RunningAHEAD - Topic: I feel like I am going to do something stupid

TJoseph

posted: 10/19/2008 at 2:02 PM

I really really want to run today. I have shin splints on the lower inside of both shins. I have taken a week off and they still hurt, but I am pretty sure I could complete a run no problem. I have run through shin splints in the past, but this time the pain (at least in my left leg) is very localized to a spot the size of a dime. I have read that is an indication of a stress fracture. I have not been to the doctor and probably won't. I am 100% sure the doctor would just tell me not to run on it. He wasn't very helpful when I was having knee problems a couple of years ago and couldn't run. Has anyone here had a stress fracture? Is it possible to do a few easy runs a week and still have it heal? I don't have access to a pool for aqua jogging as I live in a remote area in the mountains. Tom

runningwild

Lia's Daddy

posted: 10/19/2008 at 2:36 PM

I tried to run on the last stress fracture that I had. Instead of missing 6 weeks I missed 3 mos. I know the feeling of wanting to run but stress fractures are nothing to mess around with in my opinion.

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TJoseph

posted: 10/19/2008 at 3:57 PM

Thanks, I went for a long walk and got it out of my system for today.

Bugs

posted: 10/19/2008 at 8:03 PM

At the Twin Cities Expo there was this chiropractor helping this runner find new shoes so he could run the marathon with a stress fracture. I have no idea where the SF was, but boy seemed stupid to me. I agree yours does not sound like shin splints. Sounds like a great day for a bike ride.

Bugs

perfesserr

Imminent Catastrophe

posted: 10/19/2008 at 8:33 PM

If it's a stress fracture and you run on it, it will not heal. It will either get worse or be chronic and not heal. It takes 6-8 weeks for a stress fracture to heal, then another 6 weeks for rehab. The more you run on a fracture, the deeper it will get, and the more time it will take to heal. If it's really deep, you will need to be on crutches and/or a cast for it to heal. Don't mess with a stress fracture. Of course, without a bone scan you won't know for sure what it is.

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TJoseph

posted: 10/20/2008 at 12:11 AM

Thanks everyone. I know what the right thing to do is, but I will have to find a way to maintain fitness for a couple of weeks. I travel for business and and I may be able to find a pool while I am out of town later this week or maybe I can use an elliptical machine at the gym. My bike is in disrepair and can't be ridden right now.

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