No crying streak broken last night when I had to make the call whether to workout this morning or not. I decided not to, I was in some serious pain (perhaps a 7 by bedtime), and the good news is I am still upset about not working out. My legs may be getting flabby, but I am still thinking like an athlete :)
Pain 3-4 in morning, about a 3 now, superpainful at PT when trying to lift leg, rotate, etc on the tables.
PT: longer e-stim because I have been hurting, then ultrasound, then megalong massage by intern (hey I wasn't going to stop her), then hamstring stretch, ankle press exercise, and pelvic exercise (I asked Steve the name of this sucker but it was hopelessly too long for me to remember). Then Steve started to work on me, and brought the MRI report to me. At first blush it looked like a stress fracture, but in their details it seems to indicate something short of that (exerpt: There is an increased signal involving the bones on both sides of hte right sacroiliac jiont, more prominently on the sacrum side of hte joint than on the iliac side of hte joint. NO increased signal is noted within the joint itself. While there is a subtle low signal linear density crosssing the right aspect of the sacrum at th emargin of this increased T2 signal, a similar and symmetric structures seen on the left sisde so I do not believe this represents an acute stress fracture. . .These findings a re suggestive of stress reaction.) Total mumbo jumbo to me. Steve's having me rest, and on Monday we'll consult with Dr. McLane, since she asked the radiologist to call her while he was reading it, she will have some insight. So do I have a stress fracture, or perhaps something just short of one???? Steve said assuming its a stress fracture, that I need 7-10 days in a row with no pain, then I can start incorporating cross training. So it might take 5 days to get to consistent no pain, but we'll see. Holy freaking pain! Pain shot up to 8ish by late evening, pain with every step, every movement, pain while riding as passenger home from date. I held Paul's arm for support as I walked, close to buying crutches. I will not curse about this, I will not curse about this.
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