So why would I take a picture of my hip before and after you may ask ? Because I can and because I am an orthopedic and x-ray technician and I think it is absolutely fascinating what they can do today !

The before picture shows my pre-op x-ray with my severely misshapen femoral head and all the orthopedists markings on it for where he would make his cuts etc. during surgery and the second picture was taken yesterday at my post op appointment! My surgeon says I am doing wonderfully and I am now able to start out patient therapy, strengthening , water aerobics and might even be able to ride a bike again !

After my appointment, I went across the street to the hospital’s pathology department and viewed my severed femoral head. Yep, they had it in a baggy with my name on it and I took pictures of it!!

The good news is that I will NOT be posting pictures of it on this blog. It is odd to look at your very own body part laying on a counter. I said my farewell or should I say it actually was “good riddance” !!!!!

I really am sorry I waited so long …. But, like they say ” better late than never” !

Well, I thought this was as good a time and place as any to begin … A new hip has given me renewed hope for a more active life and the ability to more aggressively pursue my part time job as a photographer. Being able to squat and get the shot is a must for a photographer and for the past few years, when I get down, I needed help to get up, so twenty days ago, I went in for a new hip!
I have always loved photographs and usually carried a little point and shoot with me, but with the impending birth of my granddaughter, Haley. I got serious.

I think it was at the moment that I looked at this picture from a roll of film I had taken about 8 and 1/2 years ago of Haley and her mother sharing a tender moment that I decided I may just be onto something. I knew that I loved how it made me feel when I looked at it and was certain that for my subjects, it would surely be something they would treasure for years to come.

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There will undoubtedly be many pictures of Haley on this blog. She, after all is my favorite model and connects so well with the lens! I really am not sure what direction to head with this blog but I am sure it will come to me