Still no end in sight.
Heh, I am going to quit mentioning it…if I don’t specifically say I went running, assume I am still hurt. It’s been 2 months since I went running, and my heel feels about the same as it did July 15th when I stopped. It’s really hard not to fill this post with swear words and long diatribes that would boil down to me feeling really sorry for myself…
In order to keep from killing everyone in a 50 mile radius of my house, for the last 4 weeks I have been engaging in other fitness related activities. Swimming, lifting, stationary bike, walking etc. I even picked up a road bike from Spartacus. I have it on loan while I try it out, but I will likely be buying that in the next month here. I will post some pictures soon.
This weekend I managed to get 33 miles in on my 2 bicycles (I still have a crappy Costco mountain bike).
Saturday, Bill and I went to the Rail Trail in Newville. We thought the trail was 11 miles each way, and so had settled on the idea that we’d do the whole thing, out and back. We were dismayed to find out that only a little over 9 miles later we were at the Shippensburg terminus. We headed back to Newville and Bill really wanted to get the 22 miles in, so when we finished, we headed back out for the additional miles we needed to complete 22.
Then Sunday I hit the road early to crank out a couple of miles on the road bike. It was fun, but I still hate cars. After some dude refused to move over at all as he flew past me, I decided it was time to buy a helmet. I look like a tool box in it, but I had to get one eventually.
“my heel feels about the same as it did July 15th”
Do they know the nature of the injury? Cortisone shots often do the trick, if it’s inflammation-related. I guess they told you to stretch, too? I’m not a doctor, but my caller ID says I am.
“I decided it was time to buy a helmet.”
The skull is nature’s helmet. But then again nature never thought you’d be hit by a car while on a bike. Stupid nature!
Bob,
I am sure they could know the nature of the injury, but since I am self insured I have really only gone to one PT appointment. He thought it was a result of a leg length discrepancy and put a lift in my shoe. That hasn’t helped.
From what I have read cortisone injections for Achilles problems are contra-indicated as the risk for rupture is too high.
If anyone is reading this that has black market cortisone though…email me. Unless you are a cop, then don’t. Unless you are a crooked cop, but I repeat myself.
Have you poked around injuredrunner.com at all? I just found this link and while the design is awful, there’s actually some good content there.
Marcus,
Nice find! So, in using the little tool there, it’s suggesting I have:
http://injuredrunner.com/injury_region/foot/foot_severs.htm
However the description says it happens in children. Despite my inability to conduct myself as an adult, I assure you, I am 36.
Did you see the part about being able to run in that description? Because I did.