Had a sports massage last night. Didnt help. Im a little achey today, because of my several "hop tests" yesterday, which probably made whatever it is, worse.
At this point I'm pretty well convinced I have a femoral neck stress fracture. It hurts on impact, which is the big difference between something bone-related and something muscular. I have a doctor's appointment for next Friday, which I have to pay for out of pocket (couldn't have picked a worse time for my health insurance to be screwed up).
My feeling is that Hartford HM and Philly marathon are definitely out. Even if I am running by November, there is no way I would be in shape to put in a marathon effort; and it would risk reinjury too greatly.
Im trying trying trying not to freak out about how long I could be off running. Best case scenario (assuming SFx) is 6-8 weeks. But because its in the femoral neck, its more likely going to be several months. The one upside is that I can walk with relative ease, and almost no discomfort at all, so I dont think Im doing damage by not using crutches or something (which would be IMPOSSIBLE in NYC).
My plan is to continue to rest til Saturday, then head to the pool for either pool running or swimming (if either hurts then I'll do the other). I want to maintain some leg strength and upper body strength, so will try to do some weight sessions next week that dont induce any discomfort. Oh and I'll also be trying not to eat entire pans of brownies or snapping at people because Im not getting my running fix. Attempting to keep big picture in mind: I still have my legs. Im not starving or in abject poverty. I have a great job, life, husband. There are many worse off people in the world; and I can definitely spend some of this free time getting back to some volunteer/pro bono work.
And yet....this sucks.
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