Hello from a new girl!
Khisalandra
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It's good to know I'm not the only one out there struggling to get in shape around parts being broken.
I have a labral tear in my right hip. The definition at the Mayo Clinic reads "A hip labral tear involves the ring of soft elastic tissue, called the labrum, that follows the outside rim of the socket of your hip joint. The labrum acts like a socket to hold the ball at the top of your thighbone (femur) in place."
Basically my joint likes to "catch", causing nerve pain (sometimes severe) that shoots up and down my right side and leg. It also means that since the material keeping my joint in the socket is faulty, if I turn the wrong way or step funny, my hip can pop out of its socket. Makes it sometimes nerve-wracking to get any sort of exercise. And if I do screw myself up, it's days of pain and sometimes heavy pain killers while it eases.
I'm not letting it stop me, though. My physical therapy helped some, and I'm slowly trying to up my exercise (while being careful!) so that maybe the muscles around the hip will build up and help take over some of the job of the faulty joint.
Really hoping to find and give support here since sometimes a "rah rah! I know you can do it, because I know how you feel!" is the most valuable thing in the journey.
I have a labral tear in my right hip. The definition at the Mayo Clinic reads "A hip labral tear involves the ring of soft elastic tissue, called the labrum, that follows the outside rim of the socket of your hip joint. The labrum acts like a socket to hold the ball at the top of your thighbone (femur) in place."
Basically my joint likes to "catch", causing nerve pain (sometimes severe) that shoots up and down my right side and leg. It also means that since the material keeping my joint in the socket is faulty, if I turn the wrong way or step funny, my hip can pop out of its socket. Makes it sometimes nerve-wracking to get any sort of exercise. And if I do screw myself up, it's days of pain and sometimes heavy pain killers while it eases.
I'm not letting it stop me, though. My physical therapy helped some, and I'm slowly trying to up my exercise (while being careful!) so that maybe the muscles around the hip will build up and help take over some of the job of the faulty joint.
Really hoping to find and give support here since sometimes a "rah rah! I know you can do it, because I know how you feel!" is the most valuable thing in the journey.
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Ouchy! That sounds painful. Painkillers are rubbish, aren't they?
Has your physio given you lots of exercises you can do? I must admit, I'm not sure what you'd do with a bad hip. Do you need more support or is it slow and steady moves, and not too much twisting?
Good luck!0
