OUCH!!!!!!!!

So tonight I went to see the sports doc - well actually there were no appointments left for the sports doc, so I saw a senior physiotherapist instead (gee, you'd think that there's a marathon coming up soon or something!! LOL). Anyway, had my appointment tonight - fully expected that my x-ray results would be in, but they weren't - apparently the Angliss don't actually send the results out - I was meant to request them on disk (which is NOT what they told me at the hospital, but anyhoo). Sports doc made me hop (still painful and not a good sign), then asked me to jump up on the bed at which point I begged him not to poke at me! He poked at me! OUCH!!!!! He found that my most painful spot is in the middle third of my leg - not a spot usually associated with stress fractures in his experience (so that was positive!). He certaintly thinks that I have overdone the training given I am still tender now and my inability to hop properly. He also zapped me with the ultrasound machine - it's meant to hurt if I had a fracture, and it didn't hurt at all, so that was another positive sign.

Then he proceeded to give me the most painful massage I could ever imagine - really digging down deep into my muscles. OMG - I couldn't help but cry out a couple of times, which was a bit embarrassing, but he just kept talking about other things trying to take my mind off it, which was great - a MUCH needed distraction!

Afterwards my shin felt quite good - nice and relaxed (I can finally walk properly again). Sports doc told me to take it easy this weekend and keep off it as much as possible, but to get to the pool to help keep my fitness up. Cycling, walking, etc is still out - the half is definately out also!

I now need to get the x-rays from the stupid hospital next week, go back to the pod on Tuesday and just keep off my shins for the next couple of days.

I can't wait to get back out running again - I feel like a massive heifer - my jeans are so tight that they now cut into my stomach - yuck!! We are having people over tomorrow and the only pants that fit right are my daggy trackky pants. It's such a horrible feeling - I'm disappointed that the bike has been ruled out - I love the bike. I guess I will just have to bite the bullet and hit the pool *shudder*.......