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You're right @Carriemay60 ... it does look like a cat - probably as I've got so much space in there! I just said to my friend that I've lost just about all the "spare" parts I can (except a kidney, which my recurrent kidney stones are trying to get!)... appendix, uterus, gallbladder - now I've moved onto "replaceable" parts, the world's my oyster:rotfl:
I won't be climbing on the roof anytime soon; I'm really good with "great" heights; I did the Eureka Skydeck thing on the Eureka building in Melbourne, which is 88 storeys up and has a glass floor... loved it (hubby took pics of me, not a fan of heights of any kind) but shake like a leaf if I have to go up a ladder to change a light globe!
Hopefully all the really heavy stones have been lifted... I'll try to direct "others" to shift any that still need shifting:heehee:
@MajorHeidi Yup, groin pain was/is a... pain! Mine's not as bad as it was, stretching the quads (making sure your leg is at 0 degrees, or truly vertical (even back a little from your good leg is better than slightly forward) does work.
I mentioned it to the OS, that it had been there since Day1 but had improved somewhat. He said it could be the Psoas or even the Pectineus; he agreed that stretching was the best thing to do and that "they" wouldn't intervene until 12 months out... if it's still there and causing me grief they can do a minor procedure (he said operation, but that sounds like it's overstating it!) to release it.
The Physio pointed out that we are asking our muscles and tendons to do things that they didn't do prior to surgery, as we had stopped using them properly - it is a case of NOT getting back to what was "normal", it's a case of improving their function beyond that... which may be a bit uncomfortable short term but should settle soon. Hope that's some comfort for you, not sure if it was for me or not!! Think it was really, at least it all made sense:tada:
 
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What a fantastic report! Well done @craftdee. So pleased for you. Hooray!!!!


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I've just found (what I think is an EXCELLENT) map of the muscles and structures of the hip. I thought I'd share a link to it HERE, @MajorHeidi you can probably see from it why my OS thinks it could be the Psoas or Pectineus (the pain's there "somewhere"!)
There are several different views available on the "map", and you can spin it 360 degrees; boy when you see the structures involved in this area you can see why the healing takes so much after you slash and burn your way through a few for a THR:yikes: I actually found it helpful, I hope some of my BoneBuddies can too:friends:
 
Great report from your OS @craftdee. And the X-ray looked like you have ET in there!! I'm sure that groin pain will disappear soon! Great link! It sure does put it into perspective just how complicated our bodies are! Xxx
@MajorHeidi...do hope you get some relief from that painxxxx


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Yay @Hoppy Nanny Glad you liked the link, I thought it was cool, and you can pick any bit of the body further up the page... extra cool:heehee:
The groin pain's definitely not so bad, it's not as constant, or intense, so at least it feels like it's improving. So far I've got a cat and ET in my pelvis, can't be room for much more:rotfl:
Enjoy your day
 
Hi @Carriemay60 To get the pic in the link to "flip", just grab the slider bar at the bottom of the picture where it says 360 degrees and drag it to the left or right. If you click on one of the Body Menu button you get a diagram of a whole body and you can do the same thing with any area of the body you click on, let me know if you still have problems.
ET indeed:bicycle1:
 
@craftdee Nice chart/graph/pic whatever.... smile
I would think my recent gripe is close to the adducter area in your graphic representation. A bit of a surprise, with me thinking it was the psoas. The position of the 'tug' seems to be in the adducter area.
Where is yours?
I will probably call next week to schedule a few PT sessions 'since they are free ' now. haha
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Thanks @PhatTxDiva Who said I was "free"?? I can drive, but freedom is nowhere to be seen - except I'm "free" to drive to do more of the things I have to do:rotfl: Starting to see the benefits of being unable to drive; a lot of things that just HAVE to be done by me in my car got done for six weeks without me and my car... just sayin'
Glad to hear your recovery is going well, you'll be getting yourself to the mall in no time:egypdance:
@MajorHeidi my OS said he thought it was either the Psoas or Pectineus, now OS know about BONES... the Physio said it could easily be an abductor or even one of the minor gluteals!! Both said "stretch it and see", so that's the plan. The OS did say that it could be a ligament problem, stretching will help that too, failing that minor surgery but not for 12 months at least (so obviously most of these things settle themselves) I'm taking my pooch for a walk, then doing my stretches then doing some of the seemingly million things that MUST be done around here.
I have had a couple of bad days, SOOOOOO tired, I did a lot at the end of last week and on Saturday, but have felt wiped out since Sunday, I keep thinking it's to do with the hip... then woke up with a really sore throat this morning, so it's probably been that coming on that's made me feel unwell. I feel better generally today though, so I'll just grab a throat lozenge and be off:wave:
Have a great day, keep recovering,
 
Going to call pt tomorrow for stretches.
There is a possibility my groin pain is lumbar induced.....


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Hope you're doing well. I just saw dome brutal pics of people who had posterior approach. Holy ****, it's painful to watch. Respect.
 
