The R word

I've had a regression. I'm not sure what it means, or where it's headed, but some of my safe activities are no longer as safe-- for example, the bike, it leaves me sore, whereas in May/June it wouldn't. And running is out of the question-- well....I could probably do a walk/run, but I don't have the patience.

I made an appointment with my doc in Houston to look at my hip, do an MR arthrogram, get a shot of cortisone, and get a sonogram to rule out sports hernia. The symptoms for sports hernia (aka athletic pubalgia) are very similar to a torn labrum. And it isn't uncommon for both conditions to occur together. The idea that I might have another condition makes me hopeful, surprisingly enough-- maybe I can get it fixed. The torn labrum isn't getting better as far as I can tell.

Bubba is now 11 weeks old and is challenging us, so I don't have as much free time to obsess about these things. I've been trying to ride the trainer at night-- that's been working. Now I bike and watch trash TV. And I've been doing a 15 minute core workout most days. It's amazing how long 15 minutes seems..... my hip feels better lately-- maybe it's the core work. I'm a computer guy....ie weak core....