It’s Hospital day, I see the Lower Leg Reconstruction Surgeon Mr F at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. It’s going to be a whole new experience for me, new surgeon and hospital. I’m nervous to be honest.

Think I just need some answers to my questions. Such as ….

How much time do I need to give my body to fully adjust following the last hip replacement?

What non surgical options do I have, and when can I start them?

How can I determine if the issue is soft tissue, pelvis, spine or simply the wrong hip replacement implant?

Lower back pain is my biggest issue, and I’m always needing to then go back to the walking stick? Will it ever go?

When doing yoga, I feel the one leg length especially when doing a downward dog, or kneeling, or bending at the waist. This creates a one sided pull and bends the knee so never fully straightened.

If I do wear insoles, will that mean I can’t wear nice sandals or flip flops again? Would it hinder my natural healing?

Would they need to be worn 100% of the time, as I don’t wear shoes in the home.

What can I do to relieve the back pain? And vastus intermedius pains?

I could probably think of more if I’m honest, but perhaps I shouldn’t bombard them or myself.

Well after being examined the consensus is when I stand on a 1inch block under my right foot I feel like the pelvis is even. However it isn’t, my spine has 2 curves, and the pelvis is tilted laterally. When I stand barefoot on the floor, I feel that my pelvis is tilted and the left (long leg) is bent to compensate. But the reality is the pelvis is straight and spine is too.

Where do I go from here? Well I’m being passed onto a Spine Specialist and advised to wear an insole if that does help with back pain. And come back for some standing x-rays to confirm the hypothesis. A little annoyed that the idea of wearing insoles to them is just a minor inconvenience, but to me it’s not what I signed up for. I didn’t want more pains, more mobility aids and more hinderance. I know it’s tough and I have to live with it, but it’s a bigger inconvenience than they like to admit.