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Reflections - 1 year PO...AGAIN

Last year I reflected on my nearly 1 year post-op hip surgery. This second time around has been such a different experience all together. Without as many unknowns, I haven’t found myself celebrating the little things that make up the entire journey. I don’t know if it’s because a “been there done that” type of thing, if it’s me putting my head down telling myself no one really cares, or if it’s me trying not to think about everything I’ve been through with surgeries and recoveries the last 2 years, but it still doesn’t mean I shouldn’t take the time to reflect on the last year.

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1 year post-op (nearly)

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I'm 1.5 weeks from my 1 year post op date (Feb. 9th).  It's really hard to believe it's almost been a year since Chris and I woke up at 4am for me to head into surgery.  The scariest part (to me) is I'll be turning around and doing it again on Feb. 8th for my left side. 

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My scars of strength

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I have two scars on my right upper lateral thigh, at one point they allowed access to my hip capsule.  Like every scar on my body, they have their own tale.  These scars don't tell the tale of flipping over my handle bars on the mountain bike.  They don't tell the tale of that one crash in that one race.

Learning to Let Go

This couldn't have popped into my life at a better moment.  Scrolling through Instagram this morning, I found this quote on my friends recent photo.  The funny thing was, I already started this blog post over the weekend, regarding this exact same thing.  I'm a firm believer that everything happens for a reason, and this my friends, speaks to me at the perfect time of my life.