What a beautiful Sunday morning to wake up too! I have to say that even though I only slept 3 hours last night, I woke up feeling refreshed, energetic and pretty damn thankful.
Yesterday afternoon, my best man Doug came over to take care of me all afternoon. I even left the house on my first "outing" since the surgery to Oksana's backyard birthday BBQ. It felt great to get dressed in real clothes, blow dry my hair and spend time with people in a normal setting!
Then my friend Matt Brody came over around 5:30 and cooked a DELICIOUS steak with grilled veggies and awesome red potatoes. I can't thank him enough!
After dinner, I was surprised by a bunch of my best friends in the world. They came to spend time with me on my outside deck. We listened to music, looked at my stitches, changed my bandages and laughed a lot. I really have to say that I have the best friends in the world.
My friend Ksenia (who is from Russia, but now living in Queens) even brought me a beautiful angel statue and worked with my roommate Julia to make awesome t-shirts!!!
Anyway, I woke up this morning and decided to stay home from my usual Sunday morning church service in order to ice my hips with my loyal Game Ready machine ;) I was also pleasantly surprised that I was MUCH LESS swollen today and that I could actually SQUEEZE my legs into my jeans for the first time!!! I also woke up and realized I really am not even sore or stiff anymore... I am just left with a funny burning/pulling/crawling sensation in my left-mid thigh. Hmmm... It's honestly AMAZING to me that I had DOUBLE HIP SURGERY on Tuesday afternoon and I already have regained strength and awesome range of motion! Is this a joke?! Am I dreaming?! Or am I really this lucky? Geez, God really has taken care of me through this one ;)
Only problem today? I am SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER SUPER itchy from the inside out! I can't control it! I emailed Kira and she thinks I may be allergic to the anti-inflammatory pill I'm taking. She advised me to take a Benedryl tonight, skip the pill tomorrow and see if the itching subsides... here is hoping it does!
Anyway, after a delicious dinner date with my Grandpa and Julia at Lombardi's in Cedar Grove, I'm off to splurge on chocolate chip Teddy Grahams and relax on the couch.
Respectfully Yours,
The Itching Patient
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