As we approach the end of 2016, I am quite aware that I am
approaching 2 years since the operation. Things have continued to improve over
the course of this year, albeit at a slower and less noticeable rate. I now sit
for up to about 7 hours most work days - over the course of the day, and never
for more than about an hour without moving about a bit. There is some
discomfort some of the time, but I have come to accept that this is just from
the scar area – and something that will hopefully continue to lessen over time
as things continue to adapt and my body learns to forget the last few years. I
think a lot of those pain pathways became ‘hard-wired’ and it just takes time
for the body accept the new happier situation! We shall see.
All in all the operation has changed my life really. I can now sit down, whereas the previous years before the operation I had to rely on the coccyx cushion which I carried everywhere (and that was seriously uncomfortable!). That in itself is a game-changer. The next challenges are continuing to get even fitter. I have been able to maintain decent fitness through swimming, walking and yoga but I am now keen to kick on a bit. I have begun using the cycling machine in the gym as well as doing some light weight workouts. My legs are pretty fatigued and my feet are sore from the last few years of standing static at a computer so I am keen to get back running and playing some sports in 2017. I hope that the fitter I become the more any scar and peripheral discomfort will reduce off more. We had a little boy in March so the added incentive is to be fighting fit so I can do lots with him over the coming years. Here's to continued progress and the future!
