Merry Christmas!!

Well......

Finally got through the first boring stretch at work...Everyone shuts down during the Christmas and New Years week. Very Boring not much going on...

Also got through a week of shopping and more shopping!! Not too bad this year as we down sized the gift giving...SORT OF!! Even blew off shopping last Saturday for Happy Hour!!! Great way to start the Holiday Cheer.

Hips have been OK with all the walking and shopping. I have done zero PT which a very bad idea. Both hips are stiff and getting sore. I need to get moving on swimming and bike riding.

2 months until I go back for my Blood Work re-check. I have been wondering whats going on. Is it still normal or has it started heading south. We will see in February. I am still having fatigue issues and I am working through it. I think the more exercise I get the better I will feel.

Glad the weather is not as rough this year but I do miss the snow!!

Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Seattle Visit

Well, I met with my Ortho Surgeon yesterday in Seattle. By the way, very long and boring drive!

Anyway, he took pictures of my hips and the results were good. My left hip is totally healed and you cant even tell it was pieced backed together, except for the screws!!
He said I am totally healed and have no restrictions!! Makes me very happy but not unexpected at all. I have not been having any issues at all with my left hip for a long time.

I did however, discuss my right hip pain with him. It really has been bugging me off an on since I saw him in September. He told me that it really is up to me based on the pain. If it gets really bad he wants me to make an appointment and he will schedule an MRI and go from there.

So I would say it was a good visit but I am still faced with a very sore right hip that I need watch and hope the pain goes away. I am not been rehabbing like I should so I need to step it up.

I know that is going to be the key. Otherwise I am faced with another crappy surgery that was no fun at all!!

I would say that the results were great just a crappy journey!!

Talk to you later.....

Busy Weekend

It was a very very busy weekend! This was the weekend we did our Christmas Tree lot for Aaron's Scout Troop. It was sponsored by Trees for Troops. It is a great program to help get Christmas trees to our troops stationed all over the US and out of the country.

We did OK. Spent half the day Saturday selling trees. It was fun. Aaron did a great job. It was very very cold!!!!

Saturday night I went with Theresa to her works Christmas Party at El Gaucho. The food was great, the wine was great and the beer was great. Nothing bad about at all.

Sunday morning came too quickly. I was tired and very very sore. I was limping pretty bad and in a grumpy mood. I need to work on that. I can't let my sore hips spill over into how I treat everyone.

Anyway, it was busy but a fun weekend! No I did not put up my Christmas lights. Try to do it this weekend. Need to set up my tree too.

Today, both my hips are on fire. I was limping like crazy all day long. I have to be honest, I did not expect to be still feeling crappy. I know I sound like a broken record, but by this time I really was expecting to be telling the world how great I feel and everything is back to normal.. STILL WAITING.

I rode the bike today instead of swimming. I have not been doing anything since before Thanksgiving, so I hope this helps.

Well that was my RANT for the day.

Oh by the way..THE DUCKS ARE SMELLING ROSES!!!

All I need now are tickets.Great football season for the Oregon Ducks! One for the Ages!!!