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FAI Surgery Recovery Week 10: Third Time is the Charm?

February 15, 2014 by Amiee

There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest. ~Confucius On the homestretch, ten weeks out from hip surgery number THREE and stoked as can be! I don’t know if it is because…

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FAI Recovery Week 9: Iron People

February 2, 2014 by Amiee

“Tell me, what else should I have done? Doesn’t everything die at last, and too soon? Tell me, what is it you plan to do With your one wild and precious life?” ~Mary Oliver I work with sick people, very, very sick people. A place where treatment success is measured in months rather than years…

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FAI Surgery Recovery: The First 6 Weeks!

January 30, 2014 by Amiee

“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” ~Haruki Murakami The first six weeks post-FAI surgery are definitely hardest so let’s just say that I am happy to have the first six weeks behind me. At the post-FAI surgery six week point I have successfully ditched the crutches and have essentially zero pain in the hip although…

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FAI Surgery Recovery Week 6: Goodbye Crutches, Hello SI Joint

January 3, 2014 by Amiee

“I often lose motivation, but it’s something I accept as normal.” ~Bill Rodgers Six weeks down from FAI hip surgery number two – hallelujah. Okay so after my first FAI surgery, I started weaning off the crutches after five weeks and this time they had me start weaning at four weeks, which felt way too…

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FAI Surgery Recovery Week 4-5: The Flu and Serious Meltdowns

December 12, 2013 by Amiee

Recovery feels like shit. It didn’t feel like I was doing something good; it felt like I was giving up. It feels like having to learn how to walk all over again.” ― Portia de Rossi I quickly abandoned my weekly posting after going back to work since it took all of my energy to…

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FAI Surgery Recovery Week 3: Back to Work and PT

December 3, 2013 by Amiee

“It hurts up to a point and then it doesn’t get any worse.” ~ Ann Trason Week 3 of FAI hip surgery recovery started on a good note with my first trip to physical therapy. Thank goodness, let’s get this hip moving! I rated my pain as zero since well… it was not hurting at…

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FAI Surgery Recovery Week 2: Running Blogs and Kind Words and Pie!

November 28, 2013 by Amiee

“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” ~Mother Teresa Since week 2 fell during Thanksgiving week and little was happening at work, I decided to postpone going back to work and focus on the healing for another week. I spent the week switching between my CPM and…

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The Other Side: FAI Surgery Number Two

November 25, 2013 by Amiee

“Run when you can, walk when you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.” ~ Dean Karnazes I am typing this post with my right leg in the CPM nine days out from FAI surgery number two (third hip scope altogether). Essentially my right hip went to hell shortly after finally recovering…

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Return to Running After FAI Surgery Program

June 3, 2013 by Amiee

“The idea that the harder you work, the better you’re going to be is just garbage. The greatest improvement is made by the man or woman who works most intelligently.”~ Bill Bowerman After my previous hip FAI surgery, I got frustrated by the lack of tips and advice for getting back into running after a…

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Hip Capsular Repair Week 1: January 17, 2013

January 30, 2013 by Amiee

“It hurts up to a point and then it doesn’t get any worse.” ~ Ann Trason After much contemplation, I decided to go ahead with a second arthroscopic surgery on January 17, 2013 because of some resultant instability issues and pain that hadn’t resolved since my first FAI surgery in December of 2011. Overall, I’ve…

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I still don’t quite understand how one can “ow I still don’t quite understand how one can “own” a bazillion years of geological time 🤔
New obsession, desert ice! New obsession, desert ice!
Not sure if either one of us is ever going to get Not sure if either one of us is ever going to get used to these average Monday morning run views (not a fan of how close he gets to the edge though).
Was worried I’d miss the snow living in the dese Was worried I’d miss the snow living in the desert this winter. Guess I don’t have to 🤷🏼‍♀️
Took my mom on her first slot canyon adventure the Took my mom on her first slot canyon adventure the other week. She said she learned those moves watching Ninja Warriors 😂 We then ticked off another of her bucket list items and had dinner at @hellsbackbonegrill (holy moly carrot cupcake desert, no photos cuz we enjoyed every second!). Now she just needs to buy a horse or at least find one to borrow and her winter in the desert will be complete (although she still has four more months here)!
Day 41 in a tent. Temps never got above freezing t Day 41 in a tent. Temps never got above freezing today. Hotel tomorrow 😜
A few bits of fall in the desert now that I live h A few bits of fall in the desert now that I live here 🌵🍂 💛
When your dog and hubby are sporting matching @sto When your dog and hubby are sporting matching @stormykromerofficial masks and only one of them is wearing it appropriately...
Last night we played bananagrams and I only used f Last night we played bananagrams and I only used flower words. I did not win 🤷🏼‍♀️, yet I did 🎨 💐!
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