Wait, it's Wednesday already? I was about to go to bed and I was like WAIT, I didn't update my blog!!!
This morning I went to the pool to realize...I don't like swimming. I'm not good enough at it to enjoy it. I've always had that kind of personality. Back when I was 18 (a long, long time ago), I HATED calculus. It was the death of me. I hated it so much, I wasn't able to put any effort into it. So I failed, miserably. So the conclusion is: math = swimming. Just as fun haha. Anyway, today I used a pull buoy, but decided to try kicking a little bit. It didn't feel so good, so I stopped. Then I got back home and my LEFT hip started hurting. STUPID LEFT HIP. Shut up left hip, I'm not talking to you (I have confirmed FAI and a labral tear on this side too). Generally, it's been behaving OK. It's not as bad as my right was. But I haven't returned to all my activities, nor to my physically demanding job. So it's stressful. Stressful to not know what the future holds. I'm not sure I can emotionally handle another hip surgery, third in three years when the rehab is so long, and so limiting. But then I wonder. It's already a bit painful now. It's not going to get much better. I don't want to wait until it deteriorates and then, at that point, have to go through it anyway. I don't think I would ever want to go through this while having a family to take care of. I know people who've done it, but it sounds incredibly difficult (like not being allowed to hold your child in your arms for 4 months...it must be so heartbreaking). We'll see. I'm not at that point yet. I need to keep working on my strengthening my core, my glutes (my autocorrect keeps correcting this to GLUTEN, so annoying!) so that I can slowly move to more intensive activities and see how the hip reacts. Ah, the uncertainty. It's the common theme in this recovery. You never really know how you will feel, and when you will be OK, or when you will go through a setback. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, they say?
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Tara
2/28/2016 18:40:53
I stumbled on your blog from instagram and have been following ever since. I had the same surgery (slightly different, labral repair and small microfracture for a cleavage into the cartilage) three weeks after you. It's such a comforting reminder to read your posts and not feel like a crazy human when I have set backs (flares are NOT cool). Thank you for your honest account of the process! Keep on killing it, you are doing awesome slowly but surely we'll get there.
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MC
2/28/2016 19:57:36
Hi Tara!
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Tara
3/7/2016 14:07:01
Only on crutches for a little over 3 weeks, since it was microfracture for a cleavage the thickness of the cartilage was there (no bone on bone action) so I thankfully didn't have the extended crutch time.
MC
3/8/2016 10:16:44
Bone on bone action, that almost sounds sexy haha.
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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
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