If it's anything like seeing my ortho doc, it's 55 minutes in the waiting room, 5 minutes actually being seen by a doctor.   

Those figures are exactly correct! Although add the 15 min in the waiting room prior to my appointment time, as I arrived early as instructed to fill out paperwork (which took 30 seconds), and also the 20 min in the exam room after I got called in before the doc showed up.  So my original 1.5 hr prediction (joking I thought) was spot on. Anyway, ended up with a somewhat vague soft-tissue diagnosis, NSAID scrip (Lodine) & PT. No anti-running lecture.

I was happy that although I got out at 5:05, I called the PT clinic & they picked up, and I am able to get in for initial assessment on Saturday. I feel kind of silly taking the anti-inflammatories at this point, it only hurts when I run & I won't be doing that. Not sure if I should blow them off or follow instructions.  

 At 4 miles it did it again so I quit and went home.

That was funny.

Dave, are you still running in the Adrenelines?  I think the pronation control is slightly exaggerated.

I finally made the blue band my bitch at PT today, so I get to move up to the black one. 

FYP.

And congratulations!

Thanks! It felt good!   Gotta get to the grey band that the 20-something guys use next.

Interesting, I didn't know there was a grey one.

I had a similar goal though in wanting to slide on the 10 foot board that the youngin's used, as opposed to the six foot one.  PT seems like another lifetime ago now and someday it will to you too.

 

Interesting, I didn't know there was a grey one.

 

I had a similar goal though in wanting to slide on the 10 foot board that the youngin's used, as opposed to the six foot one.  PT seems like another lifetime ago now and someday it will to you too.

It goes higher than grey/ Silver then gold. Gold is like surgical tubing. It is really tough. Most clinics don't carry the silver and gold. They stop at the black.  Grey is usually called silver.

The whole hierarchy is tan yellow red green blue black. grey /silver gold. Now if you go to latex free brands you get different colors but the original colors were these.

I think we need a sticky for those on injured reserve.

you are on the road to recovery Dave!

 

Dave, are you still running in the Adrenelines?  I think the pronation control is slightly exaggerated.

 Yes, although I am on my 3rd pair, so I don't think I can blame them for anything. Although I started rotating them with Ravennas, which is more new, but still ~150 miles ago. I may be a bit of a garbage-foot, I never notice any difference in shoes, I just buy what the LRS tells me to. 

 

DaveP- I haven't taken any meds at all for my knee.  I want to feel when it's hurting and when it's not hurting, I guess.

 

I agree, I would kind of like to avoid taking anything unless I really needed it just to get around (which I don't), or if it was going to actually help the healing process (which I don't think it does). 

I think we need a sticky for those on injured reserve.

 

you are on the road to recovery Dave!

Sure, you can call it the whiny wallowing in self-pity thread. 

And I sure hope so.

Take the anti-inflammatories!

5 miles done.  They were not my best miles ever and this is the third meh workout.  During week 1 of marathon training.  I think my mojo is still gone.