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A Slight Sigh of Relief
Today was Doctor #3. My expectations could not have been lower. After this major setback, I figured that my labrum was either torn even worse, or I had a stress fracture, or perhaps both This would...
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The Pain Test
I had no idea what my doctor was talking about when he prescribed a “pain test.” Googling didn’t help either. They instructed me to bring a driver with me to the appointment. Gulp. It could have been a...
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The Shutdown Continues
No, I’m not talking about the Government Shutdown. That has come and gone since the last time I talked about my injury. My fitness is still mostly shut down, but there have been some new developments....
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The Mystery Continues …
Today was the next doctor’s appointment, this time to check for a hernia. Dr. Guy thought this was a possibility, and it made sense to my general practitioner. I was pretty much convinced before I...
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The Process of Elimination
I went into this last appointment without any major expectations. The last several appointments have not provided answers, so why would this one? To be honest, the last few weeks have not been...
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The Clouds are Clearing
Before I get into the most recent injury update, I wanted to talk about my bike rack of all things. Even though I haven’t ridden in about three months, I still have it on my car. I see it every time I...
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History Repeats Itself
“It’s like déjà vu all over again.” – Yogi Berra We now have more answers, and soon I think we’ll be planning our attack. It is hard to believe for me, but the culprit is another sort of stress...
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Surgery is Imminent
I knew that surgery was the direction we were headed, but the paperwork had not officially been filed. Everything took a little longer than usual because of the holidays, yet the result was the same....
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This is Happening
I’ve known for months that this whole injury thing was going to end in surgery. During all this time that I’ve navigated the labyrinthine medical system — with constant referrals, tests, follow-up...
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5 Days Out: The Pre-Op Phase
It’s hard to believe that I’m a mere 5-days away from going under the knife. As I mentioned in my last post, I am still apprehensive and nervous, yet also eagerly awaiting it. This has been a 17-month...
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Snowpocalypse, 2014
Forgive me, but I need to start this post out with a rant. I went to High School in Atlanta and still have many friends and family who live there. Yesterday they received somewhere around 1-2 inches of...
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All Systems Go
After a slight scare with the weather, my surgery appointment has been confirmed. In fact, it was moved up an hour, which is alright by me. In just a few hours, I’ll head to the hospital and get myself...
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Successful Hip Arthroscopy
Doctor Guy visited me before the operation to chat about how things were going, what to expect, and so forth. He asked how I was doing, and I told him that to my surprise, I had felt a little better...
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The Injury. The Answers.
Although I was confused shortly after surgery, over the last few weeks I’ve visited with doctors, physician’s assistants, and physical therapists. We’ve gone over the surgery pictures, examined how my...
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I’ve Made a Huge Mistake
When I had surgery, my appointment was initially scheduled for 2pm with me arriving at noon. Some sort of delay happened that they didn’t tell me about. It is possible there was another, more serious...
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Bad News is Good News?
While all of the Jeopardy excitement was going on, I was slowly rehabilitating from what has now been nearly a two-year injury. The digression was good timing, because frankly, writing about a series...
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Scar Tissue
I’m long overdue for some good news. The last post was a bit of a bummer, primarily saying that I was giving up in order to end the pain. My doctor was out on vacation, things weren’t going so well,...
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Them Bones
I’ve talked plenty about my bone density issues and speculated where they may have come from. We may never know completely why and how this came about, and what place it had in the perfect storm of the...
View ArticleA Long Overdue Update: Wellness Champ
The last time I posted on this blog, my future was unclear. I was technically disabled, dealing with excruciating pain, and praying for a surgery that would ease my pain. It was a long road, and after...
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