21 Jan 2015 - Short Swim, and initial Hip Research for options

21 Jan 
1200 hrs

Swimming Alt Front Crawl /Flutter Board w/Fins
20 min

Today's pace was closer to 1 min laps. Decent enough as the last few laps my technique falls to shit near the end of the lap due to fatigue. No morning session. I opted to get an extra 1.5 hrs sleep and eat a nice Bfast of 5 eggs (whole because anything less is folly) and 1/2 lbs Bacon. Set me up well for the day.


Hip Research:
So looking into a few different ideas to push past the surgeon when I do get to see him.

1.  Platelet Rich Plasma - Basically they take your blood, centriguge it, reinject it into the site that needs to be repaired /heal quicker. NOT an option for my hip. I have found nothing linking this to Hip surgeries. Lots of stuff for Knees and Shoulders (which seems to be especially effective). Used for Soft tissue repairs that are minor.

 It may be a solution in a few years when my bicep tendon, wear&tear, and age catch up to me. This therapy is still experimental,used mostly in knees and shoulders. The research is still not conclusive but I have seen a few people receive this and it has worked amazing. Has Also worked in the knee for arthritic pain as well

2. CarGel - Relatively new in Canada repairing cartilage in the Hip . Heather Moyse recently had it used in her Hip repair. Heather Moyse Blog Story about Hip Surgery.
She is a two time gold medalist in women's bobsled and a Team Canada Rugby player.
 Usage of the Cargel is to assist the repair of the cartilage (which I am missing on my Pelvis and Femoral Head) but it does add considerable time to the initial stages of recovery.

You have to keep both eyes OPEN.

It is ultimately up to the surgeon obviously but I like to go in with both eyes open and have all the options on the table. It is how I ended up with the Patellar graft for my ACL. The longer I wait to see him the more research time I have.

Keep Moving Forward, Keep Getting Strong(er)