I am incredibly lucky to have a man in my life who loves all things medicine and has the ability to stay home with me right now and take care of me. As many of you know, crutches keep both hands pretty busy when you move around and as hard as you try to think …
Category: Injury
Milestones
This time last week I was waking up in the hospital after a 4 and a half hour surgery to put a metal plate in my hip to fix a broken hip socket. Needless to say this is not how I expected to end my 10 mile run that Saturday morning, but life happens and …
Prunes and You
After my surgery I was placed in the joint replacement ward in the hospital. Let's just say that I was the youngest patient, by far, on the wing. But, just like every other patient of any age dealing with anesthesia and pain medications, I had not had a bowel movement since before my accident. To …
Day by Day
Yesterday was a big day for me...I showered! Well with the help of my incredible boyfriend I sat down on a stool in our shower and he bathed me, but still, I am clean for the first time since last Friday! I even blow dried my bangs (awkwardly) - I felt like me again. The …
Almond Jay 