mover and shaker

my dad had the bright idea of cleaning the carpet on monday. with that my help was needed, of course. I played it pretty easy for most of the morning, sticking to vacuuming and washing couch cushions telling my dad that I couldn't move the couches, like the good hip cripple I am.

well, when it came to my room, like the control freak and dreamer I am (yes, it is a dynamic combo), I decided that monday was the day every piece of my furniture was going to be re-arranged. dresser, book shelf, armoire, bed....all of it! no biggie, right? it really wasn't, until today! okay hip, duely noted *cowering*.

so what to do now? I tried a walk with the dog and now a pumpkin ale...lets see what works best...i have a feeling I know what will ;)

so part of getting the go-ahead for surgery is me finding as many videos on the surgery...good thing or bad thing...hmmmm...

oh for it to be january...

Whelp, met with my surgeon yesterday. All in all a relieving visit. A lot more validation as to why i am feeling and the way I am. And surgery is three months out!

Turns out I do have femoral acetabular impingement (fai), with a turned hip socket, labral tearing (which includes cartlage delamination), and damage in general from the wear and tear of a misshapen femoral/acetabular joint.

I'm an info junkie and I thrive on the details so to have a surgeon who went through everything in detail was a huge relief. He was honest about the success rate, complications and general reality of the surgery.

So for details...at this point my surgery date is three months out, God willing I make it that long! I will be out of work about 6 weeks and fully recovered anywhere from 6 months to a year. The success rate is 60%-80% and with the bounty of findings I am a perfect candidate (hoping this means full recovery for me!). If the surgery is not a success I will have to live with it until a full replacement happens. This is, of course, worse case scenario. I'm just a realist wanting to know all the possibilities. There are possibilities of arthritis with the cartlage damage already incurred, but I have hope things will get cleaned up and I will be good as new!

At 26 I never thought I would be going in for hip surgery, but I will be ringing in the new year with a new outlook, and a repaired hip!

And in the mean time here's to pain management for three months :|

consultation day is soon upon me

tomorrow is consultation day! the long awaited day has finally arrived and do i ever have a lot of questions with hopefully a lot of answers! i will have a very intriguing post for everyone to read tomorrow :)

A week and a half, on october 20th I finally get my surgery consultation. I can't believe it is almost here.i get nervous thinking about going under, the recovery and financially surviving on disability. So much to think about and prepare for. I'm soo ready for surgery though. The pain has been intense the last few days. It feels like I have something packed in the joint, maybe a fluid build up, or it really grosses me out to think of maybe labrum particles...argh...the intensity of the pain had increased and I feel as if my range of motion is deteriorating. I'm ready to be in recovery! Here's hoping surgery follows close behind the consultation...