oh, so it’s YOUR fault

Physical therapist – My name is spelled like yours! Is your name pronounced Rachelle?
Me – Yes
PT –  People call me Rachelle all the time, but mine is pronounced Rachel (say whaaaat?).
Me – Oh, people call me Rachel all the time.

See, there is the problem. Someone is walking around with a name that ends in -elle yet saying her name is Rachel.

Anyway, I saw the ortho this morning. Hattie Jr. still looks good. And he finally ordered PT for me. So, I get to go twice a week for the next month. I’m really relieved to have a professional directing where I go from here. The great news I can go back to the gym and workout now. Yaay! Cause I’m mooing it up big time. Even better? I cannot run, do squats, or do lunges. Is this heaven?! Those are the things I loathe, and now I have a doctor’s note saying I don’t have to do any of them…ever. Score! This hip thing is already paying for itself.

I can also sleep on my left side (yesssss), as well as move my leg up so I can reach my foot more easily to paint my toenails, and walk without my crutch when I want. I’ll still use it in public until my limp is better, but when I’m at home I don’t have to worry.

With the PT, hopefully my limp will be almost gone before I start school later this month.

We went on a little vacay last weekend, and Hattie Jr. didn’t give me any trouble. My doctor told me not to go, but I did anyway. I know they have to cover their butts, so he was never going to actually say it’s okay to go. I’m glad we went, because it was fun and I got a sweet tan.

We’re not doing the other hip any time soon. I decided that I’m going to “run this bitch into the ground” before I have surgery on it. Getting the left one done was a good choice at the time, but there’s no rush to take care of Ethel. It makes financial “sense” to do it now, but for the sake of my sanity, I cannot handle getting the other done. Not now. Not for a few years. So, hopefully she’ll hold up for a while. Go Ethel!

I have x-ray photos but they aren’t very new or exciting. Leg length is good (thank goodness) and everything else is good. 🙂