my leg is in there... somewhere. *sigh*tonight i went to the Sports Performance Center, where my sports injury doc referred me to get his opinion on whether a bone scan would be needed. He had me remove my shoes, stand on my left leg, and hop up and down. OWWWWW! *$#%&(@#*$&^ yes, that hurt a LOT! He checked out the xrays, and then had my lay down on the bed, and applied pressure on my tibia. Yep, that hurt too. As I've already heard, and committed myself to, 6 weeks no running, and wants me in an air cast. Possibly for the full 6 weeks!!! dependant on the bone scan results, and pain. So I got the requisition for the bone scan which I'll call to schedule tomorrow.
He also said that I can bike, so I'm glad I can at least do that, anything non-weight-bearing should be fine, swimming too, so I'll check into that. I've found someone to buy my 1/2 marathon bib already, and possibly someone for my 10k. I will walk for the 5k run for Breast Cancer at the beginning of Oct if I'm ok to by then; but I'm not too worried about all of this right now. I just want to fast forward the next 6 weeks. Would anyone object?
I have heard back from the race directors for this weekend's race, the Super Sprint Duathlon that I had registered for.
They said I could volunteer, and when I asked what time to be there, they said between 6:30 and 7am would
be great! Pardon? Crap! It's an hour away! I better build some good karma points out of this!! LOL just kidding of course. I figure being able to see the event before trying it will give me a great idea of what to expect, plus it'll be a change of scenery from sweaty, athletic looking boys, often stripping down to change, playing football all weekend. There's only so much that I can take! LOLI'll be waking up at 5am latest.... on my birthday, for a race which I can't do yet was so excited to try, wearing my air cast. Doesn't seem fair, but looking at the bright side, i'll be turning 31.... still plenty of running years ahead of me, and it could always be worse.
I met up with the running group last night for a few drinks and pizza, to celebrate one of their birthdays, after returning from their run. Their concern and support is incredible, and as usual, there were a lot of laughs. Next week, the group is going out again to celebrate some accomplishments, so I'll join them for that again, since I won't be seeing as much of them as normal.
Happy long weekend... too bad it's the last one of the summer :(
4 comments:
This is REALLY going to be a test of your positivity, but I'm sure you'll come out of it with flying colours.
There will be many races in your future and at least you know you are getting the right treatment to ensure this injury is taken care of for good.
I'm sure you'll make an excellent volunteer (through the yawns!) on the weekend. Have fun and take notes for when it's your turn. The time will come!
Happy Birthday, too! Have a fab weekend and I'm looking forward to finally meeting you in a couple weeks.
Take care, girlie!!
Marlene is right. It's not about how many races in a year but how many in your lifetime.
Have a great volunteer/birthday I am sure Karma will repay you with dividends.
Sigh....31!
happy birthday!! best of luck with everything with your leg. just keep your head up and remember the other things in your life that are good. keep up the great spirit : )
Oh my, you poor thing. Some good will come out of this. I read a story similar to your in a Runners World magazine. The runner was training for a full and ended up with a cast, but could cycle. She cycled daily and became faster when she came out of cast. I know this can happen to you as well.
In the meantime, have a great birthday!! Make sure you celebrate all that you have done to take care of yourself!!
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