Change of plans(for now)

Well managed to ride my bike for an hour and a half on Monday followed by an half hour walk with Becky, one of my daughters' friend's mother. Did have a series of pulling in the saddle ares. Can't tell if it is psoas, hamstring or adductors. At this point it does not matter what muscle it is. Just why is it objecting so much?
On Monday Peter did a lot of stretching and used the accu machine on me for muscular/ nerve regeneration. On Tuesday we did our normal workout in the gym including a added move and did pretty o.k. He also worked on that tight saddle spot and I swear he was right on it. I like the way he worked on my psoas muscle as well. He trigger point it on the front medial attachment and he went in through the back as well at the same time. It was truly beneficial. Now if it would only stay that way.
Well I also canceled my hip appointment only to take a break from doctors and just to hopefully get some more benefit from my recent surgery.
On a good note my gyno was very pleased with me and the way I handled my procedure. I was the perfect patient. That does make me feel good since I feel all I do is complain about my issues.
What a great thing it would be for some or all my issues to start going away and that my procedure was the fix. I can keep praying and hoping. Chat later.......

Post polyps removal procedure

Well I had my procedure for removal of Uterine Polyps on Thursday and have to say it went smoothly. I did have a minor panic moment when I was told that it was going to be general anesthesia but after speaking with the anesthesiologist and his wonderful assistant I calmed down. I was concern about the effects of the anesthesia after when it comes to urinating. After my hip cope I had to go to the emergency room because I could not urinate. It was a horrible experience and would rather give birth again than go through that.
But alas my other issues are still there. The right hip, leg and groin tightness and pain is still there. I spent some time yesterday stretching my psoas and hamstring and ended up even tighter after. WTF. This latest episode has last past two months now and just does't seem to want to go away. What do I do now?? I cannot just stand by, I need to know what the hell is going on.
Hubby is going away for a week of work and skiing so I will be home alone with my daughter. I guess I will try to find something to keep my mind off this. But how do you do that? I have my daughters doctors' appointments, jazz class etc. Plus I have not even began to do any kind of Christmas shopping done. Really not in the spirit though.

Stay confuse, stumble forward????

Well another Thanksgiving behind me and yes I still battling my issues. I am now beginning to notice a pattern with my pain. First I am always in pain. I am actually use to it now. If I walk and do some sort of cardio and resistance for my right side I am more flexible and have less pain the day of to the day after. But on day two after everything comes back. The most annoying is my right hip just seems to want to turn out all the time. My periformis muscle and glutes are just so tight. My quads hurts to the touch, my calves feel locked up and my hamstring pops when I bend over. There is this feeling that my hip will just pop out of place. And to make matters worse I cannot stretch my quad because it just locks after. Peter still feels it is over compensation. But the left operated side has improved significantly in terms of strength and less pain issues.
The neurologist said it was not my back and ordered another hip mri. The hip specialist saw nothing on the MRI.
After rereading Suzie blog I realize how similar my issues are to hers. The weird thing is that my left hip symptoms before the scope where not. I only had groin pain and sciatica like pain and could not work out what so ever. I could not even stretch the muscles.. My right side hip bones ache to the touch and just feels as if it is going to pop.
So I have decided once again to go to another hip specialist after I take care of my uterine polyps. I am having the procedure on Thursday and then after recovering I am going to visit a Dr. Dominic Carreira. If I am not mistaken he worked with Dr. Philippon in Vail.
So I will let you know about that.

Hip Flexors and husband.

Still fighting with them. They hurt when I workout and if I do not workout they hurt when I don't along with the knee. I thought I had this under control. Beginning to hurt even lying down. What can it be? What am I doing wrong. Is there another tear that is getting worse without diagnosis? It feels as if someone is rotating my kneecap. I guess I could handle the hip pain but not the knees. They prevent me from doing what I want to do. When is this nightmare going to end. I am sick of hearing my husband say it is in my head and that it is depression. Can someone please give me advice on how to answer him without killing him. This is the same guy that cannot take any pain. God forbid if anything takes away from his workout and competitiveness with his younger cousins. He is getting ready for ski season and I am already sick of hearing about his routine in the gym preparing for it.

