So, I am really really bummed out. I was carrying a bunch of crap out to my car today at work. I wear a Sanita
(Dansko
) professional clog shoe and my foot inverted
(rolled
). I felt a sharp pain in my foot. I didn't fall; and I kept on walking to my car. I drove myself home, though pushing in on the clutch
(it's my L foot
) really hurt. I took my shoe off and it felt better, but it was already starting to swell over the 5th metatarsal area
(in the middle, lateral part of my foot
). I put my running shoes on
(because I was scheduled to get a run and a swim in today!
) thinking that if that didn't hurt so much, I'd try to run! Fat chance! I could barely get my foot in the shoe! Off to urgent care I went. By now, the foot is really hurting! I get there and wait, and wait, and wait. They took an x-ray of the foot. The x-ray is suspicious of "something" towards the proximal
(and medial side
) end of the 5th metatarsal. The urgent care doc wasn't comfortable saying it is broken, but she wasn't comfortable saying it wasn't broken either. She gave me a post-op shoe to wear and told me to use my crutches
(that I already have at home
) and she'll call me tomorrow with the radiology report. My first Oly distance is on 9/12. This sucks! I'm used to working out 8-10 hours/week. What am I going to do?? Have any of you been through this and if so, what was your story. Misery loves company! I guess my plan will be to start loving aqua jogging. Maybe cycling- indoor spin bikes
(once I can get my foot into my bike shoe
), maybe now is a good time to work on my swim, although right now, any plantar flexion hurts the foot. I'll still try to do as much strength training as I can. UGGHHH!!!