One year ago today, I woke in a darkened hotel room and walked directly to the widow. I pulled back the curtain and saw rain pelting the ground below me and the buildings around me. I watched as lightening illuminated the darkened streets of Boston and my heart leapt with each rumble of thunder. It...
I’ve never been one to frequent the doctor’s office. Over the last year, however, I’ve become quite comfortable sitting on those papered tables and holding my arm out for a blood pressure reading. A fractured leg and the like, had doctor visits surpassing salon visits this year. Sadly. Over these visits, as we prepared for...
Words underlined in a recently finished book: How long has it been since you were fascinated by your shadow? It mesmerized you the first time you noticed it, yet you probably pay it no mind now. Did it lose its wonder, or did you lose your wonderment? __ I’m not sure how to do this....
It happened often. Not daily, by any means. Not even monthly, I’m sure. But it happened enough that I remember it. I don’t remember each time it happened, of course, but I’m quite certain I recall the very first time it happened. I must have been a pre-teen or perhaps in my early teens. I’m...
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Awww! This makes me smile! I have been wondering how your recovery is going. I am five months out today from my surgery and for fun (I don’t do well following all of these rules that came with our surgery), I ran a mile two days ago with daughter. It was glorious to not be in pain after being in pain with every step I took for a year. My hip flexors aren’t totally happy with me today, but it was worth the mile to know that I can still do it. Oh and I wake surfed today too and that filled my soul as well. I am so grateful that I did the surgery and it sounds like it was a success for you as well. Now I just have to have my other hip done, but the surgeon is hopeful that my microfracture on my other hip will be much smaller than the one I had done in December. Enjoy that new-ish hip of yours!
Sara,
Are you five months out??!! I thought I had mine before you and I’m four months out. I’m so happy you are able to be active again! Doesn’t it feel amazing? I had my follow up today and the doctor said after 6 months we can go back to activity 100 percent. I asked if that included marathon training and he said to check with him at six months. I am hopeful all will go well. When are you having your other hip done??
Ha! You are right! I was only four months on 4/12. Oh man this shelter at home is killing brain cells or maybe it is the home schooling. So, I better slow my roll on my activities I am doing. Here I was thinking I was almost six months out in May and no more restrictions. 🙁 My plan was to do my other hip in November of this year, but Covid 19 might have delayed that for me. My surgeon does 11 surgeries a week and books six months out. He is going to have some catching up to do now. I was suppose to go up to Denver last week for a follow up and start the ball rolling on my other hip, but he isn’t seeing patients right now. A friend of mine in Durango is a big runner like you and often runs twice a day. She had the same surgery as us ten years ago at 40 and just had to get a hip replacement in February. She ran a bunch of races in those ten years. So happy for you and good luck with the rest of your recovery.
That’s hilarious! And yes, I think we all get a bit of a pass right now. ALL of our brains are fried. 🙂🙂
Take care of yourself Sara and don’t rush the process!
Oh my goodness! You’re right! On 4/12 I was only four months not five! Ugh! I suppose I better slow my roll on my activities. Here I was thinking I was almost to six months and restriction free in May. This homeschooling and stay at home order is frying my brain.
A friend of mine, who is a huge runner and sometimes runs twice a day, had our surgery ten years ago and in February she had a hip replacement. She had ten years of great running and did a lot of races. The hip I just had done the surgeon told me has quite a bit of arthritis in it already and will definitely need a hip replacement someday, but he is hoping I can get at least seven good years out of it first. He is hopeful to get to my other hip before it gets as bad and then maybe I can avoid a hip replacement in that one down the road.
I was planning on having my other hip done in November, but Covid 19 may change that now. My surgeon up in Denver does 11 of these surgeries a week and hasn’t been seeing patients, so I imagine he is going to have some catching up to do when this is all said and done. So we will see…
I hope your recovery keeps going smoothly and enjoy your freedom! Can’t wait to follow your progress!
Oops! I posted twice. Just confirms what I was saying about my brain being fried.
We all can do things we dont think we can. But with God,family and friends we can.
Very true.