On or around Thanksgiving, my right hip started bothering me. More and more each day. Until I caved and scheduled an appointment with a local orthopedist. I say local because, traditionally, I see an orthopedist in Arlington, VA for all things hip. I say traditionally because—in case you’re new here—this ain’t my first rodeo. I […]
Why Not?
Well we’re a month into 2022 and it’s been quite a year thus far. I started it off sick. Not Covid. Probably the flu. That put me out of commission for a good 2 weeks. Then I fractured a bone in the top of my foot at the end of January. No work for 3 […]
choices.
The last time I wrote was right before my surgery, which was at the end of March. It is now practically mid-September. I’m not going to try to cover over 5 months worth of territory in a single post, but I will bring you the highlights. This one is worth the read. The surgery went […]
It’s weird to think…
Well folks, we’re 3 days out. That’s right. As long as my pre-op Covid test comes back negative, I go in for hip surgery on Wednesday. It will be at a surgical center in Reston, VA. I’m temporarily slated to be in the procedure room at noon, but things change constantly, so they wait until […]
Switching Sides
I’m trying to come up with titles that catch your attention and make you open my blog post. Did this one get ya? I’m hoping it did, but I’ve never been too great about hooking an audience with a title, so I’m not holding my breath. Anyway, chances are your assumptions are wrong when it […]
Bananas
I am a wreck, folks. An absolute wreck. My anxiety is just out of control. My stomach is constantly nauseous. I can’t stop trembling. I’m having *more* trouble sleeping. I’m just a mess. I wasn’t going to write until Tuesday. Because I don’t want to catasrophize over something that turns out to be nothing. But […]