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Ditching the boot 🀣

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linda9389AdministratorMarathon
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I'm feeling uplifted today, so thought I'd share some of my positivity. I have permission to DITCH THE BOOT!

This morning I saw my Dr - she assured me swelling is normal even this long after the injury, some pain is also normal. She feels I could now be out of the boot altogether, but should build up use gradually. It was good to get clarification and reassurance that it's ok to keep walking on it. She is also referring me for a bone density (DEXA) scan on the NHS to see if I need the drug the fracture guy mentioned - if there's a problem then fair enough, but I don't want to take it unless necessary. For physio though, she suggests it's best to sort it privately - she was happy to refer me but, says it's pot luck who I get and it most probably wouldn't be sports orientated - in her words she doesn't think I'll 'get what I'm looking for'. All in all a good visit I think. I've just cycled without the boot and felt no discomfort. We're away for the weekend and it looks a bit far to walk to the pub and back - don't want to be hobbling the rest of our trip - so I'll be sensible and drive. Part way here I realised I've only packed the boot, trainers and flip flops! No posh dinners for us this weekend 🀣 Have a good one everybody.

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MutleyShuffle profile image
MutleyShuffleHalf Marathon

Yippee! Good riddance boot! Happy hols and enjoy your mini walks! 😊

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toMutleyShuffle

Thank you πŸ™‚ Mini walks and mega cycles ... although probably slow with lots of stops along the way πŸ˜€

cheekychipmunks profile image
cheekychipmunksHalf Marathon

Good news indeed Linda! You’ll soon be back running. Good for you, and enjoy your weekend! πŸ˜€

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply tocheekychipmunks

Thank you. Ooh I do hope so! Can't wait to rejoin everyone, though 18km feels like it may as well be a million miles just now πŸ˜€

Oldfloss profile image
OldflossAdministrator

Oh yes!!!! All sounding really good:) ! Enjoy your weekend:)

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toOldfloss

Thank you. It's started really well πŸ™‚

Biddy62 profile image
Biddy62Half Marathon

Glad it’s looking positive and good advice from the Dr!

You deserve a posh dinner - put the boot back on for the evening πŸ˜‰. Perfect excuse not to have your sparkling dancing shoes on πŸ€£πŸ˜‰

Enjoy your weekend πŸ‘πŸ»

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toBiddy62

Thank you. We had a wonderful dinner in the local pub - will need to cycle long and hard today to pay for that πŸ˜€

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Biddy62Half Marathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

🀣

Sadie-runs profile image
Sadie-runsHalf Marathon

Yay! Great news, Linda! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ And enjoy the weekend away. 😘

linda9389 profile image
linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSadie-runs

Thanks Sadie. It's amazing what a difference it made to how I feel. How's your foot doing?

Sadie-runs profile image
Sadie-runsHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

So glad! Take every victory and enjoy it, my lovely! My foot is so much better (I dare not say completely healed, just in case it flares up again!) thank you so much for asking. I managed to run today, and am very grateful. xxx

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSadie-runs

Brilliant news on your foot. Do take it easy for a few runs - that won't interfere with your HM training. Better safe than sorry when you're this close πŸ™‚

Sadie-runs profile image
Sadie-runsHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

Sensible advice, thanks Linda. I only have 5 weeks left now, and my longest run has been 16k, just the once! Would like to get to at least 18k before race day if I can - or do you think this is unrealistic? πŸ™ My next run is an easy 5k, so I will take that slow. xx

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSadie-runs

You don't have to decide today whether to fit the 18k in or not. I would say you could do that run two weeks before the race and still have time to recover (although I'm no expert), so you don't need to pressure yourself yet if you think it should be nursed a bit longer. Lots of people would say 16k is a good enough base for a HM, with crowd support and race magic making the difference on the day πŸ™‚ - an 18k training run would be icing on the cake if your foot is ready πŸ™‚

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Sadie-runsHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

Thanks Linda, that is so true. I think for the sake of my confidence, I would like to hit 18k in the next 5 weeks if I can, but yes, I will need to be mindful of my foot. I am following Roseabi's plan, that has a 16k in the penultimate week, and a week of taper the week before the actual race, so that gives me 4 weeks to get to an 18k run (if I can). :-) xxx

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSadie-runs

Sounds like you can relax - if the foot is good enough for the HM, it's going to be good to fit in your confidence boosting 18k. Good luck 😘

Sadie-runs profile image
Sadie-runsHalf Marathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

Thanks Linda , I do so value your advice. And I shall be watching for you on your recovery journey at all times, sending you the best healing thoughts I can muster! xxx

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSadie-runs

Just read your post. If you've already done a painfree 8k I'm sure you're not going to have to wait long to crack that 18k. You've got this for sure πŸ™‚

GoGo_JoJo profile image
GoGo_JoJoUltramarathon

Fantastic news!! I'm so pleased for you! πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ˜

Posh dinners are still possible in trainers 🀣🀣🀣🀣 go celebrate! πŸ₯‚

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toGoGo_JoJo

Thanks Jo - inching down recovery road, I definitely just turned a corner. Fab pub with fab food, in my flip flops. What's not to like πŸ˜‚

GoGo_JoJo profile image
GoGo_JoJoUltramarathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

Brilliant! I hope there was a decadent dessert in there too! You're getting there so much faster than you think πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ€—πŸ˜

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toGoGo_JoJo

Three bloomin' couses plus alcohol! A lot of cycling required today to pay for that yummy lot 😍😍😍

GoGo_JoJo profile image
GoGo_JoJoUltramarathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

Naw... you can have this one!.. just this one mind! 🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣🀣😘

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toGoGo_JoJo

Hmmm. It may happen again tonight .... 😝

SlowLoris profile image
SlowLoris

Soon be back running.

