Super Bowl Sunday!!

Looking forward to a great Super Bowl. To bad its the end of the Football season. Might be a long off season.

Cam is going to Northwestern to interview for the HPME Program. When it rains it pours!! Very very proud of him.

Hip is doing horrible. Not sure why but on a scale of 1 to 10 I am at about a 6 1/2. I was on Vicodin at about a 5. Need to do more walking and less sitting.

Lost over 15 pounds so far. I am hoping that will help.

Anyway, have a great weekend its going to be a very exciting February.

Blood Test Results

Got my blood test results from my Doctor visit last week. Most everything was normal, so good news. However, I have a slight low Vitamin D level. Not a clue what that means, since low vitamin D is very common is States with very little sun.

The more concerning issue is the statement from my doctor that one liver test showed concern... No other data to support that statement. I may need to give him a call.

He wants me to take Vitamin D 3, 2,000 units a day and re-test in two months. He will also re-test my liver function.

Not bad news but not good news either. STORY OF MY LIFE OVER THE PAST 3 1/2 YEARS!!!

Does not really matter, my right hip is still driving me crazy. Had an absolutely horrible day yesterday. As a result, I was grumpy and went to bed early. Not very social either. Doesn't score me any points with the family.

Got up about 6:30 this morning with a raging hip...So here we go again today.

Its all good. Cam is in at USC and Aaron is doing great his first year in High School. I couldn't ask for better kids. I am blessed.

Have a great Sunday....

Thank God Its Almost Friday

So glad its Friday tomorrow. Very long week.

Went to the Doctor yesterday and finally got my right hip looked at.

The X-rays came back with what I accepted..Mild Dysplaysia and no arthritis, which is great. Yet it still does not explain the pain!

I am going to trying riding a bike or swimming for a month and see how it goes. If it does not get any better I am going to head up to Seattle.

Anyway, see ya later.

Haning out in SunRiver

Aaron and I are hanging out in Sunriver today. He wanted to Snow board. We are here with our troop.

Very nice and sunny day. I am hanging out in the Bar again like last year. But I got a great view of Aaron as he comes down the run.

Hip is sore as hell.....but oh well.

Happy New Year!!

I hope everyone had a great New Years!! Here is hoping 2011 is another healthy year!

How about them DUCKS!!

Should be a great game on Monday!!

As far as my counts. Still looking good. I go back in June 11. Looks like I will have a nice long remission.

My right hip is still giving a lot of trouble. Part of the reason I have not been posting. I don't want to sound like a whiner.

Someday, PAIN FREE!!! Can't wait. Then again, I guess everyone has a few aches and pains :0

Last year with Cam then off to college.....No tellin where yet.

No matter what I am very very proud of him. Both of my boys for that matter. I could not of asked for better children.

So, cross your fingers for the DUCKS.......................and ZERO pain in 2011!!!!!!!!!!!!

Talk to you soon.

I am still here

I know I have not posted in awhile. It has been fairly busy since school started for the kids.

My counts are fine so the HCL issues for now are in the rear view mirror.

My hip is another issue. My right side is still giving me fits. There are times when I can not walk at all. Yet there are times I feel great. I have started to walk after work around the block. I am also trying to do some exercises to control my weight. I am hoping this will help.

It has been very frustrating but I need to focus on making it better instead of the pain. I don't think it will ever go away and I have no plans on having surgery on the right side. I have said this before, I cant go through the process again. It was hard on me and my family.

Other than that things are moving along.

Got pictures of some of fall activities I need to post.

Talk to you soon.

College Football is Back!!

Yesterday was the first weekend of College Football. I guess that truly means Summer is over!!

Went to see the Oregon Ducks kick the day lights out of the New Mexico Lobos...72-0!!!

Took the whole family and had a great time. Sat with old friends too. Even though it was never really close we all had a ball!! Aaron had never been to a game before and he really liked it.

The new face lift to Autzen is great. New turf and re-painted the inner walls around the stadium. Looks awesome.

Looking forward to more games!


As far as me, not so good. The pain in my right hip is getting worse. I am working hard to manage it with out complaining or making too big a deal about it. I have been icing down every night and limping around every single day.

When I rotate my leg I hear it popping and knocking. I can actually feel it in my chest. To fix this I am not sure what to do. Surgery is out of the question...cant afford it. Nor can I afford the 6 weeks of lost work. I will not put myself through the whole process so soon either. Too much for me and too much for my family. They are the ones who pick up the slack and it was a lot of work.

So I am trying to loose a few pounds hopefully that will help. I also need to re-commit myself to working out at the gym. We have so much going on its difficult but I have to find a way. I think I should of bought that exercise bike when I had the chance.

I just don't get it. I have come so far in my recover and been through a great deal over the last few years and I can't believe I am going to be struggling like this from now on. Its very frustrating.

Who knows. It could go away tomorrow we will just have to see.

Have a great Labor Day Weekend. I am going to take advantage and rest.