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The Last Straw Pt. 2
I was born with hip dysplasia. I had no idea – which is not uncommon. Many people have no idea until they reach their 40s and start having pain. My pain started much earlier, but I chalked it up to my motorcycle accident and ignored it. I ignored it through 20+ years of hiking, skiing, biking, swimming and running, including several half-marathons and a full marathon. The damage is done. I have the dysplasia and torn labrums in both hips, but the right hip is far worse and needs something done soon. This was the last straw. I sat in disbelief while the doctor showed Bryan and me the Xrays…
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The Last Straw Pt. 1
I am broken. In my last post, I said it’s time to get real. I’m not proud of feeling this way, nor am I comfortable with it. But it’s real. I feel broken…physically and spiritually. The title of my blog is “Life After Groundhog Day” because I wanted to document how life evolves after a moment – for me, being diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder. No, it’s not cancer, but it’s not nothing either. The past two and a half years have been so hard. So hard that I have found myself thinking things that are difficult for me to admit to myself, let alone to a public audience. The…
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Me, Running and God 2.0
It’s fine, I ran today. It hurt a little but it also felt AMAZING. I ran a 5k last Saturday. It hurt a LOT, and it felt AMAZING. I am attempting to make running a regular part of my life again. I have my rheumatologist’s blessing in trying. It’s not going as well as I’d like, but I’m not giving up. I have an appointment next week to discuss my goals and treatment options I’ve been avoiding up until now. I am contemplating additional medications to combat some new symptoms and maybe help with my goal to run. I’ll let you know how it goes. In the meantime, below you…
