Thanks obiebyke! I see that I should have started a new thread for this week. I hope to be posting here on Wednesday.... I hope all goes well at the doctor's. Did you see that NYT article about active people seeking out active doctors? Very interesting article. NYT January 3, 2008 But First, Doctor, What Was Your Marathon Time? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/03/health/nutrition/03Best.html

Good luck at the doctor obie! Hopefully you will be back running soon. I know how painful it can be. I fell this winter opening a car door and smashed my shin into the underneath of the car. It hurt for at least 2 months. It didn't hurt when I ran (although my left leg did go numb sometimes after that), but the pain was terrrible if I touched it the wrong way. It did go away on it's own though, hopefully yours will too. Well my husband (I know everyone refers to it as DH - but can you tell me what that stands for) is going in for wrist surgery tomorrow and I am very nervous for him and his recovery. He broke his wrist this summer after falling off our horse and it never healed correctly. Anyway, I am just so worried about the amount of pain he will be in and about the recovery time. His already been off of work since July! The good part of it is that I am taking off work for a few days to take care of him, so I will be able to get in all my runs without worrying about over sleeping! I can't believe how sore I am after yesterday's run. I guess I should have expected it after not running for 2 weeks, but my body was used to it before, so I wasn't sore before the break. Anyway - hope you all have a great week.

(DH stands for "dumb husband.")

Or sometimes dear or dorky (well, always dorky in my hubby's case ). I hope his surgery goes well, justdidit. Good luck finding a doctor, obie. I really love my PCP--not a sports doc, but he is VERY active, so he completely understands and supports my running. At least twice that I've been in to see him he's been on crutches for snowboarding accidents (he's in his mid-40s, so it's especially funny) and DH has seen him out on his bike while he's been out on the road. k

Well, at least you have some guidance, obiebyke! I'm glad it doesn't appear to be a stress fracture. Keep your spirits up! You'll be back running in no time. Just take it easy! My insurance (Blue Cross PPO) gives me some 24 or so non-referral physical therapy sessions a year (I think that's the number, it could be much lower), so that might be something to look into. I was surprised that they treated physical therapy sessions basically the same as chiropractic. And I agree, the American health care system leaves much to be desired.

The Rx is 1.5 weeks more rest (although biking is ok), then an xray if it doesn't feel better then. I WANT TO RUN! Bummer bummer bummer.

Poopie! But running will still be here when you get the all-clear. k

Obie - keep your spirits up - good thing it's not a fracture! It's good that you can bike - have you ever done a spin class? I enjoy spin as a cross training day. Well, my husband's surgery got cancelled yesterday, so that was hard for him since he had gotten himself in the state of mind to get it done with. Hopefully he will reschedule soon. Haven't run since Monday - I am going to try to run in the morning tomorrow. I have decided to try to get up much earlier so that I am not running around like a crazy person in the morning - we'll see if that works.

W6D1 down. My shins don't hurt anymore -- I switched back to stability shoes (I had been trying a new pair of neutral shoes) and I'm taping my shins with sports tape.