings and groin but I can handle it for short periods. I can stand without crutches for a few minutes too so the perching stool in the bathroom has been neglected whilst I've enjoyed brushing my teeth equally upright!
I'm happy that I don't have to be as cautious now. Obviously I'm still being careful but I can test my hip out a bit more. I've started doing my exercises on my Pilates mat, rather than on the bed, which makes a big difference. I don't know whether it's just mentally as I feel it helps me to get into the "exercise zone" but it's also a new challenge getting on and off the floor. I had my first post op bath last night. It's been two months of sitting on a bath board with someone hovering over me to supervise. So it was a big deal. I soaked with some Epsom salts infused with lavender which I had bought last week in preparation for this occasion! It was lovely. It was also somewhat nostalgic as in the run up to my op, the bath was where I felt most relaxed - I would zone out to chilled music and use positive imagery to calm the nerves. And now I've had 8 weeks of life on 'the other side' and those nerves are long gone! I'm so grateful that everything is healing well. The consultant I saw in clinic, Mr Politis, assured me the fixation is very stable and it will withstand any activity. I asked about snowboarding and he said "Well, this is why you've had the operation" - that's a yes for the future then! 😄 I have to finish with saying that I have been so impressed by all the staff at the Royal Orthopaedic in Birmingham throughout my journey. Everyone I've met has been lovely and gone out of their way to help me or to just chat and make the hospital experience much more bearable. I'm particularly thankful for Mandy and Tracy on reception, without them I wouldn't have been seen on Thursday as I had actually turned up for my appointment two days late. 🙈 The irony of my last blog post, longing for my follow up to be sooner when as I was typing away I was missing it. These ladies made some phone calls and managed to get hold of Mr McBryde, who asked one of his colleagues to kindly review me. Mr McBryde was able to check my X-ray from theatre so everything went smoothly after the initial hiccup of turning up unexpected and fearing we would be sent back to Liverpool on the train. I had put the date in my phone calendar from the hospital letter the day I came out of hospital so I blame the fact I was still high on morphine for my mistake... Andrea x
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