Agility Practice

Here's a clip from last Friday night's agility class:

Granted these are short distances and relatively slow speeds, but I am running and my right hip doesn't hurt! I do feel it on the left side though.

Adam, I Think We Need a Break

A couple of weeks ago NYSC opened up a new and beautiful gym a mile away from our house. Adam and I came up with a workout plan for me and off I went. I was supposed to see him a few more times this month, but meetings came up and PT appointments got cancelled. Then this Monday, I looked at my calendar in the morning and realized that I was supposed to be at PT 10 minutes earlier. Oooops!

I just don't feel like I need it any more. So I called up Adam and we agreed to stop for a while - I'll call him if I feel I need to. I'll probably start back up in October with a pre-game plan, but for now, Adam and I are taking the summer off.

Blade Runner

On Wednesday night I ran for the first time since my surgery. Oddly, when I'm in a full-on run I'm a lot smoother than at slower speeds.

I ran Paris at agility once that night and then again a few times on Friday night. My calves are still sore, but I can't even describe how good it feels to be running again.

Hip Bike Chick

Every few years or so, our friend Mark organizes a bunch of friends to meet up somewhere, rent Harley's and ride.

Last December Mark told me about the trip he was planning for June - San Francisco to Lake Tahoe to Yosemite to the Pacific Coast Highway and back to SF. Six days, 1,200 miles.

It's a lot of time to spend on the back of a bike, but Dr. Buly seemed to think it would be OK. . Well intentioned, but non-riding friends told me I couldn't do it - no way, no how. I'd have to sit this one out.

Don't tell me I can't do something...

It was an AMAZING trip. I stretched whenever we stopped and I was totally fine. My left hip was the side that gave me the pain - not the right. I'm so glad I went.

Happy Flight Delay

Doug and I are headed up to San Francisco for a vacation with friends and right now we're hanging out at the Admiral's Club because our flight has been delayed by at least 2 hours.

So, why do I have the big grin on my face? Because I'm sitting crossed legged!

Happy day!

The Good (?) Thing About Hip Pain

Lately my left hip has been bitchy - the grinding pain and the sharp pangs that wake me up in the middle of the night. This was always my "good side."

I don't like the pain, but every time I have it now I am reminded of how amazingly improved my right side is. My former bad side, that hurt everyday to some degree or another for the last decade, isn't causing me pain any more. I am my own before and after comparison.

The question I'm most often asked is if I'm glad I had my surgery - I am 1000%, yes. Pre-surgery there was a little part of my brain (that I squelched) that wondered if we weren't making a big mistake - What if something goes wrong? What if I limp for the rest of my life? Will I ever run again? I knew there would be no undoing it once I was wheeled into the OR.

I am so thankful that I decided to have my FO. I am deeply grateful to have been born into a part of the world where fixing my hip dysplasia is even an option. I'm looking forward to having the left side done.

And then I'll be done.