Okay so I have decided to do it. Most of you know about 8 years ago I had a car accident. After the accident I all of a sudden developed this hip/pelvic/back/leg pain. Well, years ago I went to every kind of specialist possible and nothing was found. Just recently I decided to talk to my GP about the problem. He referred me to an orthopedic...the same one I saw years ago. I went to see Dr. Barrington and he had me get an MRI. Dr. Barrington reviewed the MRI and said there is nothing there causing a problem. He also insisted this is all back related. I was a little upset to hear him once again tell me that there is no reason for me to have hip pain. He then mentions me seeing a hip specialist in his group. The next day I have an appointment with Dr. Dexter Walcott. Dr. Walcott reviews the Xrays and the MRI to find there is a possible reason for my hip pain. Hooray...I finally have someone to prove I am not imagining the pain. He recommends hip arthroscopic surgery to check things out, do a little this and a little that to hopefully relieve the pain and help me hold off on hip replacement. Yep, you read that right...hip replacement.
So, with all that said and done, I am having the outpatient surgery Thursday January 13th. Apparently the actual surgery will take about 2 hours and then once I recover I will be on my way home. He said I may be on crutches anywhere from 2 days to 2 weeks.
Today I went to pre op and the whole thing started to sink in and I honestly have a little anxiety. I know I have had 2 c-sections but for some reason that seems like small potatoes. Anyways...wish me luck and I will "blog all about it" while I am home resting and recovering!
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