Hey all, it’s been a while since I did my last health update..
Added 2024-08-17 13:41:46 +0000 UTCHey all, it’s been a while since I did my last health update so I figured I would send one out real fast 💚
I'm still waiting for my next hip surgeries to be scheduled, the right side is finished and I'm still waiting for the team to schedule the labrum repair and periacetabular osteotomy for the left side. The goal is to get them done exactly a year apart from the right, so Dec 2024 and Jan 2025. And the surgeon is also wanting to remove the hardware from my right hip during the left labrum repair due to it causing some aggravation and pain. This is normal, and the hardware on the other side will probably be removed around summer 2025.
In other health-related news, my appeal for my first SSDI denial was also denied, ugh, but I've finally hired a lawyer who explained that at this stage it's like a 80% denial rate and to not take it seriously, which has been.... difficult. I've had a lot of problems emotionally handling this despite knowing that it's about the system being broken, but I do feel quite dehumanized every time this happens. I’m happy to have someone on my team working out the paperwork though, because fuck was that tedious and exhausting on top of everything else I’m needing to manage right now.
I was also recently released from the hospital for non-orthopedic reasons. I'm doing well but I'm trying to lay low while I ease back into PT and get my back and hip pain better managed since I’ve been out of care for that for a couple weeks now!
I send everyone my love, and thank you again for everyone who is tagging along with me for this bullshit fucking journey called chronic pain living 💚
