“You’ve graduated! See you in a year, maybe, so we can get some more data on you.” Those were the final words from my hip surgeon at the end of my regular checkup this past week. As I was leaving his office, I was handed – not a diploma or…
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The journey from injury to recovery for Vivian Marino.
One Year Later
I couldn’t let this day pass without acknowledging that exactly one year ago I had my first arthroscopic hip surgery, on my left side. (The right side was scoped five months later, in December.) And so began one of the longest years of my life. My very skilled surgeon at…
Posted in Hip Labral Tears, My Story, Physical Therapy
A Major Milestone (And Update)
Yes, I am running again. And I am thrilled to report that I actually covered three miles this morning – my longest run in a year, in fact, almost to the day. (Back then it was clearly a therapeutic endeavor: to calm my jitters two days before the first of two…
Posted in Hip Labral Tears, My Story, Physical Therapy, Running
My Rocky Road
I thought it was time to provide another progress report on my recovery from dual arthroscopic hip surgeries last year (left side: July; right side: December). So how am I doing? Well, it all depends on which day that question is asked. I had a pretty long stretch of feeling…
Posted in My Story
Blog Birthday
This Memorial Day weekend marks the first anniversary of Catching a Third Wind, a blog that chronicles my long journey to recover from femoroacetabular impingement, a k a FAI – or more simply, a condition of too much friction in the hip joint. This friction – in my case it was caused by…
Posted in Hip Labral Tears, My Story
A PT Big Milestone
I bid adieu to my physical therapist this past week. And while I really did like him, I hope to not see too much of him. (Except for an occasional tune-up, or maybe if my right knee keeps bothering me.) I’ve been in physical therapy on and off since December…
Posted in Hip Labral Tears, My Story, Physical Therapy
Training to Run Again
Exactly 16 years ago, I was up in the Boston area running my very first marathon. (Yes, that one!) It was the 100th running of that fabled race, and to celebrate the occasion, the Boston Athletic Association, the race organizer, opened up 5,000 spots to a lottery. So running novices…
Posted in Hip Labral Tears, My Story, Running
An Unexpected Complication
As I become active again – I took my first spin class in nearly four months last weekend – I continue to experience the typical aches and pains that come with adjusting to doing more. Sore quads. Tight hamstrings. Calves in need of stretching. Phantom knee pain that comes and goes.…
Posted in My Story
Postsurgical Update
Fifteen and a half weeks since my second arthroscopic surgery, on my right hip (the left was scoped in July) and I am thrilled to report that my surgeon has given me the go-ahead to resume all normal activities. That means running (oops, I’ve already been doing a little bit of that), outdoor cycling, spinning, yoga…
Posted in Hip Labral Tears, My Story, Running
Getting to the Core: the Bosu Ball
A big part of my physical therapy (Round 1, 2 and 3) has been core strengthening. The core includes the gluteus maximus, a k a butt; abdominal muscles; hip flexors and abductors; and the illotibial band on the outside of the leg. Runners are notoriously weak in this area. But…
Posted in Core Strengthening, Hip Labral Tears, My Story, Physical Therapy