Missing my Hip Sisters

Sam, Sarah, Lauren, Laura, Beth, Marina, Jennie, Rachel, Shelley, Terri, Stacey, Brenna, Kirsten, Christine, Carly, Brandie and so many others ...

I miss my Hip Sisters.

Having a PAO meant letting go of this disability of mine. In the process, I've also lost touch with the women who encouraged, understood and supported me. I've hardly kept up with my girls, though I think of them very often. The surgery has come and gone, and so has my subsequent need for this connection. I apologize for not being there to return the favor for some of you.

Without these sensational women, I wouldn't have had a PAO and changed my life. I wouldn't have had the information I needed going into the surgeries and I wouldn't have known how to cope with this whole thing from the beginning till now. (Is there ever an end?)

I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate you and how you've enriched my life. I'm sorry if I didn't mention you by name; if you've ever written with support and advice, I'm so very grateful for that.

Thank you, ladies. I wish you all well.

Comments

Marina said…
Thank god for facebook :)
Jen said…
Thank you, as well, for your help and advice! I am continually astounded at the community we have all built, and I am so much better for it. Good luck and stay in touch! I am on facebook too...the link is on my blog. Stay well!
Jen
Brick said…
I have read your blog multiply times and found it to be very helpful. It's amazing how posting a few sentences can help another get through the worry and stress. Although the journey is never really over I am glad to have shared this part of the road with you! Keep your head up they'll get your tail bone figured out.
Brandie
Eczema Mom said…
Just want to say that you were a great help with my PAO preparation last year, I think you were 3 months ahead of me with your first hip. Glad your hips are doing so well, if only that tailbone would cooperate!! Take care & feel good!!
Anonymous said…
You've repaid me ten times over just by blogging and letting me know what to expect--you had your second when I had my first, and it helped immensely! The hip sisters have been like a crutch for me through the more scary times, and now that I'm getting on with life post-PAO, I find that while I don't need that crutch as much as I did then, I am still grateful for everyone's perspective and support. I'm sorry to hear you're still having problems. I am a little bit too, with low back pain and muscle tightness in the front near the incision, but am trying to deal with it--at least the arthritis pain is gone! Take care, Christine

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