Sorry for being awol I have been a bit out of sorts or in denial about my injury. Had ART, Chiropractor visits, massages, even raced some (painfully)
I believe I have a sacral stress fracture. As some of you know for months now I have had pain that was dispersed from my groin, my butt and would sometimes radiate down my leg was not diagnosed until now. Experts said it was sciatica, muscle imbalances, back problems, etc... All of them are commonly thought of when someone has a sacral stress fracture. Here is a description in case you find yourself in that situation. For those that are interested I posted some parts of a study below:
I go for special exams on Thursday so that tumors and other diseases can be 'hopefully" put to rest. It looks like I will have 6-8 weeks of no weight bearing actitivity...a perfect time to ready my body for an early switch to decathlons. I will still run and race put probably not as fast but I will have to be called "big and tallrunner soon.
Take care
Tall
Sacral stress fracture in athletes, particularly long-distance runners, is
rare [6,7,8,9,10]. Because our four patients were initially diagnosed with
disk disease, we contend that sacral stress fracture is underdiagnosed.
All four patients in our series presented with low back and vague buttock
pain. However, patients can also present with sacral pain radiating into the
buttock. Pain may also be felt in the groin and occasionally down the leg.
The differential diagnosis at the time of presentation may include disk
disease, spinal stenosis, tumors (especially in older patients), and
musculotendinous strain. Physical examination may not provide reliable signs
initially because many of these patients have diffuse low back, sacral, and
buttock pain. Most patients have localized tenderness over the sacrum and
sacroiliac joint. A workup begins with radiography, which is helpful in
excluding tumors, but stress fractures may not be identified because of
overlying bowel gas and the geometry of the sacrum. Because the fractures
tend not to produce callus, they are more difficult to visualize.
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Good luck to you
Yikes, that stinks tall!! T&P that there are no tumors or such.
Be careful over the next few weeks especially, you'll need to think about what you eat and how much as your caloric need goes down. You still need good nutrients though to help the healing, just not as many calories. No screen eating, that's an order
seriously, best wishes for a speedy recovery
rs
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Drat:
I have had a few SF's, but not that one. they sux, but with most of them, or so I have been told, they heal stronger than origional. hope this is the case and you can come back strong.
and do you take calcium (tums) and vitiamin D? I figure it probably doesn't help, but it probably can't hurt.
Good luck
Dave
SteveP
I'm sorry to hear about this development, Tall. Take care of yourself and heal as quickly as possible. Keep us posted.
TomS
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Tall. SF is better than muscle/nerve issues. The SF's heal fast. Look at rbbmoose who has had dozens of SF's and is still one of our fastest. Heal up and you'll be fine! Sometimes our bodies force us to go idle because runners are typically a stubborn lot. Good luck!
Steve
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"I believe I have a sacral stress fracture."
So you really don't have an official diagnosis. Can't they tell with an X-ray?
You can't decide you have this based on a description that you've read.
My money is still on sciatica.
Runners run
"I believe I have a sacral stress fracture." So you really don't have an official diagnosis. Can't they tell with an X-ray? You can't decide you have this based on a description that you've read. My money is still on sciatica.
Ilene, I wish it was sciatica but I have had every treatment under the sun and if I really think back and let myself be honest with myself I knew it was a bone issue months ago as the pain was so much different than I have ever felt. I should know more on Thursday and then X-rays and possibly a Cat-Scan and other stuff. This guy will be thorough as I will in finding out what it is. Will keep eveyrone posted.