Been to the physio this morning and he's had the letter from the Prof further to last week's consultation.
He's highlighted the calcium thing so maybe he was also thinking bone density like Benzie was!
He's also said go back if it doesn't get better
Also I don't actually have a stress fracture I have a stress reaction! Which means "carry on like you are and you WILL have a fracture" hence I should be able to do FLM!
Physio is saying that yes my milage is low but the problem may have been caused by coming back to running too quickly after that elongated cold I had at Christmas - yes the one that stopped me running for about 4-5 weeks! Did I come back too quickly .... well lets see, a month off and then within the next month or so I had run in training a half marathon and 2-3 runs of around 10m! Hmmm could possibly have come back too quickly!
So plan of action - cross train like mad, ice, stretch my calves and tone my butt muscles to reduce the pronation and help prevent a re-occurence. The tight calf would have been pulling on the periosteum (sp?) which is what hurts causing the "almost a stress fracture".
FLM should be OK and Andy (physio) says if it does get worse you can walk it! (think he knows that I would anyway as I think he's sussed that I am so detirmined to do London!) He wants me off impact exercise (including fast walking!) for another 2-3 weeks and then maybe try a trot the week of FLM.
He also wants to do some more physio to speed recovery. That means more painful massage! Mind you that isn't as painful as it was!! Still hurts though!
As for me bones - well I have £500 of BUPA care and can afford 4 more Physio sessions so I will take those 4 physio sessions and see the GP and get a NHS bone scan sorted for peace of mind.
He's highlighted the calcium thing so maybe he was also thinking bone density like Benzie was!
He's also said go back if it doesn't get better
Also I don't actually have a stress fracture I have a stress reaction! Which means "carry on like you are and you WILL have a fracture" hence I should be able to do FLM!
Physio is saying that yes my milage is low but the problem may have been caused by coming back to running too quickly after that elongated cold I had at Christmas - yes the one that stopped me running for about 4-5 weeks! Did I come back too quickly .... well lets see, a month off and then within the next month or so I had run in training a half marathon and 2-3 runs of around 10m! Hmmm could possibly have come back too quickly!
So plan of action - cross train like mad, ice, stretch my calves and tone my butt muscles to reduce the pronation and help prevent a re-occurence. The tight calf would have been pulling on the periosteum (sp?) which is what hurts causing the "almost a stress fracture".
FLM should be OK and Andy (physio) says if it does get worse you can walk it! (think he knows that I would anyway as I think he's sussed that I am so detirmined to do London!) He wants me off impact exercise (including fast walking!) for another 2-3 weeks and then maybe try a trot the week of FLM.
He also wants to do some more physio to speed recovery. That means more painful massage! Mind you that isn't as painful as it was!! Still hurts though!
As for me bones - well I have £500 of BUPA care and can afford 4 more Physio sessions so I will take those 4 physio sessions and see the GP and get a NHS bone scan sorted for peace of mind.
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Have emailed RRR about their FLM transport, and will let you know what/where/when, etc.