Ardent Snailwalker followers may recall this post from last month :
Having broken my foot at Christmas, most of my immediate preparation is simply trying to get my strength back, without actually harming the foot recovery. I’ve progressed from a wheelchair, to crutches, to a cast, to my current situation : no cast, just a ’support’ thing I can take on and off. The foot still hurts but I can walk. Recently took up cycling to work again, which is about 10km each way. Hoping this will build up the leg muscles without being too impactful on the foot bones.
Today I went to the doctor for what I believe is my 15th foot x-ray and consultation. The 14 previous visits settled into a pattern of : arrive, wait, get x-ray ( nice nurse ), wait, see doctor ( enigmatic ), get sold various casts or supports, be told not to walk, be told to come back in 2 weeks, go back to the waiting room, wait ( no suprises there), pay, leave. Rinse and repeat. This all started in Dec 2007 so you can imagine its getting a little tiring by now. I have though, become adept at walking on my heel. And I now know what a metatarsal is. Breaking it is apparently all the rage.
Today though, the doctor was positive. Still enigmatic, but more upbeat. He even said I could start running again. But no jumping. I thought that last advice was a little superfluous. The x-ray still clearly shows a break, but the part that has healed is now quite solid ( he says ). His forecast for recovery was “another month”. I make it April 17th today, and the event is May 17th … so I’m in !
