Welcome Back to Life - LBHR Mr Treacy 9th August 2012

[Jason0411]

What a nightmare Ruby. Is the Hydro making it worse before it gets better maybe?
Lets hope so. It must be so upsetting and annoying for you. You went to the top man but don't seem to have got a top result. Keep plugging away at the exercise and lets hope there is something else that can be done to help you.

Jas

[rubyred]

It's fast becoming a bit of a nightmare Jas. There's only so long that you can be optimistic for before you start to wonder if the light at the end of the tunnel will ever appear.

I do believe that I went to the best surgeon and certainly do not blame Mr T for any of this, I just think my body was under a lot of stress for years before he could work his magic and it's going to take a long, long while before I'll feel fully normal.

It's crazy though as I don't want to run marathons or do any high intensity exercise.... just being able to drive and put on my socks will suffice! And i've just started to date someone, so lets not even go into how this is going to interfere with that area of my life... if you know what I mean!!

Ruby

[hernanu]

That truly sucks, ruby. The psoas is tricky to deal with, since it's woven from the lower back to the front (hips and groin).

I searched for some light exercises that might help. I know you have been doing exercises, maybe these less intensive ones may help.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/415079-exercises-to-release-the-psoas/

The problem with the psoas / iliacus is that it is not easy to get at them. Some folks have had success with rolling a tennis ball on the inside of the groin muscle, some with using the roller on the hips lying face down, rolling over just below the hip bone protrusions. 

Inflamation is a problem there along with the maladjustment that we all probably had when dealing with the OA.

I hope this turns for you ruby. Maybe you can ask Mr. T for someone who is a specialist at this (sports medicine, etc. - runners sometimes have to deal with this).

[Baby Barista]

Good exercise suggestions Hern.

I haven't read back far enough to see... but it would stand to reason there is significant inflammation with this psoas issue.

Forgive a stupid question: have you given a quality long acting NSAID like Celebrex a try to settle down the inflammation?

For me, it has been a wonder drug in both of my BHR recoveries.

[Mike D]

Hi Ruby- did you mention a while ago that Mr Treacy said he could perform a  procedure to put a small cut in your psoas to releive the pain?
If so, is this still an option for you?
It must feel like you'll never get sorted out with what you've had going on- you will get to the bottom of the problem, Ruby.
Stay strong and keep beleiving, Mike.

[rubyred]

Thanks for those exercises, Hern. I'll definately give them a go. I'm still awaiting a call from Mr T's secretary about an appointment, she said he was due back off holiday last week but had a mountain of paperwork to sort through. I'll chase it up again this week.

Baby Barista - My local GP has prescribed me all sort of pain relief over the last few months. The latest has been Amatriptiline which is more of a muscle relaxant so that I can sleep, but to be honest it does nothing for the pain really. At the moment i'm not really taking anything other than the odd Ibruprofen.

Mike - Yes, Mr T did mention a procedure he could perform where he releases the muscle but he's always reluctant to perform it as he wants to keep as much strength in the leg as possible. He also mentioned some cortisone injections when I last saw him in October. I think that's the route i'm looking at now.

Ruby