I may be stuck at home, chained to my couch and slave to my aches and pains, but that does not mean that I am not working hard on my recovery or on my career. I have an arrangement with my boss to work on some projects from home that don't necessarily need to be …
First Outing
Yesterday was a BIG day. I fueled properly with some eggs, facon and chives...mmmm. After breakfast, I finally reached the bottom of the stairs to my apartment complex and instead of hopping right back up to my apartment I made a left and headed to the car. The last time I was in the car …
Independence
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 …
Lazy Bums
Well I really do have a "Lazy Bum" so to speak - with a foot-long incision on my left bum to fix my hip I'm not in any rush to be active. But Sunday was a cloudy, cool day in San Francisco, nothing like the rest of the country's heatwave weather, so Dave and I …
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 …
To Feel Better
Even I have to admit that I have been dealing with this ridiculous accident very very well. And even though I am in high spirits most of the time, there are those moments when I feel reality hit me and I break down. I wont go into the details, but on top of a big …
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 …
WIAW on crutches
Well let's just say that I did not picture myself eating like this last week but if you have been following my story, this freak accident is something no on would have predicted. Tuesday was the first day I came home and was able to relax and eat in the comfort of my familiar surroundings. Like this …
Time for a change of scenery
I woke up this morning to this view and this smiling face on the floor and this breakfast to take with pain pills and this encouraging news I'm heading home today with this in my hip and a smile on my face Thanks again for all of the continued support!!!
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