Alive!

I'm alive and well!! My surgery went great and I came home the next night (Saturday). Yesterday I spent the day sleeping and having snacks. Today is even better! Maybe I'll venture outside for a bit. I'll update on the surgery and hospital soon!

Take care!

Less than 12 hours

It's almost time for my surgery!! My mom came in town and I'm super happy to have her here with me. I've been walking around showing her where everything is in my place. From the gauze I picked up to the drawer with tank tops to peanut butter. I finally decided I'm nervous for tomorrow. My nervous energy is showing up by walking around my one bedroom apartment without a purpose.

I've packed comfy shorts and some satin pjs so I can easily slip around in my hospital bed (ooo la la), Rubber soled socks so I can walk around, and a Michigan T-shirt so I can support my team tomorrow. It's important!

Everyone has been super supportive. My Mom has a HUGE list of names in case she needs anything. Today tons of people gave me hugs and left me notes of encouragement. I love that I live over 1000 miles from my family, but I have one here with people I've known for a short amount of time. Everyone: You Rock My World!!

See you on the flip side!

Limited Open Osteoplasty

Medical journal article about my type of surgery. (warning: a couple of internal scope images)

Extremely Angry HIp

Okay my hip is angry. A bit more than its usually unruliness. Good thing I'm getting it fixed in a month. The MRI showed tissue irritation and slight cartilage damage. Luckily, the damage isn't too bad. Because of the limited damage and my thin frame, I'm able to have a third surgical option. It is a Limited Open Osteoplasty and hip arthroscopy. First a sports surgeon will use a scope to look around my hip from the side. He'll be removing any debree from the area. Next, Dr. Sink will enter the front of my hip with a 1.5-2 inch incision. This will be in the front of my bikini line (typically it is vertical but with my weight he might choose horizontal). Then he'll go in and remove the Cam section of my impingement (the bump on my femoral head). They won't be removing bone from my acetablular cup with this surgery. I chose this option because my hip sockets are fairly shallow and if they remove too much there could be dislocation problems in the future.

I'm have a pre-op appointment next Monday. He didn't require one but I have so many new questions floating in my head. Can I take a shower before my stitches are removed? What medical equipment should I purchase? Are the European or American crutches better? What will my physical therapy schedule be like? What medications will I be on? (No Naproxin!!).

My surgery is August 29th at Denver Children's Hospital at 9:30am. I will be staying at the hospital for two nights. From what I've seen online, the rooms are awesome!! They are all singles, with windows, x-box, and a sofa that folds out into a bed (for parents). If you're in the area come by to play the x-box.. and do take pictures of me in my drugged state. ;-)