Yeah, @Was_86 I made the mistake of watching some YouTube videos of Posterior Approach... with sound, before surgery! :shocked: It's one of the reasons I opted for GA, scared I'd have nightmares if I heard it happenin' (plus it was a longer surgery) I had watched some Anterior, and thought, okay I can do this - made the commitment to have the surgery then was told it was Posterior for me. Painful to watch is the least of it... it truly is a pain in the butt:rotfl:
To be fair, it's not as bad as I thought it would be pain wise... the bruising and swelling was awesome, and of course you can't lie on the operated side as you "hit" the wound as soon as you leave "dead flat on your back" - and you're not allowed to sleep on the non operated side either, along with a whole raft of restrictions - the restrictions are the biggest issue to be honest - and as so many people are able to have Anterior you do start feeling like your recovery is retarded when you compare yours to theirs with all the things they can do post surgery that you can't... so what I worked out was, stop comparing; it's like comparing apples to oranges anyway:loll:
That said, I will take your "respect", humbly and with appreciation :curtsey: I won't lie, I was pleased with myself for getting on with it all and I'm feeling better all the time, coming top of my class with my OS :happydance:with whom I am secretly in love, so it matters:rofsign:
Hope your recovery is going well:cool:
 
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You wait @craftdee You will be doing everything & more with your new posterior approach hip very soon!!!! The restrictions will be only a distant memory..... I can bend, twist, sleep on my side with no discomfort..... Could even back flip if the rest of my ruddy body was as good as my new posterior hip!!
You will get there very soon! That OS sounds good.... Are you teachers pet now??? Chrissie xxx


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Teacher's Pet? Me? Well, duh!:snork: I know exactly what you mean about the rest of the body @Hoppy Nanny , I got up from the chair earlier and hobbled into the kitchen , hubby said "never mind dear, you'll be healed soon and getting around great", I just looked at him and said "the hip's fine, it's the rest of me that's complaining now" we had a laugh as he has a bad back and we looked like a pair of old crocks... we're both alright once we "warm up". I do wonder if I am feeling some of the aches in my other arthritic joints now because I'm not medicating at the level I was when my hip was bad... I take two paracetemol in the morning (I still wake up so stiff! and I like to do my exercises then so I take them as a precaution, and I take two at night in the vain hope that it will prevent the stiffness! I was taking Mobic (NSAID) daily before the op, I didn't think it was doing much good as the hip was giving me a lot of attitude, but obviously it was taking the edge off the other aches... either that or it's because I'm not moving as freely as I could (and will!) without the restrictions in place... or of course it could be that I AM an old crock:rofsign:I always do point out to my darling hubby that however old I am, he's there five years before me... I've known him since I was 15 and he was a suave (HA!) 20 year old... When we said we'd like to grow old together we didn't know it would feel like this:rotfl:
I had some sort of virus thing over the weekend (well, overdoing it a bit, walking around a street festival for two hours on Saturday didn't help, but that wasn't all it was - I can tell the difference now) Sunday and Monday were a wipeout, yesterday was better and today I'm fine, yay:happydance: So I got a load of paperwork done, got a good start on my son's birthday cake (which is just as well as it's needed Saturday) and caught up a bit around the ol' homestead, yup, tired now... going to bed.
Thursday is Family night, but I think I'll call it off tomorrow, this cake of Chris's has a ways to go yet (I'll post a pic when it's done) and as it's difficult to do a "fresh" cake too far ahead (can't have the cream in the ganache going off and poisoning all the guests, NOT a good look) you have to take advantage of the evening before D day (D for Decorating) The party will be awesome... Chris always goes all out when he puts something on, maybe it's because he's gay, or maybe it's just him; but it's always a real crowd pleaser (this year's theme is circus/carnival, his 21st was a masquerade cocktail party with a mime artist, sword swallower, champagne fountain - this year we have a Popcorn machine, fairy floss, gymnastic display and a CHOCOLATE fountain, now that's what I call my kinda party!! Apparently it comes with things you dip in the chocolate... seems a bit superfluous to me, I mean it's CHOCOLATE:loveshwr:
Anyway, as usual I've rambled on. Which means I've sat here long enough to seize up... if this webcam worked (operator error, there's nothing wrong with it, lol) you'd see a 90 something year old getting up, creeeaaaak:old:
Happy Healing:wave:
 
Donna, sounds like you are doing great and no one can accuse you of being an old crock!

On your way to picking up @PhatTxDiva to go to the mall, please swing by and get me as I want to go to Chris' party - sounds like fun!

xoxo
Sharon
 
This --> I just looked at him and said "the hip's fine, it's the rest of me that's complaining now"

I started monkeying around with my Norco dosage on Monday and now I feel like poo-poo. Arrgggghhhh!

And I totally agree with @LaxMom, that party sounds fabulous. We can skip the mall. :)
 
I like how you think@PhatTXDiva. Let's get us to OZ and shake any parts that still move!:martini:
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Hey..... Don't forget to pick me up on the way.... I'm loving the sound of Chris's party..... Things dipped in chocolate... Oh la la..... Love 'over the top!' events..... I've a sparkly dress..... Could even put my new heels on.... What time you coming? Xxxx


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