Stephanie Weldon-Macro Thread
Just diagnosed with posterior tibial tendon tear. No running at all. No biking, no stairmaster. No teaching classes. I can swim &
Waterjog.
Had an MRI & Doc says 6 weeks PT 2x week. Using a brace and have script for heavy duty anti-inflammatory. Platelet injection therapy a possibility. Trying to avoid surgery. Odd thing is that there's no pain right now and I've got good flexibility. The feeling I can use it is there but hearing the doc talk surgery and crap makes me nervous.
Damper on season. Especially after getting accepted to Ultraman Florida.
Sigh. Just letting you guys know. Not sure what to do with myself except keep my chin up, keep a resilient attitude , follow docs orders, stay flexible with season and salvage what I can. I'm thinking/hoping since pain is minimal he'll clear me to bike. When I get cleared to bike maybe do some aqua-bikes events.
I'm a mess right now. I know I do a lot but Ive really cut back. Any guidance surely welcomed. Thank you.
races/events in question: Quassy/IMLP camp/IMLP
Steph
Waterjog.
Had an MRI & Doc says 6 weeks PT 2x week. Using a brace and have script for heavy duty anti-inflammatory. Platelet injection therapy a possibility. Trying to avoid surgery. Odd thing is that there's no pain right now and I've got good flexibility. The feeling I can use it is there but hearing the doc talk surgery and crap makes me nervous.
Damper on season. Especially after getting accepted to Ultraman Florida.
Sigh. Just letting you guys know. Not sure what to do with myself except keep my chin up, keep a resilient attitude , follow docs orders, stay flexible with season and salvage what I can. I'm thinking/hoping since pain is minimal he'll clear me to bike. When I get cleared to bike maybe do some aqua-bikes events.
I'm a mess right now. I know I do a lot but Ive really cut back. Any guidance surely welcomed. Thank you.
races/events in question: Quassy/IMLP camp/IMLP
Steph
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So sorry to hear about your troubles. My advice, as a guy whose been injured many, many times, is to adopt a long view and listen to your docs, following their advice. That is, heal and PT like it's your job, listen to your body, get healed up and then start back gradually. However, be wary of putting / keeping events on your calendar, as they'll have a tendency to create artificial timelines for you, potentially increasing the chances that you'll do too much too soon.
Get well and let us know if you need anything!