Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2023 19:50:43 GMT 1
Sept 24, 2023 15:43:55 GMT 1 @notkristie said:
Getting used to a certain baseline of pain in the past few weeks. Saw my orthopedist last Monday because of increasing hip pain and had some x-rays taken. Initial findings are bilateral osteoarthritis, some sort of deformity of the femoral heads (the "balls" of the hip joints) bilaterally, and possible lumbar nerve root impingement, all of which explains a lot. Will have an MRI this coming Friday. I've learned that if I want to sleep well, I have to take 600 mg of ibuprofen, but I don't want to do that every night. Been avoiding walking much because it makes things worse. Spending lots of time laying down, but trying not to lose too much muscle/core strength by doing Pilates, which can be done lying down!
Hiatus from dance right now until I have a treatment plan, I think. It's not the worst in the world but I feel old and am afraid of having to give up dance...
Rather than give up dance, have you not considered teaching it?
You were talking not long ago about a change in occupation & given your obvious love for dance, maybe that could be an avenue worth pursuing.
My mentor did suggest hula, lol. Apparently each movement has symbolism tied to the natural world (wind, waves, etc.). I'm not quite ready to give everything i love up for that, yet. But I did like belly dance when I tried it for a while!
