Seesaw

I feel like I'm on a seesaw. I have good weeks and bad weeks for my poor hip. Last week was a bad week. So far this week isn't too bad....but it's only just begun!

I don't know what seems to make some days worse than others. I can't find any rhyme or reason to my hip pain, other than knowing that my cartilage damage seems to be the culprit. Last Thursday night, well, I think it was Thursday so we'll go with Thursday... Every single time I moved in bed, I had that shooting pain. I woke myself up each time I moved. I keep telling myself I need to call Dr. Sampson, but I've been lazy. And I feel like he can't do much for me at this point. His other option was surgery and obviously we can't do that right now!Otherwise, things are going well. I went to the city and walked around, and went on a garden tour with my mom that we do every year. It was nice. Although, I could tell I was a little more sore than usual.

My pregnancy is going well. 4 months (14 weeks) and no complications yet! I'm a little spoiled and I work with my OB/Gyn so I get to peek at the baby all the time. We had an appointment last night and watching the development is amazing! We have seen the baby grow from a little speck in to what looks like a person! I have to admit, I always strain to find the heartbeat first. I know that the risk of miscarriage is low now, but when you work in the medical field (especially with an OB/Gyn in your office) you tend to keep things that could happen at the forefront of your mind.

Other than all that, my life is pretty consistent. Work, work, work! But who can complain about a job right now!? Now it's time for breakfast and more work :)

Flying Time

Time flies. It's been a long time since I posted...so much has happened!
First, I can't believe that it has been 4 years since my first surgery! Gosh really where... has the time gone? I posted last in June of 2010 from what Blogger told me. I got married in October of 2010 and then in April of 2011 I went back and saw Sampson. I was still having problems with walking. I still get those sharp pains whe I'm walking that I can't duplicate and at times my I hurt when my leg is in extension while walking. He thought it would be best if I do another MRI.
While I was waiting for my MRI appointment to get here, my father unexpectedly passed away. To say it was devastating would be an understatement. Luckily I know that he was a saved child of God and he is in heaven. That gives me comfort that I can't even measure or express. Everyone has a time to go. It was my dad's time and more importantly God's plan. And I know that I can praise God in this and still so share His love and mercy through this situation. I have no idea how I would have made it through if it weren't for my faith!
My MRI appointment finally came and luckily this one didn't involve a dye injection. Whew! So a couple weeks later Nic and I went to see Sampson. He had some bad news. I don't have much cartilage left and my labrum is also pretty worn out. He had a couple options for me. The first was obviously surgery. He would go in and do some microfractures that would help induce cartilage growth. He also would go in and basically take a tendon and fashion it into a new labrum. Needless to say I wasn't very excited for that option... The second option was...to have a baby! Nic was very excited at this option. He is very ready to be a dad! I was a little more hesitant, worried about how my hip would handle it. Dr. Sampson seemed to think that it may help get some cartilage growth going with all the hormones floating around.
Fast forward through buying a house and puppies in September...yes! PUPPIES. Two mini dachshunds. We named them Bruce and Buster. February 21, 2012 rolled around and we found out I was pregnant! Had some rocky weeks but here we are at week 13 and I'm doing a whole lot better. Everything is progressing normally and we're very lucky and excited for that!
My hip is doing ok...I wish I could say it felt great. Last week was a bad week. More cartilage pains while walking. This week seems to be doing better. I'm hoping that it gets better and better. Only time will tell! All I can say is I hate plain tylenol! I'll b better about updating... I've just been waiting until the pregnancy got further along before I started talking about it so openly. :)