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[flirtaciousj]

My hip surgery is scheduled for Friday, April 9. I delayed it until after Opening Day so I could enjoy my Nats' tickets before going on crutches for a while (priorities!). The surgery will be arthroscopic and is done on an outpatient basis, but I'll be on crutches for three weeks afterwards and cannot put more than 20lbs of pressure on my right

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[whimmydiddle]

Good luck!

[flirtaciousj]

Thanks :)

[vvalkyri]

wait, what, hip?

[flirtaciousj]

Oh, all the health crap started with slowly developing hip pain which was originally diagnosed as flexor tendonitis and possible torn labrum. It was only after the pain blew up (thanks to my herniated disc) that they did enough tests to reveal yes, a torn labrum, but also impingements in the right hip joint. Now that (knock wood) the back has settled down, the surgery will be to shave down the impingements and reattach the torn labrum.

[elissa_carey]

*hug* Good luck, and best wishes for a full and speedy recovery.

[flirtaciousj]

*squeeze* Thanks - I'll gladly accept that energy :)

[theladycroom]

Luck to you both (and also to E, who seems to need it right now)!

[flirtaciousj]

Thanks on both counts - she is getting squeezed by work pressure, so I'm trying to pick up as much slack as possible at home to help out. My ability to do that will be temporarily compromised by the surgery though, so I'll be glad once we're through the next few weeks!