I had to visit my local GP (i.e. doctor, not sure if this is an international term) today to deal with another disfunctional part of me. So, I took the opportunity, prompted by Phil's sage like advice, to have a word about my calf muscle.
Since running Friday, it's just not been right - just a bit of a strain whilst walking that I thought would have gone away by Saturday, but is still there now. So I provided some history - I found I had a diary with all the problem dates right here (!) and talked about what I was trying to do.
Now, here's the thing. My doctors surgery has 5 or 6 live-in doctors and a few visiting locums. Each time you go, you get assigned to whoever happens to be taking appointments - not any fixed person unless you're really fussy. I don't like to be fussy normally, but this might change.....
Today, I got a live-in doctor. When I went in in early May, discussed in Run 4 The Aftermath I was talking to a Locum - a perfectly reasonable bloke who told me to rest. Today I got someone who I think actually knows about running, he brought up the term "RICE" while we discussed how to promote healing and he seemed interested in getting me back out onto the roads again pretty soon.
So, I'm waiting on a referal to physiotherapy right now, hopefully to find out tomorrow on what's available in surgery before we look into the big world of private practice. And insurance claims :).
So, Phil, you were right again.
I'm going to keep up with the cycling and I'm looking at rowing machines on ebay - I know I've gained a fair amount of fitness benefits since I started and I don't want to loose any of it whilst I get my legs sorted out.
Mr Stumble.
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Having taken a whole year to make it to 30 minutes running, I'm now increasing my mileage and thinking about races ...
3 comments:
Glad to hear that the doc you saw supports running! The worst thing that a doc can tell a runner is to stop running.
Hang in there. Hopefully the physio can help you out.
ood to hear that you went to get some sound advice (as apposed to the quack advice I dispense). Sounds like you got in touch with someone that knows a thing or two about athletes and our multiplicity of problems. Let us know how your next appointment works out. And remember. If you don’t get the answer you need, try someone else. There are plenty of doctors out there who simply advise you to do nothing, when doing nothing is precisely why you ended up in the current situation.
Yes … GP (General Practitioner) is a term used in the US.
Good luck and keep riding that bike. Ride it hard enough so you are breaking a sweat. It’s too easy to coast along, especially with the pretty scenery all around you in England.
Ann, Phil,
thanks both for the comments. Thankfully he didn't tell me to stop, but then I didn't tell him I was still trying!
The bike is certainly not my favourite activity. Still it keeps medoing something at least!
Andy
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