At the behest of my boss and my mother I spoke to the doctor about my leg. See, he'd given me a prescription painkiller, and while it did help my pain it also made me very sleepy. I would prefer not to fall asleep at work, and indeed one of my favorite patrons had to rouse me once. Can't have that. And besides that, I wanted answers, not medicine. I wanted to know why I need to use a walker at my still relatively young age.
So I got an X-ray yesterday and long story short, I, at the ripe old age of 37, am going to need my left hip replaced in the not-too-distant future. The doctor showed me the image, and the difference between my two hip joints was plain as day. The right hip had a space between the two bones like it's supposed to and the left one did not, meaning that the cartilage in my left hip is degenerating. Cartilage doesn't regrow, so I saw the writing on the wall, but I asked anyway: "Am I lookin' at a hip replacement, then?" He smiled apologetically and said "Yep." So there y'all have it. I'm not even 40, and I need my hip done.
I don't know when or where this surgery is going to be done, but Mama and my doctor both say sooner rather than later, and I don't want it done during the winter since winter weather is so unpredictable. Either way, it'll have to be done. I'm just glad to have some answers, and I'm glad it's not something related to my nerves or my muscles. I don't have insurance, but I do have some savings so I'm...well, I'm mildly worried about the cost, but we'll see. Either way it looks like I'm going under the knife either this fall or next spring. I don't know what changes that'll bring to the blog, but there might be some slow spells.
I don't know when or where this surgery is going to be done, but Mama and my doctor both say sooner rather than later, and I don't want it done during the winter since winter weather is so unpredictable. Either way, it'll have to be done. I'm just glad to have some answers, and I'm glad it's not something related to my nerves or my muscles. I don't have insurance, but I do have some savings so I'm...well, I'm mildly worried about the cost, but we'll see. Either way it looks like I'm going under the knife either this fall or next spring. I don't know what changes that'll bring to the blog, but there might be some slow spells.
As always, prayers and good vibes are welcome. As for Ilaria...I don't think anything will help her, but she's feeling no pain.
"Nope!"
Hugs,
RagingMoon1987
One bright spot about getting a joint replaced earlier in life is that your body will likely have an easier time recovering from surgery than if you were older. By the time my grandmother needed her joints replaced, she had so many other age-related health conditions that the surgery was too risky. She lived into her 90s, but for the last years of her life her joints were so bad that she could barely get around. My mother just got her knee done, and while she's no spring chicken, she's still glad she was able to get it done now while her body has a better chance of avoiding severe complications. Recovery for her so far has been a process, and there was recently a setback in her timetable involving scar tissue. But she's working hard on her physical therapy exercises, so she's hopeful.
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I'll add your mama to my prayer list; I heard the knee is harder to bounce back from than the hip. You may remember that Mama got her hip done in...I think it was 2017, and even though she was in her sixties at the time she had a relatively smooth recovery. So I'm cautiously optimistic. BUT...no one likes to be cut on! That's kinda what's freaking me out.
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