85 Weeks Post #HipReplacement Hip Woes

19 Months and it’s still a journey, I won’t lie, I kinda knew it would be a longer journey that most people’s experiences, it was never going to be smooth either.

However that all said, it has been smoother sailing for this replacement hip, and this year so far has been magic for this hip.

Each step getting stronger, lasting longer in stamina, and honestly a joy to exercise.

I won’t gloss over it can still be painful at times, but my Tramadol is helping, as is a hot water bottle and rest. But these generally lift the pain quite quickly. I have the most pain inside the groin or under the Glute scar mainly. It does disperse fast with rest though.

The Left hip is a far more bitter story, it’s failing apart, it stings when I walk, it’s crunchy if I try and lift it, and it’s causing so many tears.

I’d got used to the muscle aches on the other side, knowing they go with rest. But this is gnawing white hot pain, that nothing touches it!!

Linda Bleck always helps me find the ways to explain it all to myself and to others.

Recently when walking, well twice now, I’ve felt sick, dizzy and locking sensation in the front of the hip. Like I can’t bend it, or once bent I can’t straighten it.

It is putting me off walking, which is madness really as that’s the only thing that’s keeping all anxiety and mental health in check, as well as working well on the opposite hip. So now I feel trapped, unsure of what to do or how to move forward.

Camping Trip #Whitby

Following an epic woodland Falling Foss walk the day before, we had hoped for a traditional beach day to sunbathe or paddle board. But the weather was freaky, inland at the site was glorious, but the coast was eerie, misty and dangerous.

What better than to visit a graveyard hunting for Dracula gravestones, his victims and one he hid in!!

The Fog was thick and very scary to drive in at times.

The Abbey could barely be seen, but no matter we were here for the Church yard instead.

And it couldn’t of looked more perfect if it had tried. Perhaps it looked like this when Bram Stoner wrote the novel?

Found one stone with the tell tale skull and cross bones, we had found it on a previous trip (Whitby Goth Weekend last October) but I knew there were 2 others to find.

Walked around each one to come across the others.

Finally we spotted the best one, also the hardest one to find.

And then the third one was found, looks like the first and was weirdly right next to it too. Never saw that last year.

Down the 199 steps there are benches, well I thought they were benches to rest on. Turns out they used to rest the bodies on them, as they carried them up to be buried!!

Mr Moon fits nicely. Bit eerie, and we probably looked like we were having a laugh but we were quiet somber too, never forgetting it has real loved ones buried here, so if you go please be respectful too.

This was our last full day, as only came from Tuesday to Friday. It was a whistle stop tour of Yorkshire and we know we left off many other things and places we are hoping to visit next time. Just never enough time or energy to do it all.

Another fry up tea, best thing about camping is not feeling guilty about the naughty food you eat. We wrapped up with blankets and hot chocolate and had more perseids shooting stars to watch. Yorkshire has the best skies to watch, so clear and vast.