No, not the raffle. It won't be until July 4. So you all have PLENTY of time to buy tickets. Seriously, the basket is really really awesome. I know this because it is on the top of the shelves in our office so I have to look at it every day. Trust me, you want to win this. Don't worry, out of towners--you need not be present to win and I'll ship your winnings to you free of charge.
The results of which I speak involve my short-term running plans. Apparently I was too optimistic to think I could start running right away. Instead, I need rest, ice, anti-inflammatories and PT to heal up the two inflamed tendons. (Yup, I have to overachieve--one inflamed tendon is not enough!) Which means no running. Oh and it turns out that the hip pain was due to a very minor labral tear. So even more rest, ice, anti-inflammatories, PT...are we noticing a trend?
The good news in all this is that my bones and hip joint all look healthy. This is a huge relief, as I watched my father deal with avascular necrosis (AVN) in his hips during the last few years of his life. This medical layperson understands AVN to basically be when the hip joint dies due to lack of blood. Sounds awesome, right? Even moderate prednisone use (such as what I've already had) can cause AVN. Dad was already very ill when the AVN hit, but it completely crippled him. It didn't help that his blood counts were so bad that he couldn't have a hip replacement, which would have provided him some relief. While rationally I knew that my hip pain did not match the symptoms of AVN, you can't unsee something like what I saw with my dad--it is always there in the back of my mind, and I know that if I ever develop AVN that I won't be able to run. Which, for those of you new to the program, would be emotionally devastating. Yes, I know, waaaaaaa, poor Katie might not be able to run. But running is how I deal with stress, which is what causes flares. I would find another way to cope, obviously, and not running ever again is certainly a first world problem. But it would be one more thing this disease has taken from me, and that's really not something I want to deal with. I'm thankful that right now, I don't have to deal with since my current injuries are all of the type that I can bounce back from with proper treatment.
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