Yearly Archives: 2011

Happy Holidays

  Here’s wishing you all a happy, healthy and safe holiday season whatever you happen to celebrate!  

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Second Time for a First Milestone

Goodbye stitches! They were removed yesterday during my 10-day post-op appointment at the surgeon’s office; four Steri-Strips cover the remaining scars.  Speaking of which – I now have a matching set. Two small circles on each side mark the spot where the surgeon had inserted the long, thin arthroscopic tools

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All I Want for Christmas …

A little over a week since my second arthroscopic hip surgery —  this time on my right side —  and I am feeling remarkably well. Aside from some general soreness around the tiny incisions near my hip joint, there’s very little pain. And I have my new best friend to thank

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On the Mend, Again

I made it through my second arthroscopic hip surgery on Friday, and I’m happy to report that this time around there were no spinal headaches to suffer through afterward. The anesthesiologist – an affable older gentleman from New Zealand – performed an epidural instead of a spinal tap, before administering

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Surgery Countdown Redux

My second and final (only have two legs, thank goodness) arthroscopic hip surgery is just four days away. Another hip impingement and torn labrum. Today was my preoperative appointment at the hospital, where I was examined by an internist, who gave me clearance for the surgery; given an electrocardiogram (EKG) to ensure my heart is

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Happy Thanksgiving

Even though I wasn’t able to run in any of the numerous turkey trots today (still recovering from hip arthroscopy and awaiting yet another surgery), I did the next best thing:  I volunteered at a local race. But next year … I plan to do both! I hope everyone has

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Doubts About Hip Arthroscopy

Is hip impingement surgery really necessary? This was the focus of a front-page story today in The New York Times —  Hip Procedure Grows Popular Despite Doubt, by Gina Kolata. The article looks specifically at the shaving of the femoral bone, often done in conjunction with the repair of a

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Surgery Update, Take 2

I moved up the date of my second arthroscopic hip surgery (This time on my right side!) to Friday, Dec. 9, from Friday, Jan. 13. It’s not because I’m particularly superstitious. (I’m not, really.) The surgeon’s office just had an earlier opening, and I wanted to get it over and

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Here We Go Again …

I received good and bad news today from the surgeon who repaired a torn labrum on my left hip, caused by a hip impingement (a k a femoroacetabular impingement, or FAI). The good news is that I am healing very well from the arthroscopic surgery this past summer and can return to

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I’m Running Again (Sort of)

It’s been awhile since I last checked in – too much going on with work, grad school, physical therapy … (ugh!). Last weekend I actually had a post all written and ready to go  … when I suddenly lost power from a freak Nor’easter that slammed New Jersey and Connecticut.

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Welcome

Most athletes have experienced a “second wind,” that jolt of energy and strength that allows us, enervated and dispirited, to carry on. But sometimes our bodies cannot recover on their own – we need outside help so we can catch our “third wind.”

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