If you missed my last post, you may be asking "What does hip pain have to do with brain injury?" The answer is: It appears that a traumatic brain injury (TBI) I had in 2010 caused my hips to have big problems. I was so out-of-balance when walking that I exacerbated tears that may have been already present in a major butt muscle (gluteus medius) and in the lining of my hips (labrum.) The tears couldn't have been too bad before the injury, as I walked a 1/2 marathon in Summer, 2010 with no pain!
It looks likely that I may need to learn how to live with my hip pain. I mentioned in my last post that the hip doctor wanted to rule out lupus or rheumatoid arthritis as the reason for the muscle and labral tears. We've ruled that out, so the question is: At my age (66), can the tears be repaired?
I've been answer-shopping (asking the same question of several people in an effort to get the answer I want.) So far, my family doctor, physical therapist, the rheumatoid arthritis doctor and the hip doctor have said it is doubtful surgery would be helpful. I'm getting a second opinion from another hip doctor, and if his answer is also negative, my last resource is in Sheridan, WY! My sister-in-law Stacy sent me an article about a new doctor who has moved to Sheridan who specializes in repairing labral tears. It would be ironic if I were unable to find a doctor here in Denver who could repair the tear, and found somebody in Sheridan, WY (population: about 16,000.)
In the meantime, I need to "reframe" how I think about my pain. I need to stop feeling sorry for myself and become more proactive about doing something for the pain! Below is a link to an interesting article about the reframing technique. The article states:
Every negative aspect of life can be reframed to help us find the positive side. Reframing gives people the ability to exercise their freedom to challenge themselves to always look for the good and the beautiful in everything they see. Reframing your mind will surely works wonder and makes you happier.
http://www.articlesbase.com/art-and-entertainment-articles/reframing-technique-466872.html
I've always said I like challenges and change. My experiences with brain injury is showing me that I like challenges and change; but only when I'm in control of the challenge or change. I'm not so wild about it when the challenge or change is not something I chose!
To reframe my attitude about the pain, I asked myself the questions: Okay, what do I want my life to look like whether I have the pain, or don't have the pain? How do I get that life?
Those two questions are really helping me to stop the "poor me" thinking, and to concentrate on the answers to the questions. Below is another excellent article about reframing.
http://www.projectresilience.com/reframing.htm
I didn't know until I began researching links for this blog that reframing began with Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP.) I learned it in a spiritual context aimed at getting rid of old, negative thoughts and replacing them with positive thought and action. Here are a couple of interesting You Tube video links that look at reframing from several perspectives.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwf6sjcE1AQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtPEYZfl-Ik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC6JG76ZZe4&feature=related
It looks likely that I may need to learn how to live with my hip pain. I mentioned in my last post that the hip doctor wanted to rule out lupus or rheumatoid arthritis as the reason for the muscle and labral tears. We've ruled that out, so the question is: At my age (66), can the tears be repaired?
I've been answer-shopping (asking the same question of several people in an effort to get the answer I want.) So far, my family doctor, physical therapist, the rheumatoid arthritis doctor and the hip doctor have said it is doubtful surgery would be helpful. I'm getting a second opinion from another hip doctor, and if his answer is also negative, my last resource is in Sheridan, WY! My sister-in-law Stacy sent me an article about a new doctor who has moved to Sheridan who specializes in repairing labral tears. It would be ironic if I were unable to find a doctor here in Denver who could repair the tear, and found somebody in Sheridan, WY (population: about 16,000.)
In the meantime, I need to "reframe" how I think about my pain. I need to stop feeling sorry for myself and become more proactive about doing something for the pain! Below is a link to an interesting article about the reframing technique. The article states:
Every negative aspect of life can be reframed to help us find the positive side. Reframing gives people the ability to exercise their freedom to challenge themselves to always look for the good and the beautiful in everything they see. Reframing your mind will surely works wonder and makes you happier.
http://www.articlesbase.com/art-and-entertainment-articles/reframing-technique-466872.html
I've always said I like challenges and change. My experiences with brain injury is showing me that I like challenges and change; but only when I'm in control of the challenge or change. I'm not so wild about it when the challenge or change is not something I chose!
To reframe my attitude about the pain, I asked myself the questions: Okay, what do I want my life to look like whether I have the pain, or don't have the pain? How do I get that life?
Those two questions are really helping me to stop the "poor me" thinking, and to concentrate on the answers to the questions. Below is another excellent article about reframing.
http://www.projectresilience.com/reframing.htm
I didn't know until I began researching links for this blog that reframing began with Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP.) I learned it in a spiritual context aimed at getting rid of old, negative thoughts and replacing them with positive thought and action. Here are a couple of interesting You Tube video links that look at reframing from several perspectives.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwf6sjcE1AQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtPEYZfl-Ik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC6JG76ZZe4&feature=related
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