Over the last week and a half I have developed an increasing amount of pain in my left leg/foot/ankle and felt it was time to take action before it got any worse.  Yesterday I went to Arthritis & Sports in Sterling, VA to do just that.  The crew here has helped me out in the past and does a wonderful job keeping my Mom’s knees working the best they can.

After getting x-rays taken I met with Dr. Wilson, who is the foot and ankle master at the clinic.  The doc took a look at my illuminated bones and said, “I’ve got good news and bad news.  The good news is that I see no break, that bad news is that due to your foot structure you would have had trouble standing on your tip-toes, thus rendering you useless as a ballet dancer.”  Next he poked around on my leg and pinpointed a troubling spot, which he told me is most likely a stress fracture of the lower 3rd of my tibia.  For now Dr. Wilson has left my diagnosis as ‘Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome’.  To be certain that there is actually a break I will be getting an MRI and bone scan done.

In the mean time I present, Project Get Swole.  Running is out for now, but I can still cross-train and keep myself active as long as I do not stress my leg.  For cardio I will be spending most of my time on the stationary bike and may run in the pool on weekends.  Besides cardio I am dedicating time to building up my scrawny frame through weights and other strength training exercises.  It is very important to me to stay as active as possible while I work through this.  Not being able to run is disappointing on a daily basis, but I am thankful that I can still do other physical activities.