I would just like to whine about how awful being on crutches is. And the weirdest thing - I dont feel any different than I did a week ago, I just have an MRI which says I should be on them. (NB, I do not disagree with the results which are consistent with the clinical picture and the treatment, which is consistent with everything I have read, I am just bitter.)

Don't blame you - I would hate to be on crutches. How long do you have to use them for?

Abigail, you got my sympathies. It sucks to be on crutches, but on the bright side, you know you'll be off of them soon enough. Just look forward to the days when you'll be running in the rain, in the mud, and through icy streets.

Icy streets? I was hoping to be off of them before I get icy streets!!! (Not much ice here, so that would be at least another year and a half. ) Best case scenario is 2-3 weeks. (I am almost at 1). Worst case is ridiculously long. It just depends on how it heals and how it feels - basically when I can walk pain free, I can ditch the crutches. Then I can do laundry on my own. We'll see how my ob-gyn exam goes tomorrow - I have done so little studying recently and I am so exhausted! And I have only "participated" in one long surgery this week!

I wasn't saying that it'll take you that long to heal. I'm just saying that you can look forward to all those cruddy running conditions once you're healed. I know how much I hate getting my shoes covered in mud, and then have to stand outside in the pouring rain to rinse them out afterwards. Lovely.

You're right - that sounds wonderful! (And it could be until there is ice on streets in parts of the country that actually get ice before I am actually doing any real runs....hopefully not, though!!!)