Where do I start? Heaven only knows! There I was minding my own business, 46 years old, married with 3 beautiful kids, dog sitting and running marathons. Life was just peachy, when all of a sudden I hit a brick wall at 90 miles an hour – WHAM! No warning of what I was about to be facing. Now I know it isn’t life threatening, and I can only thank god for that one, but my running has been my passion for the past 7 years. The beginning of 2008 I planned (and had entered) to run 4 marathons. Well, I managed 1 – London and did a PB of 4:24 knocking 6 minutes off my previous PB. I was thrilled. Then I started getting a lot more of the twanging, which would floor me in the middle of Tesco’s (albeit just for a few seconds), but the leg would just go – no warning JUST TWANGE, and then I would be fine. It had been happening very occassionally over the past year, but nothing to give me any due concern. Then the spasms in the groin started – shooting through the groin, out of the outer side of my left thigh, into my knee and down into my ankle. Then came the bursitis burning on the side of the hip. After much physio, rehab, no running etc., an MRI was organised and I was told it was tendonitis of the psoas tendon. Three cortisone injections later and another MRI, I was still getting pain. One major twange after the second injection took me to my knees in the shower, now that was really painful. Releasing of the tendon was talked about, and operations were discussed, but the thought of a 4 inch incision into my groin didn’t really appeal (boy, little did I know what might be in store!), so I asked if there was an alternative method by which it could be done. I was duly referred to a consultant at St Anthonys, Cheam where I was sent for normal xrays and that is when the wall ran straight into me without looking! Hip Dysplasia, I am sorry, beg your pardon – where the heck did that one come from. A couple of weeks later and I find myself being stabbed with needles and being pushed through machines for an MR Arthrogram and CT Scan, which duly showed that the cartilage is being worn away, and that basically something needs to be done! I am now awaiting an appointment on March 9th to see Mr Johan Witt who will be able to tell me whether or not I am a suitable candidate for a PAO or not (age can be a barrier – just my luck!!!) I was told that due to the fact that I was a fanatic ballet dancer and gymnast as a child, and what with the running, this had all been in my favour as it has kept me fit, muscularly taught, and light weight. Post 3 children, most women put on weight, and then arthritis sets in, but I don’t have signs of arthitis yet, and I have every intention of keeping it that way.
I will finish here for now, as I am tired – two funerals in one week has left me shattered. The leg is fine – but the brain is a bit mushed!
Ciao for now!
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