"A stress fracture," he tells me.
Holy SHIT!
I'm confined to a BOOT for 4-6 weeks. This lovely "boot" is black, the size of an elephant, and reaches my knee. Nice. Very Nice. At least black goes with everything, right? Follow up X-rays scheduled for 4 weeks to check progress of healing. Until then, NO RUNNING. NO ELLIPTICAL. My choices for cardio: recumbent bike or swimming.
It was all I could do to keep from bawling in his office. Tears welled up and I had to blink hard to keep them from spilling down my cheeks.
AND
Physical therapy for my knees. The decrease in range of motion is caused by too-tight quadriceps, he thinks, due mostly to muscle memory from the 14 years of ballet. Yep I'm just batting 1000 right now.
The good news: My doc is a triathlete and I know I'm in good and empathetic hands...
Otherwise, though, I am absolutely devastated. Heartbroken. My 4/27 5K is off. My 5/24 5k is off. He thinks I might be able to get back into shape in time for the 7/4 Peachtree Road Race (10k).
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Oh God! How did that happen so fast? Have you been feeling pain for awhile? That is so sucky. I'm sorry.
I thought it might be a stress fracture from your description. Just be patience with your recovery. Doing something too soon or too much will just set you back.
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