So after a month I was still hurting, and of course my walking was a little off.
The back Surgeon after one of the MRI’s confirmed I had 3 herniated discs in my lower back. He mentioned possible surgery but wanted physical therapy to try their luck as well as my hip to get looked at.
I still didn’t know what was going on with my hip but I was getting a little anxious as it was hunting season and getting up in the tree stand was painful.
Plus I had not rode my horse since 2 weeks prior to the wreck. I had went to a two day barrel race. I qualified for finals and was ready to get back to riding. I just had a feeling something still wasn’t right. So figured I’d be better safe than sorry.
My pain level was consistently at a 3-6 in my groin and back. I used to sleep on my left side but that had changed. I also used to work out daily on the treadmill and that changed as well.
Everything I used to do, I wasn’t able to and it was only 1 month after the wreck.
I did get an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon for my hip and he scheduled another MRI.
It was for November right before we had plans to go to Colorado to see my mom and moms side of the family. He said if it was major he would call if not we would talk when I got back.
The MRI was a scary situation in itself for someone that is claustrophobic to a certain degree. But I made it through and prayed I would have my answers when I got back.
So we packed up and headed for Colorado.
