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The Stress Fracture Saga Continues

May 3, 2011 By 7 Comments

(this is the top of my right foot on x-ray seen from the side)

I finally went back to the doctor today for my foot pain that I thought was gone but really wasn’t.  Life has gotten in the way these past couple months and I just had to deal with the pain as it got progressively worse.

It seems my foot is still fractured, but it is worse.  The fracture actually shows up on X-ray now when it never did before (or maybe this X-ray tech is just better than the first one…?).

Yesterday I got a steroid shot in the top of my foot.  Holy ever-living sonofabitch that HURT.  And today my foot hurts worse than ever.  I am told this is “normal” but I think it sucks.  I’m also back into wearing another new fashionable boot.

My foot has six weeks to heal.  If it hurts in six weeks….surgery.

Oh Joy!

Good times.

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More Fashionable Footwear

November 2, 2010 By 4 Comments

I’ve been wearing my walking cast for six weeks now and, it looks like I’ll be wearing it for {at least} another six weeks, too.

I went to my Orthopedist today to get checked up.  I have to say that I love this doctor!  If you need an Ortho, she is Dr. Rina Jain of San Diego Sports Medicine.  She is really trying to get my foot ready to be able to participate in the 3 Day.  She is supportive of the fight against breast cancer and I just love that she’s understanding of my goals.  I think a lot of doctors would be all, “heck no, you can’t walk!” But, Dr. Jain is making this work.

Training has been pretty much non-existent lately.  I’ve gotten a few three mile walks in here and there, but it’s hard walking in this contraption.  First, I am about two inches taller in the boot.  So this means that my New Balance walking shoe is too low and therefor I walk with a huge limp.  Because of this, my hip and back are really out of whack and I’m in a lot of pain after a walk.  Besides that, this boot just is not made for long distance walking.  Simple as that.

Dr. Jain has given me another “shoe” to try.  It’s actually the shoe they give to people in a traditional cast so that they don’t have to walk on crutches.  It’s got a much thinner, very ridged sole.  So now I am even with my sneaker.  This will still make it so that I still can not flex and do more damage to my stress fracture, but it should be easier to do longer distances (no limp, not as hot, etc).

I wore this around a little today.  I’m not sure how it is going to work.  It seems to slip on the heel more than I would like.  But, I am going to try it out tomorrow morning by attempting a five mile training walk.

Wish me luck!

Supporting The 3-Day Participants

If you happen to know someone who is walking in the San Diego 3 Day for the Cure {*cough*me*cough*},you can send them a little love and encouragement right to camp.

You are encouraged to send letters to participants and they will be delivered right to their tent by 3 Day crew members!  Isn’t that fun?  Here is the info you need to send a letter:

Send letters to:
3-Day for the Cure
ATTN: INSERT NAME OF PARTICIPANT (my name is Rhea Tabler…you know…just in case)
P.O. Box 721237
San Diego, CA 92172

Envelopes only, please. No boxes or large packages. Mail must be postmarked no later than November 9 in order to ensure delivery at the 3-Day for the Cure Camp Post Office. Please note: This address is not the actual location of camp, but a PO Box for mail delivery only. Any mail that is not postmarked by the date above or retrieved by the participant by December 5 will be destroyed.

Cheering Stations for San Diego are posted on The 3 Day website, but I’ll post them here for you next week so you can come out and cheer on the walkers (I’ll be the one wearing a giant ugly shoe).

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This Boot Is Made For Walking

October 5, 2010 By 11 Comments

I had a recheck today with my Orthopedist (whatchamacallit) today and she went over my official MRI results from last week.  My official diagnosis is:  Nondisplaced fracture at the superior proximal corner of the navicular bone.

Um, yeah.  Ok.  That’s pretty much Greek to me.

But I did find out that the navicular bone is the bone on the top of your foot and very prone to stress fractures.

And I can confirm that the top of my foot is where it hurts.

First off, in my appointment today I learned that I do not have to tighten the straps on my boot until all circulation is lost and my toes go numb.  I don’t understand why the doctor laughed at me for this.  I mean, they didn’t give me any official instruction, so how was I supposed to know?

And the best thing I learned at my appointment today is that I AM allowed to Keep Going® with my 3 Day training!

I can’t pick up and go 17 miles (which is the distance I should be going with only 7 weeks to train!), but at least I don’t have to sit on my butt anymore.  My doctor said 1-3 miles should be okay as long as my foot does not hurt.  I can go further if my foot is okay.  I MUST wear my boot.

YAY for training!

I’m not sure how everything is going to play out, but I’m super excited to get back out there and Keep Going!

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Well, Ain’t This a Darn Shame

September 28, 2010 By 33 Comments

Turns out, I DO have a stress fracture.

Big fat bummer.

My regular doctor did x-rays a couple weeks ago and no breaks showed up.  But my foot still hurt, and seemed to be getting worse.  So I asked, “if it’s not a stress fracture, then what is it?”  So off to an Orthopedic specialist I went.  She ordered an MRI.  Lo and behold…there is a stress fracture that the x-ray missed.

So now, I am wearing this ever-so-fashionable walking cast thing-a-ma-bob. I think I will go to the craft store and find some pink glitter puffy paints so I can fancy it up a bit.  I hate that it’s so drab.

But you know what I hate worse than the drabness?

I hate that I can’t go on training walks  for my 3 Day!

And that sucks.  Eggs.  Big fat rotten stinky eggs.

But I will not let this deter me from my mission.  I will Keep Going®!

My ortho doctor told me that she has seen stress fractures take many months (up to a year) to completely heal.  I have 8 weeks until the San Diego Susan G. Komen 3 Day for the Cure.  I will wear my (soon to be) pink glittered boot around the clock (unfortunately, it’s my right foot so I have to remove it to drive).  And I am now on a mission to find a stationary bike so that I can still exercise without putting any stress on my foot bone.  I hope that by riding the bike, I can still lose some weight, increase my endurance and overall health so that I will still be able to walk come November.

What do you think?

Totally doable.

Just tell  me that it is.

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It’s Not Broke!

August 31, 2010 By 7 Comments

I called my family doctor yesterday to find out the results of my foot x-rays.  Turns out I DO NOT have a stress fracture!

**HAPPY DANCE**

Of course they have no idea what is wrong with my foot and I should just try to “rest” it.

Um…yeah.  Okay.

Not.

Don’t they know I have a 60 mile walk to train for?  I must Keep Going®!

They did call me in a prescription, but it was only for Motrin.  I don’t know about you, but Motrin doesn’t do much for me.  I live on Advil as it is (and Advil is just over-the-counter Motrin).  So, I will start my training up again tonight with a short walk (maybe 3 miles) at our High School track.  This way, I won’t be far from my car in case my foot starts to give me grief.  I plan on taking it easy with short walks, but I definitely need to Keep Going with my training if I want to succeed come November.

And, in case you are wondering about my impending breast biopsy…there is no word on it, yet.  I’m actually really frustrated about it.  I’ve called my OB every single day since Wednesday (which is when they were supposed to have my radiology reports), and they have not called me back yet.  I’ve left 5 messages for a call back.  Nothing.  Don’t get me started.  This is only to schedule the biopsy, I’m not sure why it’s this difficult.

So, that’s what’s up with me.  How about you?

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