I was doing so well. I was off the booze, off the Lortabs, off the Ambien. Life was starting to look better, feel fresher and I was sleeping OK. My semester ended on a high note. So what, you may ask, is the problem?
Put simply, I do not do injuries well. When you take away my exercise, you also take away my mental health therapy. Add to this the fact that the weight stacks on quickly when I am not exercising. I have gained about 10 lbs in the last couple of months. Fortunately, I have a consult with the orthopedic surgeon on Monday. I want resolution. I don’t want months more of conservative treatment. Clearly, conservative treatment isn’t working. I am ready to confront this thing head-on. My MRA shows a labral tear and detachment. Again, no mention of osteoarthritis. I will be interested to find out from the OS if he thinks I have any OA.
So here I go again, time to spring clean myself. Actually, if I am honest with myself, the booze hasn’t been much of a problem, and neither has the Lortab. I take it because I am in pain. The problem is that I am on a narc contract and taking it for the hip (which is not why it is prescribed) makes me feel like a junkie. After Monday, I will be able to contact my neurologist and perhaps do away with the narcs for the time being. If I am given a cortisone shot in the hip, I shouldn’t need pain meds for a while. This would be good because if I need surgery, I don’t want to have any degree of tolerance to any of these drugs.
I really feel for those who are worse off than me. This is the first time that I have ever been totally restricted due to mechanical failure! And I am proving to be a great big baby. Yes, there are other forms of exercise I could do, but I have a 3 and a 5 year old and most other forms of exercise take a lot more time than going for a jog or lifting weights in the basement. Somehow, I need to find a happy medium. I am still searching.
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