Wednesday, May 12, 2010

The Verdict

After a long consultation with a specialist yesterday, everything is going to be fine.

When you are passionate about events, issues, life, family and then things take a turn all you can do is obsess. This is what I have been doing over the last 2 weeks. My schedule, process and rebuilding has been halted due to the issues that have plagued me.

Yesterday I went through series of questions, X-rays and diagnosis with the specialist. The specialist had me walk down the hall to examine my posture, gait and stride. Everything looked fine in this area. We discussed my training regimen. We talked about mileage and speed. He wanted to make sure that I did not ramp up the distance too fast. Check, everything was good there. Then came the shoes, for my arch and foot the Asics Nimbus is the best running shoe for me. Double check. I have been wearing Nimbus for the last 6 years. Stretching was next on the list. I showed him what I do and again, everything was fine. Stretch training was mentioned, I told him 3-4 times a week alternating legs and upper body. The program I designed for strength building was inline as well. The X-rays came back fine. Not spurs, fractures or tumors visible.

Conclusion, I am a tippy toe walker, which I knew. The specialist had to chalk this one up to bad genes. It is just one of those things that happen. All I can do is repair my issues and move on.

I mentioned that I am not a person to jump to the doctor when I get any kind of ache and pain. But, since I have not experienced this type of injury I wanted to make sure that I was doing the “right things” to insure a healthy recovery and to prevent this from happening again.

Over the next 3 weeks, I need to continue to ice, stretch, build up running slow and get deep tissue massages. I have never had a massage before, nor in my mind, I never needed one, until now. After 3 weeks, I have a follow-up visit to make sure I am progressing forward.
Looks like the bass boat is on hold for now. Time to get busy in repairing and rebuilding.

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