Non!

[Bazza1234]

What a huge difference the word NON- makes. When my GP told me about my metatarsal fracture over the phone, I am sure he told me that it was a displaced fracture - visited him yesterday to see the x-ray and it turns out to be a NON-displaced fracture. BIG difference. Anyway, no surgery and virtually no treatment is necessary - just time and no running or jumping . Around 6 weeks to heal (maybe more) and 12 weeks to get to full strength - if nothing goes wrong. I have to wear my heavyish walking boots - stiff soles.

[Joy57 Graduate10]

Oh good - great to hear this. Let the healing commence!

[misswobble Graduate10 in reply to Joy57]

Aha! I thought that might be the case. Soon be back out there tearing up the place 👍

[Oldfloss Administrator 60minGraduate]

Bazza is back on track... all's well with the world... good news x

[ancientrunner Graduate10]

Massive difference - that's good news, tho' I'm sure you will still be chomping at the bit to get out there.

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Brilliant news. Suddenly the future is so much brighter Hope it's not too much hassle to re-jig all those plans for NON-running exercises to allow for an earlier return to running proper

[runningnearbeirut Graduate10]

Great news! Just a shame your lay-off isn't in the heat of your summer when you maybe wouldn't mind as much....

But plenty to keep you busy in the meantime and I hope it heals nice and speedily.

[davelinks Graduate10]

Thought non meant not, (floss will put us right) then looked it up and in internet slang means now or never! Confusing or what!😁

Not bad news though, just have to endure 6 weeks off running, keep busy with crosstraining, wishing you a speedy recovery Bazza!😊

[Bazza1234 Graduate10 in reply to davelinks]

Went to our local parkrun yesterday. It had only been re-opened a few weeks ago after an 8 week layoff due to flooding. I walked about 200 metres - could have completed 5K but it would have taken much longer than the usual tailrunner time of around 1 hour - so I stopped at a set of park gym equipment and did some "stepping" on a machine which worked out my leg muscles without any stress to my foot ( I think!) . As they cam past me after they had reached the turnaraound point, I gave them all cheek telling them to pick up the pace, you can do better than that, etc