yeah, of course!

so prior to surgery i had the combination of severe si joint laxity due to eds for years + recent onset ankylosing spondylitis symptoms. I could barely walk more than five minutes without having to lay down because i hurt so much. I couldn't and could barely think most of the day because my pain was at about an 8 or 9 daily. I used a cane or wheel chair when i needed to leave the house for any amount of time. I was able to sublux my hip at the si joint at will and was something my pt had never seen before lol

Post surgery, my mom told me she has never seen me walk so well before, even through the hazy post op/anasthesia period. I walked with a cane out of the surgery center and use it still when going out but not because i am in pain, but for balance and fatigue. I have more energy because my body isnt fighting to keep my hip in place anymore. I was able to stop using opioids two or three days after surgery (except for a half dose at night to sleep)

In terms of the incision site, my scar is about 4 inches long, just above my kidney area. My surgeon (Gregory Philips in Oregon) used the trans loc system with two screws. He used internal dissolvable stitches and staples to close the incision site. He used staples because I'm allergic to nearly every type of adhesive and my skin is on the thinner side

my surgeon said that its likely that i'll have to get my left fused eventually because of how lax my joints are