Hey !

I decided to join the many internet-savvy people and start blogging ! I have read many accounts of FAI and the process of diagnosis, surgery and recovery. This will be my record of the entire process and I will be extremely honest about how it affects my mental and physical state. Others will be googling when they find out they have the same diagnosis and support seems to be the thing missing.
My diagnosis (right hip)-
- cam-type FAI and pincer-type
- partial detachment of the anterior/superior labrum (tear)
- fraying along the articular margin of the superior labrum with minimal partial detachment
- chondral softening along the superior acetabular rim manifested by low signal in the cartlidge (no clue what that means !)
- mild chrondral surface irregularity
- chondral softening involving adjacent superior femoral head
- physiologic joint fluid
- insertional tendinosis of the right gluteus minimus

My left hip is almost the same but says complete detachment and no fluid reported.

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Feeling almost normal

First off let me say I am so excited about the new physical therapist I am seeing. Her name is Dr. Oeser and I could not be happier with the choice. She took the time to listen to me and her prescribing the Gabapentin is already showing progress in my pain management. I took the first dose last night and man did it knock me on my ass. I woke up at about 4:30AM and did my second dose since I was going back to bed anyway. So here I am on my 3rd dose and I can walk pretty comfortable without an obvious limp. This dose isn't making me sleepy yet so I hope that was just my body reacting to the first one last night (or I was realllly tired !). I have a terrible back ache today and the heating pad is helping quite a bit. I am curious what the MRI will show next week and if it is all related.
I called Dr. Phillipon's office and left a voicemail letting the nurse know I was feeling some anxiety about not hearing from them and just wanted some assurance that they did in fact recieve my films and they were being reviewed. I feel impatient but they should at least give some sort of acknowledgement that they recieve things like that.
I just had lunch with Rob and I definitely notice a huge change in my mood. I felt relieved from the pain and was genuinely happy. I love being with him regardless but today has been different than the last few weeks because I wasn't distracted by my pain. Life is good.
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  1. AnonymousMay 15, 2009 at 12:57 AM

    woot for no pain!!! tis good news indeed hun and go Rob! haha. just hope you get word from your main dr soon. really glad to know the new pain med is actually helping =)

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