doctor visit=good news
I went to see a doctor today – a doctor who specializes in sports related injuries. And the news was good.
He quickly found “the spot” and, upon pressing on it several different ways, declared “if it was a stress fracture, you’d have hit the ceiling in pain”.
He asked some questions, checked out my stance & mechanics, told me x-rays/bone scans would be “a waste of radiation” and surmised that I had a severe sprain. He showed me the exact spot and even put a name to the sprain (which I can’t remember) and told me to try running and “use your pain as the guide” for the next while. He also advised more icing and, only if swelling returns, to use NSAIDs.
Funny, that’s pretty much exactly what Andrew’s been telling me. Maybe I should start listening to that guy? 
So, I’m going to start running tomorrow and let pain be my guide.
For anyone who’s counting, this little episode put me off running for nine days. We’ll call it a mini-taper.
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Wonderful news!