Hi Amy!
One other thing I wanted to ask people - is low-grade aching at night fairly normal at this stage? I only have it in my right hip and it generally goes away as soon as I get up in the morning but I do have what feels like "bone pain" in the middle of the night. Its not even enough for advil or Tylenol but its pretty consistent for the last 10 days and only in one hip. - mountaingoat
Yep, I do believe it's normal; I still have it in my Right Hip, to the point where recently Hubs was wanting me to go to Commerce, MI, up by Detroit, and see Dr. Schmitt & get an X Ray. For me, I think my Right Hip is normal because when I rested it at my Sis' for a night and two days, it felt great! Also, as of now, my Right Hip is generally not getting to that 'stabbing pain' point anymore, and
that we DO have to be on the lookout for!
If your Right Hip keeps acting up to where it feels like that deep down 'stabbing' bone pain vs. a 'hot knife muscle spasm' in your hip flexor,
by all means call your surgeon!!Unfortunately and unfairly, Colorado has left a bad taste in my mouth after being ripped off by flying pre op Bilateral BHR to Vail
twice this year to see the famous Dr. Philippon, by feeling kind of pissed off about being dangled on his year and a half waiting list, and by knowing that A Rod never had to wait a hot funking minute!
Whether you're Coloradans or Coloradicals, you 'real' people from Colorado are helping me through my rage and prejudice against the "Vail Types". I love your visualization, Amy, it's so beautiful, and it makes me want to take Hubs this summer to where I took Former Hubs, The Grand Tetons at Jackson Hole.
I dream of the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho where I'll be in August....hiking, biking, playing with my daughter in the aspens, soaking up the mountain sunshine and the clear waters of the Salmon River. - mountaingoat
Hubs has wanted to take me for a long drive through the West our whole marriage, and I think late this summer is the time! Eight years or so ago, I drove out to Albuquerque, by way of Texas, on a flight away from him. About a year and a half into my 'Gregor Samsa' Kafkaesque like incarceration, I gave my blessing and my heartfelt benediction, "Godspeed!" to Hubs and Bonus Son driving almost to California and back. Now, I want to go to Idaho too, Amy!
I want you to know that you Colorado Hippy Women (and Men too) hold a special place in my heart because of your toughness and 'Can Do' general way of life.
Thank you for a beautiful Idahoan peace of mind today.
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