6 Months Post-op!!!

Today I am 6 months post-op. I also reached another milestone; being able to do 35 minutes on the elliptical. It has been such an accomplishment, but there has been many battles along the way. I think about where I was 6 months ago tonight. I was just out of surgery, recovering from a long surgery and beginning the recovery process. Its hard to think that I am already 6 months into my recovery. I can not seriously start thinking about doing the other hip.

Today, my hip friend Marcie, had her surgery and she begins the recovery process. I have quite a few hip friends that will be having surgery here shortly: Courtney, Sabrina, Jessica and Shelly will all be having their hip surgeries in the next month or so. Sooner than they think they will be 6 months post-op and astonished at all the progress they have made. I am going to be there for them through all the ups and downs. It is a hard process, but I do believe it will all be worth it when fully healed!

The more I keep pushing myself the more I ache. I guess that is part of the recovery process. My muscles have not been worked like this in awhile and they are readjusting to the routine. It is so nice to be in the gym on a regular basis again! I am starting to drop the weight. I gained a total of 20lbs. and about 12 inches throughout my body. So far, I have lost about 5 lbs and 6 inches from my body. I am starting to fit back into my clothes, but still have a ways to go. It feels good to see progress. It was such a bummer to gain weight on top of the hip problem :( I really don't think gaining 20 lbs was helping my hip problem either. Well on that note, neither is this crappy weather. My other hip is also acting up and I get nervous thinking about doing this process all over again. This time I am better prepared and know what to expect. It still doesn't make it easy, but I have a lot of support to help me through the recovery.

I am looking forward to the holidays and spending it with family. The only thing in my way right now is a week of final exams. BOO! I am having a movie night this Friday to spend some time with the hip girls! I am looking forward to it. Good food, great friends and some entertainment too! Last week, we got together at the Olive Garden and were there for about 4 hours laughing and having a ball. Our waiter left before we did! LOL I am so grateful to have these amazing women in my life!