Back With a Capital Vengence!

AM: The hip feels fantabulous this morning! Must have been all that red healing elixir last night! Hip drill: hip circles, 3-way hip, glute squeezies, hula dance, and 2 x 20 hip flexor stretchies.

PM: 15 minutes on the bike and 12 minutes (733 revolutions) on the arm bike followed by the usual hip routine. My arms are finally used to crutching around town everyday that they can handle a little workout. Not sure if I like all the girl on crutches attention at the gym. Seriously crutches are like meathead magnets :)

AM: Bike at PT. Got to add some splitty things to the hip routine! 3-day weekends are awesome even when you are a lame-o on crutches!!! Happy P-day. I have been deliberating all morning on my favorite president and I do think it is Obama :)

PM: More bike plus evening hip routine. Now time for some quality time with Ron Swanson. 

AM: Hip routine. Dreamt I ran a marathon last night and it wasn't that hard :) I think running dreams are a good sign. But at this point, a walking dream would be nice too! 2 more weeks on crutches - rarrrrrrrrrr!

PM: Hip crap. Last year at 5 weeks I was weaning off crutches... I am scared. I have been trying to put more weight on the bum side and it just feels awful like the head of my femur is going to pop out the front side. Trying not to freak, but really freaking :( Not to mention the 3-day weekend was bad for my armpit callouses. I am a whiny mess and I want a cookie.

AM: Worst hip day yet! 1.5 hours at PT trying to get my right SI joint back into place. Surgery was cake compared to this experience. I guess an 11-hour work day on crutches really jacks your pelvis. I know I am doing too much right now, but I don't know what else I can do. Sugar fast is over. PT fed me watermelon sour patch things every time I cried. Pretty sure I had 42 of them. Now is not the time to give up sugar...

From here on out I have to put weight on the op side with every step even if it takes me a year to walk down the hall. No more hulas, no more weight shifting, and no more super crutching allowed!

PM: 10 minutes bike and hip stuff. Pain in the 5-6 range. :(

5-Weeks Down Today! Need to start biking twice a day from here on out and focus a little more on the mental side of things!

AM: 15 minutes on the bike. Hip circles, splits, 3-way hip, bridges, knee to hip stretch, glute squeezies.

PM: 10 more minutes on the bike because I am bored and unchallenged at work. 

PM2: Op hip is feeling better than yesterday, but right side is super sore and spazzy from the manipulation yesterday. Hip circles, splits, 3-way hip, bridges, knee to hip stretch, glute squeezies.

Should be in Wisconsin right now for my first Birkie! Just happy they have snow. Next year :)

Long, yet fascinating read: The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food.

AM: 15 minutes bike and hip drill.

PM: 10 minutes bike and hip drill. Finally got my car back since I was cleared to drive a manual. Stupid clutch still hurts though :(

AM: 15 minutes bike and hip drill.

PM: Hip drill.