update (sort of, but not really)

Saw the doctor yesterday.

That’s pretty much it.

This is basically a 3 month healing process and there isn’t a damn thing in the world I can do to make it go faster.

Those of you who know me know that I am a control freak. I have NO control over this. None. Zilch. Zero. There is NOTHING I can do but wait.

I hate waiting. I am impatient. And this sucks. A lot.

3 more weeks of crutches for sure, then we move to a cane (ha ha ha, yeah right) or one crutch. I’m goin’ with the latter. I may have the hip of an old woman, a geriatric toilet seat, and a shower bench, but I’d be damned if I walk with a cane.

‘Tis interesting, the things we take for granted. Like, let’s say I want something that’s 4 feet away. Too far to reach, even with my grabber, so it requires me to get my crutches, and crutch my way the two or three steps to said item, then crutch the few steps back. There’s no cheating. One wrong move could pop my spiffy new little ball out of socket so I have to be super careful. It’s annoying. I think I might pee myself with delight the first time I can move around without these crutches. I hate them. I’d burn them, or run them over, but chances are I’ll need them later when they do this to my right hip. Goodie!

Exciting news is I can sleep on my non-surgical side now. With a pillow in between my legs, of course, because my feet/legs are not allowed to touch. I bought a body pillow yesterday. I last about 2 hours with it, then my knee starts to hurt and I have to switch back to my back. It’s fun, cause I’m a stomach sleeper. So, forcing me to sleep on my back would probably be a more effective brand of torture than waterboarding, in case anyone wants any top secret information out of me. I sleep on my side sometimes, but that’s my left side, which is the surgical side. So, for now it’s which style of sleeping produces the least amount of discomfort. I’d say right now I sleep no more than 3 hours at a time. Oh how I miss a full night’s sleep.

And that’s my life. If you’re looking for a fun activity, try being Rachelle for a day. You must use crutches at all times, make sure to not bend at the waist, do not bend your left leg past 90 degrees, always get up with your right leg, and try not to eat, because you can’t move much or exercise, so everything you take in is gonna stick and you’re gonna get fat.

Yaay! 🙂