Tuesday, November 4, 2014

6 Mo Follow Up

I went to the surgeon today for my follow up. I wish I can say that I went in and said "I'm all fixed thanks...no problems to report" but unfortunately I went in with a whole new set of problems....my left hip (un operated side). My surgical hip feels great so that is wonderful news. I am very happy I decided to have the surgery, but that doesn't mean I want to do it again!

I had xrays taken on both hips. After he examined me he showed me my xrays and said that he does see the same kind of anatomy on my other hip. There is an impingement on that side too, but that doesn't mean it needs fixed. The pain that I'm having on the left side changes hourly and daily. At times I feel like it's the same as the right hip but then again it's not. I have full range of motion still. My pain is usually on the outside or the front of my hip. Rarely is it in the groin. Even after examining me he said my IT band is very tight (Iliotibial Band- side of the hip) and everything in there is aggravated for sure. It could be that my left hip is just tired of carrying my right hip (it's been almost 1 year since my tear)  Right now he is going to treat it as bursitis/tendonitis (inflammation in a nutshell) and if it doesn't get better in 6 weeks I'll have an MRI done. He prescribed me with a different kind of NSAID to take (more potent than IBuprofin) called Meloxicam and wants me to take it for 2-3 weeks to see if that helps with the inflammation. He also put in an order for PT on the left hip. 

As I drove home from the appointment I started crying in the car. I had made the decision right then and there that I would not be going back to CrossFit. I know I sound like a hypocrite for not going back when I said I would because "CrossFit did not hurt my hip" but if I have an impingement on the other side and can avoid having surgery again, I'm going to do it. Maybe I'm not built to be doing that crazy stuff after all?? I mean I am pretty little. Maybe it's not meant to be. I just will be happy when I can start runnin again and I'll work in some lifting as I go. 

Stay Tuned....

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