I ran 5 in the 90 degree heat at 12 noon and loved ever second after not running for a week. My foot was feeling a bit better and I had my dr. appt at 2. Foot was a bit tender but nothing like a week earlier. The orthopedic foot doc at TOSH said about 5 times...it is a stress fracture. 3 x-rays of my foot and they showed nothing....he said that X-rays don't show stress fractures. THEN WHY WOULD THEY MAKE ME HAVE THEM IF THEY DON"T SHOW THEM???????? He said I needed to wear the boot for 4 weeks. I said that it was feeeling so much better and I had St. George in 6 weeks. He told me I needed to have an MRI of my foot to show the stress fracture so that I would believe him, if not I would end up breaking the bone straight through and need surgery if I didn't stay off of it. He said the nerve pain and tingling is all a result of the stress fracture that has caused swelling on the top of my foot. I went out to my car and cried! I decided not to have the MRI because I don't want the expense or the radiation. I have the boot on today. I haven't showered. I am depressed! I had to go to the school to meet with the school nurse for my daughter that has foot allergies and ran into every mom that I know....they were all dressed up and looked like they were going to a fashion show. I didn't want to talk to any of them. They just don't get it! They would be thrilled to have a reason to not have to exercise and most of them don't exercise anyway. I can't explain it to anyone. It just makes me feel better and I love it. I had greasy hair and scroungy clothes and no makeup on because I have cried about it a couple of times today. They kept asking me, what is wrong Amy?, Why the boot?, are you okay? (because I look like I crawled out of bed!) :( :( :( | 