Well time off didn't work

Hi again. I decided to take time off to see if the right hip would like it and I am sorry to say it did not make a difference what so ever. As a matter of fact the front of my hip feels as if though someone smacked it with a bat and it is constantly sore now. Why? I have ruled out everything. My disc herniation, mri of hips, cat scan, xrays, and now gynological issues. My pain is not coming from anything mentioned. Where do I go next? I am so scared that one day I will be walking and my hip will just give out. Then again maybe that should happen to push me and get some kind of diagnosis. I realized that people do not take me seriously because I do not look like I am in pain. But I am in it the minute I stand up. I am constantly trying to find a way to not hurt. Why does my whole right side hurt from my shoulders all the way down to my feet. When is this nightmare going to be over?

Thank god for Mr. P

Hi again. Just got back from seeing Peter. He worked alot on my right side. He is still feeling something in my abdomen and agrees that it might be what is bothering me right now. I still get that tearing feeling when he touches the right side between the Asis and the center of my stomach. Along with that is this new itching feeling running from my abs right through the front and medial upper thigh. Sometimes my shoulder as well. So unusual. Still waiting for my biopsy report from the gyno. Just have this feeling that all of this is linked somehow. Also still have this heaviness. The good news is that I am three pounds down from Friday. Another five pounds to go and I can rule out my weight as part of my problem. Be back soon.

Analyse This

Hi. I am feeling a little anxious since Sunday. While playing with the hubby I felt a little pull in the left operated hip. Nothing too crazy but none the less got my attention. Right after I went for my Sunday bike ride and noticed a pulling in the hip again. Right after I had a couple pulls right where the IT band and the poaos meets. So I got on my roller and rolled away. Did notice that the hip flexors were a little painful. but nothing I have not experience before.
Things have been going so smoothly since the my last post. Smoothly for me though is a lot different from what other people may consider smooth for them. But considering where I was a year ago I am happy. Yes I do have my ball of foot issue still. My right hip still aches and the muscle there are just plain old tired and sore. The back right pain have died down but still have aching and tight feeling there when I exercise. But I am functional. I am able to do my workout three days a week with Peter and enjoy the endorphins during and after. Loved pushing the cortisol out.
I did have a new treatment introduced with my myofascia release therapy called nerve regeneration theraphy the day before. He used a electo magnetic machine. I felt absolutely nothing while I was been treated. That night I went out to dinner with my hubby and wore a two and a half inch wedge shoes. It was so comfortable except for a couple zaps from the good old ball of foot issue but that was it. I only wore it from my car into the restaurant and back out again.
Considering what I have been able to do in terms of exercise in the last months I am really confused as to what is going on. My leg feels as I speak as if there is something wet laying across it. I have not done anything in terms of exercise since because I am scared to push it. To make it worse my friend and myofascia release therapist is in the hospital and normally I can push myself when he is around to fix it. I am hoping he does fine as well.
So today I prayer this is just scar tissue releasing from all my new activities that have been added in. I am now power walking, running(1 to 2 miles), lounging, one legged squats(still difficult), boxing, bike riding, swimming, etc. Not totally pain free yet but improving each time.
Also just found out that I have polyps in my uterus so I will be getting that laser ed off. I am praying for my miracle and am somehow hoping that after that procedure I will have less issues on my right side. Deep down I feel that that is part of my right hip and leg pain.
I am keeping the faith.......................................................

I should cut off my leg,it would be cheaper....

