I have a doctors appointment :)
garyroberts
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Yes.....i've done it, i've got the doctors on Thursday morning - who will refer me to a physio - who will magically massage my legs back to world beating fitness. YES!
In the mean time, i'm off out for a light jog........and i will be stretching those legs out in every direction i can first :]
In the mean time, i'm off out for a light jog........and i will be stretching those legs out in every direction i can first :]
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So much for the Governments promise about seeing patients within 48hrs,Doctors referal to physio,maybe 6 weeks,best of luck.
Hopefully you get a GP who actually does sport or something about sport's related injuries.
P.S. Any lower leg stretching suggestions are very welcome
Best of luck you tri god you
Thanks for the support -
Hope its good news!
I have been to the world famous Bourne Sports in Stoke to get my gait analysis done, and yes, i walked out with a new pair of nikes for me and the WAT officer!
As for the calf raises, i'm all over it! I will be doing them every day twice a day from now on (you never know).
I'll be in the quacks on Thursday now as down south tonight, we'll see what he says.
Does anyone recommend a hot bath? (Very hot bath)......
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I have an appointment for next Friday
Do i run in the mean time, so it is still a little tender and therefore i a) don't feel like a fraud and b) can tell him where it hurts?
Or just lay off running all together.
Just a note:
The appointment is on Friday, I have Conehead's 2nd training day the next day, and my third Sprint tri the day after that..,...,....
Rest,it is better to do too little than too much and exasparate the injury,go swimming,and light cycle work,should keep the body ticking over,and your not going to lose that much fitness in a week.All the best.
Injury 11th April.
GP 14th April
Back to the GP 17th - and get a referral.
Lots of hoo-haa with the Insurance (Nasty Norwich Union Rubbish Scheme will look for another).
[OK, Fully booked out in April, May and Most of June with work].
First visit with specialist (who charges more than the Insurance scheme "normally" pays") on 9th June.
That's almost 2 months.
I've done nothing with it since 11th - except gain weight and loose muscle, with a bit of swimming.
And it still hurts. Took the dog for his longest walk yet as he was 8 months old (he is rationed to 5 minutes per month until he gets a bit older). The walk aggravated the injury just enough so the pain when I turned over woke me up at night. So I'm not too worried that it will have all healed up by the time I get to the specialist.
[I've looked at other options as suggested on the Forum - but the effort of trying to organise things was just too hard. For now.]
In case any one is interested, this is the specialist that I am off to see in a few weeks time.
Poor Mungo - only 5 minutes walk per month?!? He can come live with me and I'll take him every day [:D][:D][:D]
I have 'medial tibial stress syndrome'.....or the most commonly suffered condition (albeit one of about a dozen) often referred to as shin splints.
Anyway, we're going to work on strengthening my hips.......no running until further notice, just lots of exercised with a very large elastic band!
So that's it, no triathlons for a while, but i will hammer that bike and pool. HAMMER then!
Good Evening!