One Week to Hip Surgery

I haven't written because I have been avoiding talking about how I am feeling while I am getting ready for my upcoming hip replacement surgery.

There has been a lot to do to get ready. I have gone to a lot of appointments, bought a lot of things to make life easier and I learned a lot in the process.  I do want to journal my experiences with this surgery on Leading A Healthy Life so I thought I better just sit down and start to type!

I had expected that my surgery would be in Fall 2018 but there was a cancellation and they gave me a May 25th date. I know I am lucky to be seen so soon but I am perpetually feeling like I am playing catch-up, both physically and emotionally and financially. I took short-term disability from work and have pulled out of my art group and Girl Guides for the now so there have been a lot of changes in my life. I am rapidly going between be ecstatic at the thought that soon I will soon be able to walk and drive and do all those wonderful things in life------- to feeling absolute panic as I imagine all the worse case scenarios.

I am in a lot of pain and walking is horrible, sleeping is difficult and my allergies knock out the use of most effective painkillers. I have been dealing with this for a long time now and have done medication, physio, water programs, hot and cold treatment, cortisone shots and so on and now I am out of options other than surgery.

If the hip goes well I will get on a waiting list to deal with my knees which are in horrible shape too.

I am going to work on being POSITIVE about the outcome!

Please keep cheering me on!

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Ashim D’Silva