Finally broke down and went to visit the podiatrist. I looked him up in my health provider list and cross reference him with a co-worker that had a mean case of plantar facialitis. it took her no time it seemed. She was administered a cortisone shot once a week I believe for about five weeks and now she doing great.
He found that I had an issue with the muscle that ran between the big toe and second toe. I was not surprised because that is just where I felt my pain in addition to the ball of foot joint referral pain. I survived the shot only because I had to be a big girl in front of my eight year old daughter. It was swollen for a little under a week. I have given away all my heels because of this. I do not know what was more painful, the foot pain or getting rid of my shoes.
To add I received my bill and I owe the Doctor almost two hundred dollars in addition to the ninety I paid him. Just for a f***##@! cortisone shot. What the hell is insurance for? Then I read a blog where another person got synivist injected into her knee and the bill was over eight hundred dollars and all covered by her insurance company.
I am over insurances and high price doctors. It cost less to cut off my leg than to get a cortisone shot.
In the meantime things are moving slowly in term of improvements. I have introduced resistive stretching into my routine. I have to say I am excited about them. It has brought to my attention how tight and restrictive my left hip still is. Especially the hip flexor stretches. These stretches go beyond the gym class stretches. You would have to go to her site to read up some more on them.
Did a nice thirty minutes run in the parking lot before boxing today and have to admit that I am super sore in all the knee connections. And my left QLs and periformis muscles are objecting. And I respect those muscles very much. Cannot wait to get pass this lower back issue soI can concentrate on my lagging left hip. But I would gladly reverse it as well. Lol

glimmer of hope

Hi everyone. It has been a while since my last post but a lot has been happening. First when last I post I was frustrated with all in the medical field. Then came along Peter my myofascial/massage therapists. He has literally changed my life and my outlook on it. After a few months of just getting myofascial releases, we decided to start with some functional work in the gym. I will never forget the first day we started. Peter introduced boxing into my routine. It was tough. The goal was to start using my body with simple functional moves and to stop babying my hip. My knees and back and hip did not like it at first. I would constantly have to take breaks and have Peter work on a muscle that would complain. The following week we added in some ballroom dancing. I have to say that was so funny as I had lost all coordination since my surgery. We went from the cha cha to the stomp to the hustle. Boy if you saw me you would have cracked up. Dancing helped me to be more aware of my posture and coordination.
We started out with two days a week of boxing dancing to adding in some pool work in between. I even learn how to swim. In the beginning my knee would just ache after but the more I stucked with the boxing and dancing the better the knee was in the pool. I then purchased a bicycle and began riding on and off. Boy the euphoria from all these activities was better than any drug out there. For the first time I felt that I had control over my body again. I began to trust myself and not be so scared to move. Even my anxieties were minimal. They are still there but a lot less. They tend to pop up when a new movement is introduced. I also began doing jumping jacks(tough), skipping, light jogging and until just recently sprinting and leaping. Every time a new movement was introduced I would realize how much more work is needed.
Peter also added in some BMS work.For those of you that are not familiar with BMS, just google. It is a machine that shakes and assist the body in doing a isolated movement without pain. It stimulates the nerves in order to perform the movement. I am still having major issues with my nerves in my hip. I still find it difficult doing a leg extension. It seems that the signal to the leg is just not reaching and I have to concentrate on doing it. Also behind the left knee still gets swollen after my workout and myofascial theraphy.
Another part of my regiment that was introduced in July was some resistance and core training.
We use each other as resistance and we push, pull, rotate etc against each other. What that did was to help strengthen my legs, hip and calves muscle. It also made me aware of how weak my feet were from the ankle connections right to my arches. I saw a lot of improvements since. When I first started my left foot would just turn in and collapse. Now it hardly happens. And when it does it is because I am not aware of it and been lazy.
What I have learn so far is that nerve damage is so confusing. I have learn that I have to continue working on my limitations all the time. And if I take time off, it is like a reintroduction.
I am slowly getting my life back. I even jet skied in Key West on vacation. I rode around the whole island at top speed. I will admit I was a bit wary of any pain returning but I had no problem. And to add I rode twenty odd miles on my bike and had to walk up four flight of stairs to get to our room. But all in all it was my best vacation since my surgery.
The only negative thing I can add that has popped up recently is that my lower right back which has always been a problem since surgery has kind of acted up again but I notice that when I get in the pool and do my swimming it calms down. I feel that my body is realigning and that I am improving each day.
I do get impatient some days but I just have to keep remembering how far I have got since starting. So for those of you that have given up please give myofascial release theraphy a try, it is certainly working for me.
On my next post I will attach info on BMS machine and Myofascial Release Theraphy.