Wanting to Run

I have about one more week left on my cane and as the weather begins to cool off my desire to go for a run goes into overtime. I want to just take off in a sprint with my pup and just run and play and act as if nothing was ever wrong with my hip. But, I have awhile before I will be able to run. My strength and endurance when walking Chloe has been getting better and I am getting less sore after long walks with her. I am able to walk with her for about 40 minutes with some soreness towards the end of the walk. It is a slow process but I can see more strength coming back. I still have a limp when I walk and I pain is an everyday thing, but I feel that I am making progress, even if it is slow. Lately, I have felt as if I have hit a rehab plateau. Everyday for the first few weeks progress seems significant, but now it seems as if progress takes much longer to see results.

I am beginning to feel more "normal" although my scar reminds me of all the things I have gone through with this surgery. I have residual swelling that makes it uncomfortable to wear jeans and clothes I loved to wear prior to the surgery. It doesn't help that I have gained about 7 pounds since the surgery, but I am doing my best to find alternative ways to stay in shape and I have had to curtail the sweets and stick to healthier foods. It is so easy to munch on sweets and sit on the couch, when that is all you have been doing for months, while bones heal. Jokingly, I think my doc made my hips bigger when he was fixing my hip socket. lo

Classes are under way and I definitely notice how tired I am after a long day of classes and being on my feet for an extended period of time. I didn't realize how little endurance I have left and how long it takes to build it up again. I have learned that this is a process to take day by day.

Things are Looking Up...

Sometimes when you think that things can not get any worse...they actually get better. Thanks for all the prayers, my dad was hired at Rolls Royce, Indianapolis, the aeronautics company. It pays better than the previous job and it looks like a possibility that my parents would be moving to Indy! I am so proud of my dad. This job looks like it will have many great opportunities. The only reason the position opened up was because the man who held the position was retiring after working there for 19 YEARS! I have always believed that everything happens for a reason, whether or not you may understand the reason at the time, there is a purpose none the less.

It also means as of 1 October we have health insurance! That is such a stress relief because the army paperwork is a giant fiasco right now and I was unable to get my own policy due to my hip being a "pre-existing condition." Boo...let health care reform begin! I did say reform, not socialized medicine! Throughout my hip experience I have gained a passion for health law and pursuing a career in that professional field. Like I said, things do happen for a reason.

As I get farther and farther out from my surgery, which I believe is 13 weeks today, I get stronger, but I also deal with the frustration that I am not "healed enough" to do what I want. I am so itching for a good run and it would be great to take the pup with me. Hopefully in the next 2 months I will be able to pound the pavement.

Thank you everyone for the prayers!