A Crocheted Birthday and Portugese Thanksgiving!

Oh hey there! So, I seem to be bad at post operation blogging. It's mostly because I spend the day in my parents room in a recliner (keeping my leg elevated helps my sore muscles) and for some reason the internet hates my computer in there and by the time I get into my room at night I tend to zonk out. I'm going to try and update 2-3 times a week. I can do that. I need to do that. It'll help me when I'm ready to look back on this period of my life and realize how far I've come.

New Hippity!!

Oh hey. It's been a week and a day since my new hip (The Starhip Enterprise) was put into my body. Today is the one week mark since I was discharged from the hospital. I'm finally awake enough and coherent enough to do a recap of the past week of my life. So, sit back, relax, and hopefully this post will be 1. entertaining 2. informational and 3....awesome? (I ran out of things).

This photo is me at 8:00 am at St. Joseph's. I'm not a fan of early morning things.

Newly Hipped

I need to update you all, but I don't really have the strength to go into full detail just yet. Surgery went well, I was discharged the next day. My leg is extremely sore, but the worst part is the spinal headache I am having due to the spinal (epidural, but stronger). If it doesn't fix itself tomorrow I will most likely need to head back to the hospital for a blood patch. Oy. Ok, more once this blasted headache leaves me the hell alone.

Surgery Day

Today is the day.

I have to be at St. Joseph's at 8am.
I am supposed to be taken for surgery at 1:30pm.
I'm imagining that surgery will take 3 hours.
Text me between 8 and 1 to keep me sane?
I'll post when I am awake and...well enough?

Thank you all for your support. You are amazing. Today is the start of the rest of my life (and PT...)

To Hip Or Not To Hip: Please Answer My Question (in the way I want)

It's really hard for me to put into words how I feel. I am about 9 hours away from finding out whether or not I will be getting my hip on Friday. I've been doing my anxiety leg shake for 2 days straight; my meds can't even stop it at this point. I've broken down multiple times. I mean my eyes are tearing just writing this now.

I'm not sure if I can take another no. I know that I have another consultation scheduled on the 27th in case of a no, but this new surgeon might require the same or different ludicrous "goals".

I'm not mad at the fact that I was asked to lose weight. I'm mad at the fact that my surgeon doesn't understand that situations aren't black and white. People are varying shades of grey.

He won't listen to my other doctors. He wouldn't even come into the room when my August surgery was cancelled. I'm not mad that I'm fat. I'm mad that my surgeon doesn't understand that if I eat any less or exercise anymore I might be considered anorexic. Seriously, I eat so little, maybe 1400 calories a day. I also exercise off between 150 and 200 calories.

I'm just frustrated.
If today is a no, I might finally break. I might just go catatonic.

Care Packages From The Ponds

Oh hey...it took me more than a day to do part two of my last post. I just re-read it and it made absolutely no sense near the end and that's why I will never be writing a blog post after I take my night time pills ever again.

GET THE PONDS, PUSH THEM BACK IN THE TARDIS

Last Saturday was the series finale of Doctor Who and while a few things were a bit predictable, it was still amazingly awesome. I wish Doctor Who could be like a soap opera; on every day! "Leave me alone! I'm watching my intergalactic space and time stories!" Yeah? No? Either way, I promised a bit ago a photo of my framed Doctor Who poster and well today is the day I make good on that promise.

Not only do I have a poster, but I also bought myself a little TARDIS (time and relative dimension in space) pendent necklace! Huzzah full nerding out! (You're next 11 sonic screwdriver..)

Respiratory Distress and an Important Decision

Hullo everyone! So, I have made an important decision, but that will be later on. Unfortunately I have an upper respiratory infection. Luckily, I caught it before it changed into a full blown sinus infection. My throat hurts a bit, my nose is runny/stuffy, and I feel sort of blah - but must keep going right? I was given a Z Pack, bought some throat drops, and am drinking fluids. I'm basically my own doctor..except I couldn't prescribe my own medication.