It’s PHYSIOTHERAPY time, and I’m a little scared. I know my fitness and stamina has took a hit from being ill, then slipping on the floor and pulling it. It’s just so tender and weak. I had even, be rudely awakened with it this morning, I’d obviously pulled in my sleep,woke up to such an intense pain.

As it turned out, after explaining things that had happened and demonstrated the hip bridges, she was happy enough, knowing yes it’s not my best, but still massively improved from before we started. Side leg raises and clams super strong, so only exercises that pull that Vastus Intermedius are a struggle, so that’s something.

Need to try and focus on more deep stretches of the quads as it’s so tender.

For arm strength I’ve been loving these in yoga. Simple and don’t hold for long, but they work shoulders and wrist strength.

And with that, I’m actually discharged. Strange feeling, I’ve been going since 2005 on and off, rarely more than a break of 6 months. Could this actually be the end of the hip saga in physio? If I didn’t have a lower limb reconstruction consultant to see in February and Podiatry, then it would be the end, well until next August I guess. Not sure whether to laugh or cry at the end. I’m not exactly where I would like to be, but I’m a far cry from being as housebound and crippled as I was too. Just gotta keep up the good physio work in.