I am a strong man!
My doctor's tests proved it. Had my One Year after surgery test today.
I went through an hour of tests today to assess my healing progress.
I am a strong man.
That sounds good.
Gives me some hope.
After I have got my gallbladder dealt with, I will bring up my hips to the new GP I have. Last one did not take hip issues serious at all. I know people who have been duped because of that.
Yesterday I had to do a lot of twisting movements at work, hanging clothes and curtains for the shop, and checking them on defects. Yesterday evening I was showing all hip problem signs. I felt older than my years. But, with congenital hip issues in my family, this is to be expected.
It is worth it.
Be prepared to give up a year of (fun and sleep and the many things you can do and take for granted that you will always do, such as putting on socks or picking up what your clumsy ass just dropped) your life in a recovery program; I was NOT fully prepared, but I got through it anyway. Exercising for half a day then half dying the rest of the day because you pushed yourself too far, then not being able to sleep because there is no way to find a restful position that does not hurt after about two minutes begins to weigh heavily on your need for peace.
It works, though. Just do not become too depressed once you reach one of those "hopeless plateaus" I called them. You reach a point where your healing process has jumped by huge leaps then it just stops getting better. Once you reach a plateau in your healing, You are in ONE place for a month or so when nothing changes, no matter how much work you do, no matter whether you use heat or cold or additional drugs or extra rest - no matter. You gain nothing! It is important that you do not give up! Keep working your recovery and you will find another healing hill to climb and progress will again be made.
... until the next plateau! Never give up. You will have a great deal of pain and work to muster through. BUT it is worth it!
Just do not dwell too long on your X-rays. Having a large foreign titanium prosthesis embedded inside the depths of your body is a bit disturbing. Importantly, NEVER look at an X-ray of your junk!
Now that can be really disturbing, seeing your "junk" in X-ray.
I feel it all ending now and it IS worth all the work and pain. I can kick again, like a real man. I can walk without limping, even better, I can walk without (much) pain!
