Here comes a life adventure

[resonant]

Around Christmastime I get to have my right hip replaced.

I'm actually kind of thrilled about this. For literally years I've been slowly working on a lot of pain in my groin muscle. I thought it was tendinitis, and I was using massage and physical therapy and a hot tub and a lot of NSAIDs on the pain. Some movements were unlocking while others became inaccessible.

My own fault for not accessing actual medicine as soon as I should have, but my fellow Americans will understand why I didn't. (The physical therapist my doctor had sent me to had been treating six of us at the same time. "Here's a stretchy band. Follow this photocopied exercise sheet while I work with the person behind the next curtain.")

But now I've had an xray and I have surgery scheduled, and if all goes well then next year walking and yoga and swimming will come back into my life.

I work from home and have never met most of my coworkers; they know me from a headshot and a name, which happens to be one of the classic millennial names. I just put a note in one of my Teams chats: "In case youre confused because most people with this name are young ... I'm not."

If you have tips to share, bring 'em on!

Comments

[misbegotten]

Yay for a much needed surgery! Good luck!

[ride_4ever]

Sending you good-health vibes for that hip surgery!

(And how is your hip currently like one of the Canadian bands on the due South soundtrack? I'll bet you can guess what I mean....)

[fox]

The only tip I’ve got is omg do the recovery exercises they give you, but that is based on observation of family members not doing them diligently and later wishing they had. Yay for a reduced-pain future!

[celli]

Yay for walking and yoga and swimming! I hope it all goes well!!!

[out_there]

Oooh! That's exciting! The possibility of getting that movement back is a good thing.

[snowynight]

Good luck to your surgery!

A friend who did it told me that it was important to do the recovery exercise, and there were routines that you could do at home. You can ask the hospital therapists for instructions and diagrams.

[minoanmiss]

cheers

[lunabee34]

I am so happy for you; I hope this will relieve your pain.

[kass]

No wisdom to offer, but I am glad that relief is on its way!

[spikedluv]

Yay! I'm glad the pain will be gone and you'll be able to do things you love again!

I second the 'do the exercises'. My aunt had knee surgery, didn't do the exercises and went downhill fast to the point that she's in a wheelchair now.

[princessofgeeks]

I know one person who had both hips replaced and another who had one replaced and both had great experiences and said it was life changing.

Also they said the recovery time is less than for a knee replacement, which boggled me.

Good wishes to you!!!

[jesse_the_k]

Best wishes!

(Listening to podfic is how I get through my exercises)

[adafrog]

Good.