It’s about time I update as to the goings on with this thar hip of mine…
I can now (once again post-operatively, now just over 4 months):
Adduct against gravity, up to about 1 foot off the ground
Straight leg raise against gravity, up to about 2 feet off the ground
Walk for longer distances
Bike without any weakness feeling in my anterior thigh afterwards like it is going to give out on me
Get into most of the yoga poses I feel I want to
Jog every now and then if I feel the desire to do so
SHOP UNCONDITIONALLY WITHOUT PAIN STOPPING ME!
So, that’s not ALL of the advances I’ve made, but it is a fairly good overview! Life is starting to move away, more and more, from being focussed of the “what I can’t do’s” to all of the “what I can and WANT to do’s!” We recently took a nice walk along a beautiful hilly path near a lake and I was telling my spouse to keep up with ME! =) It feels GREAT to not only be thinking about all of the joyful things again but to actually be able to DO them.
My meralgia paresthetica issues, however, aren’t at bay yet and the intensity of the issues (severe burning/shooting pains, area turning blue, etc) with increased activity I am hoping will subside. I don’t like the idea of more meds to “control” these issues to only then have to deal with the potential side effects of those meds…ya know what I mean? At least I know what it is and why it is happening…I don’t want to start on any new meds and then deal with any “new” issues or problems and not know what’s going on. My body will just have to learn to function properly, because any surgical interventions for the nerve issues isn’t going to be entertained either.
But all in all, it is going GREAT and I can not explain well enough in words how it feels to be so accomplished…so independent…and so FREE of the hip pain again.
Posted by Greg G on June 30, 2009 at 2:57 am
Very Glad to hear all is going well!! It gives hope that all this pain and walking with crutches is all worth it!!
Take care and keep getting better!!
Greg G
Posted by German Shepard on June 30, 2009 at 1:52 pm
It’s a marvelous thing isn’t it – living a life that isn’t about pain and limitations. I had to laugh at the big bolded words about shopping. I’m with you on that – shopping without pain is such a wonderful thing. Even normal routine shopping like groceries and errands is amazing to experience these days – no pain. It makes life just so incredible to wake up to everyday, without dread.