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.