Round 25 for a little while

I think we may have done Round this past winter, but it's been becoming one of my favorites. So we are looking at least of week of Round 25 in the forecast!!!

Reminder of musical musings

Just a reminder for all of those music lovers out there. Lucas Carpenter is coming to the Village Gate on Goodman Street. His show starts at 9:00pm at Bodhi's Cafe (see post below), and it's always lots of fun. Give some of his tracks a listen.

Warning May Cause Face Plants In Scorching Hot Caffeinated Beverages

Sooooo...after spending a week moving, from the old apartment to our new house I'm pretty exhausted. But the really weird things is I was falling asleep at the keyboard, while talking with a coworker in my office 2 days ago. I'm talking about the full head bob and all (check out Christine Dwyer's Blog post of her son falling asleep on his rocking horse (see below)...that's me at my desk)...I'm lucky I didn't face plant in a scorching hot cup of coffee. Fast forward to today...and out of the corner of my eye I catch a glimpse of the warnings on the anti-inflammatory I'm taking for my hip pain. I see something like warning...May cause drowsiness. Grrrr....that's not good. Well it may explain while I have been resulting to heavy doses of trimethylxanthine taken orally 3 times a day...HUH?!?!?...you are saying...that means I'm drinking alot of caffeine rich coffee. So the good news is the anti-inflammatory seems to be helping the soreness in my hip from all the moving and my classes this week...the bad news for my classes is...a hyper Turbo Instructor who needs to work some caffeine out of his system ;-).

One more week of R16

Well...The good news is that we moved all of our stuff out of our apartment. The bad news is I was to exhausted to look at learning some new stuff for Monday. So we have one more day at least of Round 16. I'm looking forward to picking up some new stuff, so Iwill keep you posted on what our next batch of material is going to come out. =)

Musical Musings

So a friend of ours in going to be in town for an awesome solo performance at Bodhi's Cafe in Village Gate Square. Lucas Carpenter, is an amazing singer, song writer, and performer. Lucas defines his music as "if Garth Brooks and Jay-Z got together and wrote a musical." He really does have some great songs, with catchy hooks which make you wonder "why is this guy not getting big time radio air play?"

When: Friday, May 4 2007

Where: Bodhi's Cafe & Lounge (Village Gate Square)

Address: 274 N. Goodman St., Rochester, New York 14607

Cost : $3

For sound and video clips check out his website:
http://myspace.com/lucascarpenter

Also visit Bodhi's Cafe Website for venue information:
http://www.bodhiscafe.com

Round 16 Is on the menu today

So, we are moving back in time to Round 16. It's one of my personal favorites, because it was one of the first turbo kick classes that I took. It's a little more basic than some of the choreography we have had as of late, so it will be a good time to invite your friends that need something new to mix up their workout. I'm not sure how long this one is going to last, but it's a nice change of pace. Looking forward to Day 2 of Round 16!!! See Ya' There

Shot to the hip

I'm now on Day 2 after my steroid injection in my left hip. I must say things seem to be feeling a bit better. I think i'm still compensating a bit because of all the adjustments my body made for the hip pain, and my muscles and tendons on that left side are still pretty tight. But I do feel that I can stretch it out a bit more now that the pain has subsided a bit. I'm hoping this really helps, because It's been a little frustrating being limited by my range of motion and pain. I really would like to get back to my pre-accident days, but I have to be realistic and about my limitations. The good news is I may actually be able to do some Yoga or PiYo without struggling to find the right postion as to not cause pain in my hip =) . I was definitely getting frustrated before by how easily my hip would get aggravated during those classes.

So you may want to know what the procedure was like. So skip the rest if you are a bit squemish....


I had to be at the doctor's office 20 minutes before my procedure time with a driver, because of the anisthetic that they give you really numbs up the treatment area. I was called into the proceudre area where they ran my blood pressure and pulse rates (which were surprisingly low, considering I was entering an unfamiliar situation). After waiting for other people to complete their treatments I was called in. Now this is a relatively new treatment for the hip, and it is very similar to spinal injections for things like spinal stenosis or slipped discs. That is because they use an X-ray to precisely guide the needle into the hip joint, and deliver the appropriate medication to the affected area. So the first thing they did in the procedure room was check with me on what they were treating, and got me up on the table and marked my hip with a big X so there was no confusion as to what they were doing. Next step is I was hooked up to a blood pressure, pulse, and oxygen sensor and then came the dose of lidocaine which is a local anisthetic to numb things up. After that was the big needle. I was pretty fortnuate to not see what they were jabbing into my hip, but they were watching the X-Ray while the poked the needle through the layers of skin, muscle tendons etc. I really didn't feel a whole lot of anything except differing amounts of pressure as the needle progressed into the hip joint. After the needle was located, multiple vials of medication were put in the syringe and emptied into my hip socket. The medication was a combination of a steriod ( I think cortizone ) and contrast material ( so they could be sure the medication was going to the right place ). I only felt a little pain while the doctor was navigating the hip joint injecting the medication, because I think he may have struck a nerve or bone. After that they removed the needle, cleaned me up and had me wait around for about 15-20 minutes. I walked a little to prove I could get around without assistance, and I walked my way out of the office to schedule a follow up with my hip specialist. All in all, I would say it was a tollerable procedure, and I have had no complicaitons to date.