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By Samantha Leith | September 21, 2011
So what’d been going on (or off hopefully)……well my hip is just disastrous….this is what’s wrong with it.
Hip bursitis is a common problem that causes pain over the outside of the upper thigh. A bursa is a fluid filled sac that allows smooth motion between two uneven surfaces. For example, in the hip, a bursa rests between the bony prominence over the outside of the hip (the greater trochanter) and the firm tendon that passed over this bone. When the bursal sac becomes inflamed, each time the tendon has to move over the bone, pain results. Because patients with hip bursitis move this tendon with each step, hip bursitis symptoms can be quite painful.
Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS or ITBFS, for iliotibial band friction syndrome) is a common injury to the thigh, generally associated withrunning, cycling, hiking or weight-lifting (especially squats). One of the things to do for this is use one of the physio rollers – but I can’t do them because they roll across the bursa and hurt like hell.
Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction is a term which is commonly used when talking about sacroiliac injuries. This dysfunction refers to either hypo or hyper mobility (low or high respectively). Or in other words, the join can become ‘locked’ or be too mobile. This can then lead to problems with surrounding structures such as ligaments (e.g. Iliolumbar ligament) and muscles, which means SIJ problems can cause a wide range of symptoms throughout the lower back and buttocks, or even the thigh or groin.
Really. How fair is that? You try to get fit and next thing you know you are having a cortisone injection into your bursa (ouch) and only allowed to do some physio exercises and sit on a stationary bike – which I can’t do often because it hurts!!!! I am seeing a charming young man on a regular basis though – my physio. He continues to be amazed at how un-prudish women who have babies are. I mean come on, your massaging my arse – how can I possibly be worried about you seeing my knickers.
I’ve had my down in the dumps moment, and well I’m ok with the whole thing now. They think I will able to get back into it in about a month, if I do my strengthening exercises like a good girl and get better. It seemed like such a big deal to me, and it’s just not. If I let it be a big deal, I won’t like how I am feeling, so I’ll look for comfort somewhere. Not a good idea. I need to be able to comfort myself. So I have taken this time to realise I’ve been unfit for so long, that going full on as quickly as I did, it’s not surprising that there were repercussions. Also, I’ve been obese for so long, it’s going to take time to get it off, and as long as the number are going down – even just a little bit, it is ok.
I heard Anthony Robbins speak for the first time for about 20min the other day, and he said this – well kind of like this, I don’t know the quote. You think you’re having a bad day at work, then you lose your job and that becomes the bad day, then you lose your arm – an even worse day, then you get diagnosed with a terminal illness – now that is the bad day (although dying is worse). It just hit it home for me, how much I / we sweat the small stuff. It’s crazy. If it takes me 2 years to lose 66.4kgs, but it means I do it healthily and keep it off, then that is just fine with me.
So in the meantime I am being saintly with my food, doing my exercises, and doing lot’s of ‘head’ work. I put so much effort into the head stuff, because that’s what’s going to stop me from going back to bad habits – ever!!!
I’ve got someone doing some tweaking on the site at the moment, so we will soon have a photo gallery, a food section and a progress page….all of which have been asked for by you amazing people that take the time to read my blog and send me such wonderful messages of support. It means so much more than I could ever express. Thank you.
Now please just keep your fingers crossed that those numbers go down this week people…..and please feel free to do some of the ITBand exercises on YouTube, just to keep me company.
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