Well here si an x-ray of what my pelvis looks like now. the screws have been removed from the left side, but at least now my femoral heads look like they are in an acetabulum now instead of hanging out!
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Back to work - 4 months post PAO
OK,
well been a little while since I wrote on here but that is only because I have been taking advantage of having time off in the summer and for the last month can pretty much do what I like, drive, go to the gym, play golf (in little bits).
So, yesterday I went into work for the morning. The plan is to go back for 25% hours for 2 weeks and sloly build it up. Am going to be working in the orthopaedic department at UCLH (where I ahd my surgeries), which I am pleased about while I am getting back into it as I don't have to worry about explainng myself all the time as everyone just knows. Having said that I am also really looking forward to starting my new job in Woolwich in October where people will hopefully get to know me for me, rather than my hips first!
I think it is going to be a bit weird back at work at first, it really hit me yesterday how much confidence I have lost in myself with regards to work, and also in my body not letting me down. I actually felt pretty aimless yesterday, I am supernumeray and (don't get me wrong I think this is essential while I am gettting back into work), but it does mean that I don't really have much of a role. I am sure it will get better though the more I go in and start getting some more experince again.
I am going in this thursday for most of the day, I will be attending a trauma list in the morning (operations on people who have broken things etc) and fracture clinic in the afternoon (pretty self explanatory) so it will be interesting to see how I manage with that, especially as both are standing up for most of the time!
Tomorrow I am seeing a new cardiologist for the heart arrythmias, I am really hoping he thinks it is all because of the surgery and drugs rather than something wrong with my heart. Feel quite out of my depth with regards to this, have never done a cardiology job, and while I can manange all the acute thing when they pitch up to A+E, I have no real experience with the management beyond that!
Also where has all the nice weather gone, august is still considered summer right!
Bye for now
Sophie
well been a little while since I wrote on here but that is only because I have been taking advantage of having time off in the summer and for the last month can pretty much do what I like, drive, go to the gym, play golf (in little bits).
So, yesterday I went into work for the morning. The plan is to go back for 25% hours for 2 weeks and sloly build it up. Am going to be working in the orthopaedic department at UCLH (where I ahd my surgeries), which I am pleased about while I am getting back into it as I don't have to worry about explainng myself all the time as everyone just knows. Having said that I am also really looking forward to starting my new job in Woolwich in October where people will hopefully get to know me for me, rather than my hips first!
I think it is going to be a bit weird back at work at first, it really hit me yesterday how much confidence I have lost in myself with regards to work, and also in my body not letting me down. I actually felt pretty aimless yesterday, I am supernumeray and (don't get me wrong I think this is essential while I am gettting back into work), but it does mean that I don't really have much of a role. I am sure it will get better though the more I go in and start getting some more experince again.
I am going in this thursday for most of the day, I will be attending a trauma list in the morning (operations on people who have broken things etc) and fracture clinic in the afternoon (pretty self explanatory) so it will be interesting to see how I manage with that, especially as both are standing up for most of the time!
Tomorrow I am seeing a new cardiologist for the heart arrythmias, I am really hoping he thinks it is all because of the surgery and drugs rather than something wrong with my heart. Feel quite out of my depth with regards to this, have never done a cardiology job, and while I can manange all the acute thing when they pitch up to A+E, I have no real experience with the management beyond that!
Also where has all the nice weather gone, august is still considered summer right!
Bye for now
Sophie
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