So I've decided to start a blog to share my journey "back to the roads" as I recover from FAI surgery.  FAI, or Femoroacetabular Impingement, or hip impingement, is a condition were the head, or ball, of the femur rubs abnormally or does not have full range of motion within the hip socket or acetabulum.  The abnormal rubbing then results in wear and tear in the cartilage or labrum, possibly tearing either or both.  I could go into further detail, but I'm not a doctor, and you all know how to google...if you don't, click on the following link for help. 

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+is+femoroacetabular+impingement%3F

I have what they call the textbook case of cam-type impingement, meaning that the head of my femur has too much bone on it.  So basically I have a square peg going into a round hole. 


I've done a tremendous amount of research into different treatment options and the subsequent outcomes, and it seemed that, to me, there were not a high percentage of positive, high-performance outcomes, from everyday people.  Sure people got back to running or cycling or whatever it is that they did, but it just didn't seem that they got back to a "competitive" level, whether that be age-group placing or qualifying for Boston or the Kona Ironman.  The ones who did had to have the other hip scoped as well, and just didn't seem to make it back from the second one.  It is pretty typical that this occurs as it is a bilateral condition and 73% of persons having one hip done end up getting the second hip done.  Maybe it is because psychologically it is a lot to endure, rehabbing a second time, or maybe it's just because physically you get worn down, I don't know.  What I do know is that I have goals, and I'm not ready to give up on them...and I want to show others that they don't need to give up on theirs either.  So that is why I am writing this, so that in my journey back to the roads, that others may find hope, insight and success of their own.  So here goes, surgery is today at 1:30 PM AZ time...my first step.