One Month till GRADUATION!! :)

Today is exactly four weeks until graduation! I cannot wait! That means surgery is just six and a half weeks away! As much as surgery seems scary, and I hate that it will take over most of my summer, at this point, the sooner the better. This week my hips, yes plural, have been terrible; my left hip has been in so much pain, even as soon as I wake up in the morning. I've had to sit as much as possible all week at school and I'm tempted to bring crutches next week. The only thing is, I don't want to look silly, since no one at the school where I teach knows I have hip problems. Because of my left hip bothering me so much, I've been putting all my weight on my right hip, so it is feeling a bit sore as well. I'm glad it didn't take any longer than it did to find out I have hip dysplasia, it would be terrible to have to live with this pain and having doctors not knowing what's wrong with me.
So, I got my blood type tested, I'm O-, and my dad was O+, so he is going to donate for me. My sisters still haven't got tested so my dad may donate two pints; he'll just have to wait a few weeks between each donation.
Over spring break I went to look at recliners, my parents and I figured that I'd be easier to have my bed and a recliner so that I'm not stuck in bed all day. I also got rid of a bunch of stuff in my room so that when I move back home it won't be too cluttered. I'll need plenty of room to move around with my crutches.

Two months to the day!!

My surgery is two months from today! Oh My Lord! I am still in a slight bit of denial that it is all happening, but very excited to get it over with and to start feeling better. My millennial crutches came in the mail (I figured I'd jump on that bandwagon) and I practiced with them a bit the other day up and down the hall. I can definitely say that this will be an interesting process, especially with my chronic clumsiness!! I was already tripping myself with the springed bottoms of the crutches. My friend jokingly said that she thinks crutches are too dangerous for me because I am too much of a calamity, I should just stick to a wheel chair! haha.
Monday I have an appointment with Quest Diagnostics to get my blood type check! woo! I'll be interested to know what it is. My dad went and got his blood type checked on Tuesday and my sisters should be going soon.
I met another Hip Chick the other day through Hip Chicks Unite. She is 21 (so around my age), lives in Atlanta, has my surgeon, and is going through her first surgery this summer as well! How ironic. Hopefully we'll meet up before my surgery and we can have a chat. I am excited and glad to have someone going through it with me, in a way.
I also emailed my doctor yesterday about what medicines I can or can't take. No fish oil, no NSAIDS, no Birth Control, no meds that can cause your blood to thin. So basically I can take Tylenol!
Hope everyone is getting on well with their recoveries!