Two words: Hip Surgery

I need to write. There are times when I despise writing and there are times when I need to write. Why, you might ask? Writing seems to be cathartic for me. I am able to pour words onto a page and think things through without having to talk to anyone.

But why do I need to write today?

2 words: hip surgery (the link is a video---ignore the "lesion" part--the surgeon doesn't think he will have to deal with the bone, but he won't know for sure until he is able to see it.)

On Friday, a hip specialist will remove the torn labrum from inside the ball and socket joint of my hip. In a nutshell--this is going to suck. I will be on crutches for 4 weeks. Therefore, we sprung for some fancy, ergonomic crutches.

Won't I look really cool? The downside to the whole thing is that I won't be able to run for 6 months. Yep, you heard right---6 months. And then only for 1 minute at a time for up to 10 minutes, which is probably all I will be able to run after sitting for so long. Sigh. 

The good news: 

The hip is not broken--though maybe I wish there was a break… don't breaks heal faster? There is 0 sign of any kind of arthritis. The hip joint looks "incredibly healthy" except for the tear. So this really is just an injury. I will be back to running by my birthday (June), I will run the Women's half marathon is September, and I will run the Nashville Full Marathon in November, 2014.