A plunge into normal

I went for a follow up appointment today. My surgeon is so sweet, I really like her. She's happy with the healing and said I have "good contours" 6 weeks out. I guess that's good. Maybe I'll have better ones to come. Haha! We talked again about my hips and while the swelling has started to come down I have 2 pointy scars where the skin where the 2 incisions came together on each hip. I can live with scarring but they are right above my hip line where my workout clothes would be and they poke out. I hadn't decided if I should be distraught over it because I just decided last week to see what happens before getting any more depressed.

Turns out, I don't even need to sweat this one. My surgeon said they should flatten out but if they don't by 6 months she can fix them with local anesthetic and a small incision in the office. She said it's a tradeoff with the surgery, either she extends the incision further back on the hip or does it this way and usually they go away. I was so relieved that it's a little fix and something she said she would be happy to do for me. If that issue goes away I will be in such a better place with all of this because I'm starting to like the results now that the swelling is starting to go down and I am returning to workouts. I can't this enough: this procedure was a total mindf*ck and continues to be. It's not like on tv, that's for sure.

I think we're just days away from my new blog! I saw the revised header today and I'm loving it! It will be a good time to start something new, even if I end up talking about the same crap anyway.

The "Tuesday Night Running Club" as it's now been called is supposed to go again tomorrow. I would happily trade seconds on pace for laughs. I can see why people train together now. I have a shitload of it ahead of me so getting to break it up with companions is going to be a really nice change for me.

This Saturday my friend and I are doing this:



What the hell was I thinking? This is my first event back? HAHAHA! No better way to get into the swing of things for the Mudder than to jump right in. This will make my long run on Sunday extra enjoyable! :) This is the life I wanted, can't complain now!