jaymo
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Hi all I'm new here. My journey to a new hip started 4 years ago. I've always been very physically active my whole life , swimming running , elliptical, volleyball, kickboxing etc, so when I started feeling pain in my right hip it got my attention. I chalked it up to overuse and modified my activities in an attempt to let my hip heal. Slowly but surely my hip pain became worse . My hip pain was accompanied by severe lower back and leg pain as well. Two years ago I finally had enough and sought treatment. Since then I've had 2 rounds of PT, 3 spinal injections ( steroid), a hip injection, and a sacroiliac injection, none of which provided any relief. I've seen a neurosurgeon and two different OS. My first OS was very confident in his skills but didn't seem too interested in me the patient. For him, having a THR is another day at the office but for me this is a very big deal. So I sought a second opinion last month. After years of denial he explained to me that my hip joint is completely gone, with bone on bone and multiple osteophytes
And he assured me that I wasn't too young. And he actually asked about my quality of life and listened which is really important when you're talking joint replacement.
As the years have passed, my daily pain level has increased to a point where I can hardly tolerate it. It definitely takes its toll emotionally and physically. 5 years ago I was a strong fit independent active single Mom. Today it's a struggle to get out of bed get dressed , go to work, concentrate on work and not the pain. I have a very demanding and stressful job and must be at the top of my game every day. Worst yet is how this condition has affected my lifestyle. I limp constantly, can't walk to the end of my block, can't exercise except a few mins on the bike, can't get down on the floor to play with my grandson. I finally had to come to terms with how radically this has impacted my life. I've nixed vacations and family events, refused outings and only do things that I absolutely must do like grocery shopping and work. In between I'm medicated and resting trying to deal with the pain.
I've read others stories about isolation and how pain affects your life. I'm in the same boat. I try to maintain a positive attitude as much as possible , but where I'm at right now it's hard. my hope, my light at the end of the tunnel is my OS who I am so grateful to have found. I keep my thoughts focused on what I will be able to do afterwards , not what I can't do now.
Pre-op appointments are all made, going to joint class next week, and I have planned a month off from work to recover, honestly when I think about I get excited , but at the same time I won't lie I'm scared. I know they will take good care of me and I will back to doing all the things I've been missing all these years. I'm an anxious person so I have all sorts of questions which I know will get answered along the way. I may even ask some of you!
My op is in exactly 30 days - plenty of time to say goodbye to this old hip of mine!
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And he assured me that I wasn't too young. And he actually asked about my quality of life and listened which is really important when you're talking joint replacement.
As the years have passed, my daily pain level has increased to a point where I can hardly tolerate it. It definitely takes its toll emotionally and physically. 5 years ago I was a strong fit independent active single Mom. Today it's a struggle to get out of bed get dressed , go to work, concentrate on work and not the pain. I have a very demanding and stressful job and must be at the top of my game every day. Worst yet is how this condition has affected my lifestyle. I limp constantly, can't walk to the end of my block, can't exercise except a few mins on the bike, can't get down on the floor to play with my grandson. I finally had to come to terms with how radically this has impacted my life. I've nixed vacations and family events, refused outings and only do things that I absolutely must do like grocery shopping and work. In between I'm medicated and resting trying to deal with the pain.
I've read others stories about isolation and how pain affects your life. I'm in the same boat. I try to maintain a positive attitude as much as possible , but where I'm at right now it's hard. my hope, my light at the end of the tunnel is my OS who I am so grateful to have found. I keep my thoughts focused on what I will be able to do afterwards , not what I can't do now.
Pre-op appointments are all made, going to joint class next week, and I have planned a month off from work to recover, honestly when I think about I get excited , but at the same time I won't lie I'm scared. I know they will take good care of me and I will back to doing all the things I've been missing all these years. I'm an anxious person so I have all sorts of questions which I know will get answered along the way. I may even ask some of you!
My op is in exactly 30 days - plenty of time to say goodbye to this old hip of mine!
Sent from my iPad using BoneSmart Forum