Ten More Days!
It’s been nine long months since I was totally banned from running in order to recover from plantar fasciitis. Thousands of dollars, multiple shots and treatments, and three different configurations of ridiculously expensive orthotics later, and that may finally be over! As of a week from this coming Monday, I […]
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Stupid hurts!
Yup, just like you’d assume, that two miles made a mess of things. Three days later, the cortisone wore off, and I couldn’t walk for several days. Then, of course, I spent another three weeks icing and popping ibuprofen like tic-tacs, waiting for my orthotics. The orthotics help, a […]
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Better Living Through Chemistry!
Well alright then! Oral corticosteroids for the win! It’s been less than 24 hours since I began this course of steroid treatment for my foot, and my pain is almost entirely absent. I’m not going to get excited, this time. The cortisone shot I got five weeks ago did the same […]
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A Poor Substitute
So another three weeks of downtime has hit me. The fasciitis came back in a different part of the ligament-complex shortly after my last run. I’ve tried to keep up with the machine, but it’s getting ugly! I’ve put on weight, and feel like crap. Yesterday, the doctor prescribed oral […]
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Still Going. Slowly…
So after last Saturday’s unexpectedly high-impact return to running, it was days before my thighs and lower back could even consider another one. To my surprise, my recovering plantar fascia was just fine! I contented myself with the machine instead. Interestingly, on Monday, the podiatrist, after prodding my post-run […]
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I’m Back!
Yesterday, for the first time in nearly 2 months, I ran! It was glorious. And awful. Three weeks ago, I finally got a second appointment with the podiatrist. After a false start (I showed up and the office was closed; apparently they will only warn you of such things […]
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Fit To Be Tied!
Yesterday evening, I spent 10 glorious hours pain free. I just needed to get tied up! By the podiatrist, of course. I*finally* got a slot to see one about the tearing heel-pain that’s taken me off the road and made me limp for the last six weeks. As I […]
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No Progress
Well, after 3 weeks off from running, with daily massage and stretching, and icing after use, I figured it was time to try again. This was a mistake. Don’t get me wrong, the run went great. I warmed up extra-carefully, and massaged the heck out of my heel before […]
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Plantar-fucking-fasciitis!
Someone please tell me how to win! I’ve been off the road for 13 days now. I can’t even stand a full session on the machine. Why is this so fucking hard?!?!?!? I’ll be going to the doctor next week, but everything I read boils treatment down to either: […]
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Holy Springtime, Batman!
In the course of my last 4 runs, I’ve gone from 21 degrees and windy with slush falling from the sky to 68 degrees and sunny with a slight breeze. Just in between these last two runs, the temperature went up 25 degrees! It’s been three months since I […]
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