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSlowLoris

Yay - definitely feeling more likely to be soonervrather than later

TailChaser profile image
TailChaserMarathon

Great news Linda! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toTailChaser

It's definitely improved my mood πŸ˜‚

GoGo_JoJo profile image
GoGo_JoJoUltramarathonβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

Which your spouse will be happy about too! πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ‘πŸ»

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toGoGo_JoJo

🀣

This is wonderful news. Step by step x

roseabi profile image
roseabiUltramarathon

Awesome news!!!!! xxx

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toroseabi

πŸ™‚

Sandie1961 profile image
Sandie1961Half Marathon

Yay! Great news Linda. Have a fab weekend πŸ˜ƒ

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSandie1961

Thank you. Instead of waking worrying about swelling and twinges I've woken with a big smile πŸ™‚

limberlou profile image
limberlouHalf Marathon

Oh im so pleased for you Linda, it’s like a real weight has been lifted ( literally with the damned boot) isnt it? I remember how I felt. Just to say I also felt as though everyone I’d β€˜run’ with was passing me by and leaving me behind but you WILL catch up. Just don’t be in too much of a hurry ( I like I was ) and take your return to walking and then running slowly, build up gradually. Something like this gives you a bit of a wake up call. Makes you feel more vulnerable.

Glad to hear you are getting there though πŸ’•πŸ’•πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply tolimberlou

I will try to be sensible for sure. I do have a 10k on 7th Dec which I'd like to keep on the calendar if I can, but if not then so be it. In a way it might be quite fun to do c25k again, without all the fear I carried with me first time around πŸ™‚

Snuffy_T profile image
Snuffy_THalf Marathon

Yes...! brilliant news. Defo get a Dexa scan.

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSnuffy_T

I was surprised how readily it was offered. Saw no reason not to snatch that up straight away πŸ™‚

Sandraj39 profile image
Sandraj39Half Marathon

Yay!!! That is such good news Linda - I'm really pleased for you! I think I agree about the physio though - if you can afford to get a decent sports physio then it may be more helpful. Enjoy your weekend away!πŸ‘πŸ˜€

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toSandraj39

Thanks Sandra. There are always other things to spend the money on, but I think it would be well worth it at this point. I think I might take out one of the Simplyhealth Active plans to help out, but must call and make sure it will be covered πŸ™‚

misswobble profile image
misswobbleMarathon

Take care now. Don’t go mad Rein yourself in and go steady πŸ˜ƒπŸ‘

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply tomisswobble

I'm not known for my patience, but having invested 10 weeks of my life into this recovery already, I know I have to try really hard to be patient. Feel free to nag if you see me behaving recklessly πŸ˜€

theoldfellow profile image
theoldfellow

Good to hear you are moving ahead.

Prayers for a safe and rapid improvement now.

πŸ™

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply totheoldfellow

Thank you πŸ™‚

misswobble profile image
misswobbleMarathon

A little longer won’t hurt. Ease yourself back in. Slowly, slowly πŸ™‚

Colinsmith profile image
ColinsmithHalf Marathon

Hurrah! Enjoy your break Linda.

Dexy5 profile image
Dexy510 Miles

Brilliant news Linda, and so glad that you could celebrate in style. I bet you’ve got a big smile on your face now!

I’m on simply health cash plan and I get half my physio fees back, but I think you have to be a member so many months before you can claim. Worth looking into though.

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toDexy5

Thanks for the info. I think that's a slightly different plan, but I will look at both types again in light of my current situation. I will try to call them this week :)

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toDexy5

Uggh! I just called Simplyhealth. They withdrew the active plan from 1st August! I have missed it by 5 days. He who heaitates is indeed lost πŸ™ It was far more generous for what I'm after than their cash plans are. I could kick myself.

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Dexy510 Milesβ€’ in reply tolinda9389

Boo, sounds like it may have been too generous and maybe too popular. Shame.

Agelesslass profile image
AgelesslassMetric Marathon

Good news, boot ditched for good. Hope you had a fab time. Onwards and upwards from now on Linda πŸ‘πŸ‘

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linda9389AdministratorMarathonβ€’ in reply toAgelesslass

Hoping so! I have a very specific pain when I'm walking, despite nit walking much, which I'm trying not to be concerned about but it's not easy!

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TbaeMetric Marathon

Your a trooper Linda.πŸ’ͺπŸ‘πŸ‘

Steady you will get there.

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