trickster hipster

Was it the build up of the Voltaren running through my body?

Was it the glucosamine I started taking two weeks ago?

Was it the fear of a large scary needle coming at me?

Who knows?!

I canceled the injection because mysteriously I woke up on Thursday morning (4/29) sans pain in my right hip. I felt positive it was a fluke or a PSYCH! (which had happened a time or two before) and that a run would have that hip hurting in no time. Believe it or not, after my 3 miler and gym workout on Saturday - no pain. After my 4 mile run and 5 mile speed walk on Sunday - no pain (well from the hip, at any rate). That has never happened before...usually the hip pain rears its ugly head as soon as physical activity is resumed. How can I go to my ortho's office tomorrow and have him inject me in a specific location when the specific location eludes me at this given moment?

I can only pray that the pain is gone for good. It truly would be a shame to have to do the injection at another time when time-wise this scheduling would have been ideal given the whole vacation thing. I think that is my biggest fear...that I will come back from vacation, do a long run, and voila - hip pain returns. BUT...alas...I must remember my glass half full roots and the power of positive thinking!

In other news, I've been a lazy bum. I had all these high hopes of going for a run on Monday morning, followed by Yoga on Monday night. Didn't happen - first and foremost...my body was sooooo sore from that 9 mile combo run/power walk on Sunday. I used different muscles in my legs than I normally do when I run, I think. Also, my arms are still sore - I must have been swinging them like nobody's business! I averaged 14:46 per mile, so I was going pretty fast there considering over half the distance was walked. I guess I don't have to be so hard on myself, though, because I'm not going to be laid out for a week or two now that I'm not getting the shot.

Oh, and I finally decided to do something about my hydration issues. I bought this cool hydration bottle from Target yesterday (when I was supposed to be at Yoga). It holds 16 0z. and my plan is to fill it every hour while at work (oh...and to drink it). It even has a cool latch thing, so I can hook it onto my purse if my hands are full. I think my muscles would recover faster if they were properly hydrated, don't you? I mean I truly am ridiculous. I can go all day long without drinking anything and I am not proud about this...it was a terrible habit I got into long, long ago. I use to HATE water and I avoided it at all costs. I don't mind it now, in fact with the exception of iced tea while at restaurants and a daily glass of skim milk, water is all I drink.

AND last, but not least...a Penelope update...2 weeks post surgery and she is doing well. I took her cone off on Saturday because we were both tired of me scratching her ears for her. You see, there is a good chance a cone-wearing dog can get an ear infection because they can't perform their own ear maintenance. She was miserable. I was miserable. I had to trust she would leave her demon eye alone. Yes, that's right...I said demon eye. It looks red, ugly, and scary, but rest assured...it will turn grayish/bluish eventually as did her left eye. We had a follow-up eye doctor appointment today so that she could get her stitches removed (she was a very brave girl) and they were pleased as punch with her progress thus far. We won't have to go back for another 5 weeks. Oh...and it's much more peaceful in my home without Penelope ramming her cone into every wall and every piece of furniture...she has a much better sense for everything (magically) coneless (go figure)!