Ah, it all looked so good – walked the London Marathon without a glitch, saw Mr Witt for my 6 month review on Rightie and he was very pleased. Stress fracture looking good, feeling sooooooo much better, no more cricket ball sensation – yay! Leftie still complaining at the back up into the butt and also still disturbing me at nighttime, but Mr Witt examined me and found a clicky point on my backside, which he said he would cortisone when he took my pins out on 23rd June. GAVE ME THE GO AHEAD TO RUN AGAIN!!!!!!! So ecstatic and grinned from ear to ear all the way home.
Next day joined the club for my first run – did some 200m reps – very slow, no surprises there, but felt great to be out there again. Did a 300 m rep and felt wonderful. Strides – well can’t stride out for toffee at the moment, and as for increasing pace, well that doesn’t happen either – one pace or nothing! Lol!
Then on the Thursday afternoon, I took our youngest to get her new horse riding hat. Big mistake. Got out of the car, stepped on loose gravel which was wet and on a slight downward dip, and whoosh! Left foot slips about 2 inches maybe 3, and I jar my hip. No fall, just slip and jar. Ouch! Regained composure and carried on it to shop happy to be moving properly again. Next day though, went to the shops and ended up hobbling back to the car, and when home had to use crutches – could not put weight through it. Screaming pain in the back of my hip. Nighttime cannot get comfortable. Every which way I turn, it hurts. 12 days later still hurting like buggery and still on crutches!
Went in yesterday to have my pins out and Mr Witt examined me and was none the wiser! We decided that whilst I was under if he could find anything under the xray then he would cortisone, if not then I would have an MRI. Needless to say, it was the MRI! That showed up nothing as well. Presumably the anasthetic took any form of pain away because for the afternoon, I was pain free – GREAT. Not for long though, pain started returning at about 7 p.m. and I was back on the crutches by the time I got home. Incision from pins by the way is neat, along the top of my original scar, and doesn’t hurt at all!
Today, I awoke with full pain in the butt kicking in again. I spoke with Mr Witt this afternoon and he has suggested staying on crutches for 10 days, swimming, cycling if possible, stretching and doing my strengthening exercises. If, after a week, it hasn’t settled then I am to call him and he will arrange a CT Scan. Soooooo we shall see what happens. Life is never easy!
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