Dr Speedy doesn't muck around...
Tuesday 25/07/06:
Plan was to run alternate days this week and just take it easy, at least until I get some sort of verdict on the hamstring, so today was a rest day.
My appointment with Dr Dale Speedy was at 9.15am, so had to take a bit of time off work.
He wanted to hear all about my running history, past injuries and illnesses, etc. before taking a look at my legs, back, etc. When I explained my symptoms to him, he was not convinced that it was actually my hamstring, giving me the trouble. This was alarming, as he was hinting about it being bone related instead. Considering I had a stress fracture in the front of the left femur less than 2 yrs ago (this is now the back of the right one) this would not be a good sign for my bone health, esp on the minimal amount of running I have been doing recently.
In the end he decided to send me for an xray of the leg right away, to see if that would show anything up. Off I went to the radiology clinic not far away and within half an hour I was back in his office with the films. They did not show anything of concern, however as I already knew from last time, xrays do not always show up stress fractures, as they can be very fine. The only way to know for sure is to have a bone scan and he recommended that I did. If this rules out a fracture, he will then look for another cause. I am not even prepared to think about what I will do if it is another stress fracture...
Therefore I am off tomorrow morning at 9.30am (more time off work) to a clinic near the city, for an injection and then 2 hours later, the scan. At this stage I am remaining calm, as I really do not believe this is a stress fracture... In saying that, I thought the same thing last time and it turned out it was... But this feels totally different than last time and it does feel so muscular to me... and my physio. I won't get the results for about 3 days after the scan, so I guess this probably means I'll be hanging out till Monday... However he hasn't said I can't run in the meantime, provided I am not feeling any pain.
Therefore it will be business as usual tomorrow morning at 5.45am...!
Plan was to run alternate days this week and just take it easy, at least until I get some sort of verdict on the hamstring, so today was a rest day.
My appointment with Dr Dale Speedy was at 9.15am, so had to take a bit of time off work.
He wanted to hear all about my running history, past injuries and illnesses, etc. before taking a look at my legs, back, etc. When I explained my symptoms to him, he was not convinced that it was actually my hamstring, giving me the trouble. This was alarming, as he was hinting about it being bone related instead. Considering I had a stress fracture in the front of the left femur less than 2 yrs ago (this is now the back of the right one) this would not be a good sign for my bone health, esp on the minimal amount of running I have been doing recently.
In the end he decided to send me for an xray of the leg right away, to see if that would show anything up. Off I went to the radiology clinic not far away and within half an hour I was back in his office with the films. They did not show anything of concern, however as I already knew from last time, xrays do not always show up stress fractures, as they can be very fine. The only way to know for sure is to have a bone scan and he recommended that I did. If this rules out a fracture, he will then look for another cause. I am not even prepared to think about what I will do if it is another stress fracture...
Therefore I am off tomorrow morning at 9.30am (more time off work) to a clinic near the city, for an injection and then 2 hours later, the scan. At this stage I am remaining calm, as I really do not believe this is a stress fracture... In saying that, I thought the same thing last time and it turned out it was... But this feels totally different than last time and it does feel so muscular to me... and my physio. I won't get the results for about 3 days after the scan, so I guess this probably means I'll be hanging out till Monday... However he hasn't said I can't run in the meantime, provided I am not feeling any pain.
Therefore it will be business as usual tomorrow morning at 5.45am...!
posted by Vicky @ 7/25/2006 08:32:00 pm
2 Comments:
At Wed Jul 26, 03:09:00 pm,
beakus said…
Blimey! That did all happen quickly... I hope everything turns out okay, and will be keeping my paws crossed for you. As per the comment on my blog, it is noted, and I am pretty much doing the same as you - if it isn't hurting I'm running :o) I know it's not the best strategy, but figure if I pull up okay then I'll keep going :oD
Happy running tomorrow MAR, hope it's a good one :oD
At Wed Jul 26, 04:27:00 pm,
Vicky said…
Yep, the world is full of injured runners. :-( And we'd all do well to take our own advice!!
Thanks!
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