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Edited 10/3/2024 because I have had yet another surgery. #14, we took out the hardware because it was really painful.
Edited 12/17/2023 because tomorrow will be surgery number 13. Spoiler but too bad – surgeries 11 and 12 both failed so now we go back in for the most complex surgery of all.
Welcome to my blog! This is the story of my journey through 11 12 13 14 hip and pelvis surgeries for hip joint damage, bilateral hip dysplasia, and osteitis pubis. This breaks down to 5 hip scopes to address damage and adhesive capsulitis, 2 periacetabular osteotomies (PAO) for hip dysplasia, 3 hardware removals, and 4 surgeries for osteitis pubis (debridement and then finally fusion). This is an epic journey to hip dysplasia success followed by osteitis pubis success!
This story begins in the 11th hour, just after the 11th surgery, but I trace back to the beginning to piece it all together chronologically. The complexity and intensity you will see in the real-time posts and posts starting in April are what was true for everything that came before I began writing, the time spanning surgeries 1-10. The posts about this earlier time are shorter and more factual because I did not feel it was valid to go back and write as if I were in those moments. The hip dysplasia surgeries and recoveries were the most protracted and intense, but I did not put fingers to keys to document as I am now. Just as we cannot remember the sensation of physical pain, I cannot give accurate words to historic feelings. So, I begin where I am…
(It is important that you read this blog in chronological order so please click the Read On button to open this post and learn how to best navigate the story.)
