My hip has a mind of its own, I think. Anyone feel the same way? Some weeks, I deal with super tight adductors, glute pain, burning sensation in the joint that goes up to 7/10. And some weeks I question myself "Do I really need surgery?" Then I quickly remember: - It's been over a year I haven't done any high impact sports (I miss boxing, HF and snowboarding so much) - I'm unable to sit for long periods of time without having pain and stiffness - Everyday I go into work, I take the elevator because going up three flights of stairs is a tough task - I can't simply decide something and do it. Weekend off, horseback riding? Nope, can't. Friends call to go hiking? Nope. Snowboarding trip in the winter? Nope. I refuse to live a limited life like this. I need to do everything I possibly can to try to get back the active life I once had. Which is why I decided to go ahead with a costly surgery in the US. On a positive note, I've had a pretty good week! Only woke up in pain 2-3 days on 7. Today my PT was pleasantly surprised with how I've maintained since my session last week. Unfortunately that didn't get me out of dry needling (owwwww!), but he only did it on my TFL. At the end of treatment, he said he worked more intensively this week as I'm doing fairly well. I have to keep an eye out to see how things go until I see him on Wednesday. His goal is to progress and gain a little ROM if we can (I've rarely been able to get past 95 degrees). I often wonder what it will look like once I'm fully healed post-revision surgery. I've been stuck for so many months that it's hard to believe that someday I might have full ROM!
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AuthorMy name is Marie-Christine. I'm 34 years old and live in Montreal, QC, Canada. I have had two failed hip scopes on my right hip to do undiagnosed hip dysplasia. My amazing surgeon, who is in Quebec City, performed periacetabular osteotomy in November 2017. He also did one left hip scope (non dysplastic) in February 2017. Archives
May 2018
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