Problems

It had all been going so well! I recently started going to the gym to get my fitness back in order and had started running on the treadmill. Only for a 5-10 minutes, but it felt ok. I then decided to try badminton with a friend in the hope that one day I’d be able to return to playing tennis, but I regret playing and now wonder whether I’ve done some significant damage.

Post op the inside of my joint hurt a little but it was never anything worth noting. However, lunging about on the badminton court has given me quite moderate pain in the joint on the anterior side (not where my original problem was, but where the surgeon did stuff). I’ve had a fairly constant dull ache for nearly 5 days now with little zips of sharp pain. It hurts to sit, as I think it puts pressure on the part of my joint I’ve hurt, and it hurts when my leg is at extension when walking.

Jumping around was a huge amount of impact on my joint, so I’m hoping it’s just sore and tender after not having done anything like it for a couple of years (although, the left hip hasn’t done anything either and that feels fine). If I’m honest, and knowing my own body, it feels like something more notable is wrong and that it’s not something that will just get better :-(

Hopefully my next post will disprove these suspicions. Until then...