Hammer

I have had a couple pain free runs since the surgery. One being a 6 miler which I hammered(relatively speaking) in 45 minutes and one this morning that was 30 minutes. This mornings run was mostly through Rock Creek on Beach Dr, and unfortunately that place is packed on Sunday mornings. As a result I carried my momentum down the big hill into the park and proceed to run way to fast(probably just under 7 minute pace). At one point on the way back, I had to stop out of view of the bikers and other joggers so I could return to somewhat challenging effort vs. the all out war I was waging on my body. When I returned to the hill my goal was just not to walk, and I barely made it to the top without having to stop. I am not sure what my total time was, but I came back a little slower and that is usually a good indicator that I went out too fast.
Next run will be with the group from the store Tuesday.

Run/Jog

I drove over to Rock Creek today and ran(read: jogged) a couple of miles. I didnt wear a watch and I have no idea how fast(slow) I was running or the total distance. I drove over because I figured less people would see me running if i was in the park versus a busy street. Maybe its just me, but being really out of shape has made really weird about running in the public, as if the general public is going to point out that I am really slow.
I will probably run with the store group tomorrow, that way I can make sure I keep the race controlled and I will be able to go a little further than today.

Update 5/10

Today was my first day back at work after surgery. They said I should take a week off of work but I decided to go back a couple days after and it was actually not that bad. I ended up not having to taking any of the heavy painkillers, only two advil were needed to make it through the day. I definitely still had the heavy stuff in my system as I wanted to sleep for most of the day, but I made it through 8+ hours successfully.
Overall, I felt the best today by than I have felt since Wednesday. I wasnt sure what to expect as yesterday was the second most painful day after the day of the operation. I think work was good because I was in such a small area, but things changed whenever I would leave the store. I walked to get some food and realized I couldnt help but walk hunched over with my ass sticking out. I am sure it looks pretty ridiculous, but it feels pretty good.
I will say that I have an itch for running, but I am still not in any rush to get back out there. The main reason I am getting the burning desire to run is because I am feeling a lot better than I thought I would be feeling. Who knows, maybe months from now I will be complaining about still being in pain.

Post Op

Well its May 7th and I am still alive. The surgery is over and it will probably be some time before I see how well it really went. I have a follow up a week from now, so I can talk with the doctor a little bit more about it. I ended up having both sides worked on which is good because I have heard of some people getting one side worked on and then having the other side give them problems later on. In addition to the work on the pelvic floor, I also a received a shot of steroids in both left and right groin, which hopefully will help me get back out there quicker. I am not in a super rush after all the time I have taken off over the last two years, I am just going to take things as the come. Two years ago, I took off for periods of 5 week, 4 weeks, and then a couple months without even doing a couple miles, so however long now wont be an issue.
I am going to try and chronicle the recovery period, so that maybe people deal with this injury later on can get an idea of the recovery process.
As of now I am in pain! Not out of the world pain, but if I do anything to work my abs -- such as bend over or move in bed -- the pain jumps to about an 8 out of 10. I have a prescription for percocet(sp?), so hopefully that will make the recovery process a little bit more pleasurable.
There are a million things to write about, so I will try and post the occasional blog when something arises or returns to my brain. I will say I overheard my roommate say he saw Randy Moss when I was still in a daze. I am not sure why Randy Moss was in a hospital Philadelphia, but I am sure it was more about business than pleasure.

More updates to come....

Surgery

May 7th...more details to follow

Phone Call

I got the phone call I was waiting for from the doctor in philly. I wouldnt exactly call it the phone call, but more like a phone call. My insurance is going to cover an MRI, which is not going to show anything if the injury is what I think it is. So now the saga continues as I will be heading to get the MRI on April and then following up with Dr. Meyers, which will lead to checking to see if my insurance company will cover the operation. In the meantime I am going to start running easy again to rediscover the joy of running.

Injury Update 3/12

I had my doctors appointment in Philly and I would probably say that things arent looking so great. The doctor said the last thing when I saw him over a year ago, but when I mentioned I was on an HMO this time his outlook wasnt too promising. I am currently waiting by the phone to see if my company will cover the operation that I need. The doctor said they have to get a preauthorization from my company when I asked if they would cover it or not. That means probably not, because if they would cover it then he would just say "yeah, its not a problem, they always take care of this operation". It was like when I got a phone call from my mom saying she had to tell me something. If she had good news to tell me, she would have told that she had good news me in the message. I was correct in guessing the news was bad, just like im pretty sure ill be correct in assuming the insurance wont cover me. I will report back when I get the call about what happens next.