Wow time is flyyyyiiiinnng. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but it’s super easy to get used to NOT being in pain 24/7! It’s amazing! My energy is better, my mood is better, everything is BETTER! 3 amazing things that I’m SO grateful for 3 months post Regenexx. 1. NO PAINS MEDS It’s hard to …
Last week I was at my physical therapists and he said, “Well it’s been 8 weeks – how ya feeling?” 8 weeks?! 8 WEEKS?! WHATTTTTT? I feel like I’m still waiting to head out there to have the procedure done! I can’t believe it’s been 8 weeks. So how have I been? To start off, my …
I took a trip a few weeks back to visit my bestie and her new baby and to go to an arthritis fly in in DC. I loaded my iPod with EDM podcasts, Hardwell’s new album and every song Celine Dion has ever recorded. What can I say, road trips to me scream dance party …
So how am I doing one month post Regenexx procedure? (Interested in how the procedure went? Click here!) I’m back to pretty much where I was pre-procedure, except I’m wearing my brace, I’m doing water therapy and I’m not fully back to doing yoga. My knee has been pretty stiff lately and it feels like …
Monday, a week after I started the whole Regenexx procedure, I went into the clinic for a follow-up appointment and to have one last injection. It was a two-step process, In the morning, I came in to have my blood drawn. This time they only took 6 vials of blood! (Read here about the first …
Fish oil is a natural blood thinner and before any procedure a doctor will usually advise you to stop taking it. I never realized how much benefit I was getting from taking so much fish oil. I knew it definitely helped my inflammation, but overall I never realized how much it helped me feel better. …
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I have a journal that every few pages has a prompt that you can write about if you want. I usually take the opportunities to explore the questions because they’re usually things I don’t write about on my own. While sitting on the beach, St. Pete Beach to be exact, I started writing on the …
I woke up on Thursday morning and was SO EXCITED! I had an outfit planned for the day and everything (of course I did haha!) I knew I wanted to wear my ‘Expect Miracles’ shirt because that’s exactly what I was expecting… a miracle! My Mom, of course, was all misty eyed all day. It …
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Did you miss my previous post about my prolotherapy injections? Catch up here! I had no medical appointments on Tuesday so we were able to spend the day sight-seeing. I anticipated my knee would be stiff and swollen, since I had woken up in the middle of the night with it that way, but I …
Read more “AVN Regenexx Stem Cell Therapy Procedure Day 2 & 3 – Blood Draw”
Up to my first day in Colorado, all my interactions with the clinic had been via the phone or computer. I woke up so excited to actually meet them in person, but was a little nervous too. My procedure was scheduled with a different doctor than I had had my initial consultation with. Why? Because I was …