disneygirlRN
Earning My Ears
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- Oct 9, 2010
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well guys, i'm in definite need of some pixie dust and prayers. today i'm going in for an appt with my orthopaedic surgeon for maybe a cortisone shot and to make sure i'm ok to be running on this dumb hip of mine. long story short i was born with a dislocated hip and have had 4 surgeries. i never ran in gym class because it hurt so much, and it wasn't until a year or so ago that i even had an easier time walking around without so much pain. disney was so bittersweet...being there was AWESOME, but having my 50+ yr old parents push ME in a wheelchair is not so much! the last couple trips to disney have been GREAT, without having to stop and rest and being able to keep up with the pace of running from ride to ride! now here i am, actually RUNNING! i've been following the jeff halloway program for the last 3-4 weeks and have done 5 miles at the most. i'm signed up for the turkey trot 5k tomorrow for thanksgiving, and the Disney Princess Half in Feb! i, of course, will never be pain free, but i have noticed that i'm having more discomfort than usual. my trainer has had me stop running until after i talk to the dr. today and get the green light to go ahead and do all this, and maybe an orthotic (i'm 2cm shorter on the L side) to help me out with being uneven. any thoughts, suggestions or prayers would be MUCH appreciated! thanks 
jess
jess
for good news! Keep us posted!
the doc said i can't run anymore! he said that biking, swimming and the eliptical were ok, but no more running. my hip structure can't handle it 
i told him that i had already signed up for the turkey trot and at first he said no, but i asked if i could just walk the whole thing, and he said ok. so my mom, dad and i walked a 5k yesterday. i have to say, i was very jealous of all those jogging, but i know that i can't and don't want to make myself worse. it is just VERY frustrating. now i don't know what to do about the princess in feb. my trainer and i were suppose to do it together. thankfully i hadn't registered yet cause she wanted me to wait to see what the surgeon said. i think i would be too slow to walk the whole thing, but the thought of not going really makes me sad 
i guess we'll see, but ugh...not what i was expecting at all.
