Since I last wrote, the world seems to have been in a tailspin. Everything is coming and going really quickly. Did anyone else feel like the last two weeks of March didn't even happen? I'm super confused, but I guess it probably just has to do with getting old and also my upcoming graduation. The days have been filled with lots of meetings and other events in preparation for graduation, some of which are fun and many of which are pretty awkward. Still, it's amazing to think that it was three years ago that I began this journey. Unreal. I won't wax and wane about graduation because, as you can imagine, that will be the subject of another post in 34 days or more.
I will, however, comment briefly on getting old or, in my case, my geriatric hip. I went home this weekend to celebrate the first night of Passover with my family, and, as part of that trip, I decided to consult with a different orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Alden, the surgeon who performed my dad's hip replacement, took a new set of x-rays and rendered a verdict: surgery. He says that my condition, FAI, is very visible on the new x-rays, which showed the front and the back of my hip crossing over one another. The effect is that my hips are basically unable to move. Whenever I make a motion with my legs, it is likely because of my pelvis moving but not my hip. This, of course, is a problem. He says the condition is relatively well-understood nowadays and that surgery is necessary in order to prevent it from causing the early onset of arthritis. Lovely. As a result, I have to find a time to consult with yet a different surgeon about performing the surgery and then find a time to have the surgery performed. This is made more complicated by the good news I received this week--I am going on a birthright trip to Israel in mid-August. I am extremely excited, but I also am not pleased that my post-Israel travels may be cut short so I can get this surgery. Nevertheless, I am trying to keep my head up, thinking of the possibility of feeling better and being able to run again--something I haven't really been able to do for almost a year. To end on a happy note, I'd summarize my current status as hopeful. I hope that, as Dr. Alden said to me on my way out of the office, "We're going to get you better."
For now, it's back to reading for Evidence and other "fun" tasks.
Besito,
A
