The PAO community

When I decided to start writing this blog almost a year ago I could never have imagined the number of people that would read it, let alone contact me to ask questions and or share their own hip experience. To be honest I thought that maybe my mum and a handful of friends would read this out of obligation, but it has been fantastic to hear that people have enjoyed what I have written and gained something from it.

 

The idea of a blog had never really appealed to me before this but when I found myself making the hard decision of whether or not to have the peri-acetabular osteotomy surgery I found it a fantastic way to organise my thoughts into some sort of order and assist me with the decision making process. 

 

My specialists were pivotal in providing me with the relevant information about my hip condition and the proposed surgery, however I still found that curiosity got the better of me, turning to "Dr Google" to see what had been written by others going through a similar experience. I found myself wanting to know about the simple things for example such as how others coped at home alone during the day. Therefore while writing this blog I have made a conscious effort to include both positive and negative experiences about not only about the surgery itself but also the less obvious seemingly smaller things including the emotions associated with such a large surgery.

 

At my review appointment which was almost 2 weeks ago I was completely surprised (and a little embarrassed) when my surgeon Jit informed me that he himself had been reading my blog. He said that a few of his patients had mentioned the blog so he started to read it and found it interesting and insightful to see it from the patients perspective.

 

Jit was happy with my progress at the review appointment, checking that the scar from the screw removal had healed well and informing me that unless I have any troubles I won't need to see him again for another 2 years where the plan is to have further MRI scans. Therefore at the moment I am going to continue to build strength up around the hip and improve my fitness. I will continue to update you with my ongoing progress and I look forward to hearing from more of you.