Yesterday's Doctor Visit...

It had been a week since my last doctor visit. I wore the tape/wrap for five days and took the anti-inflammatory medicine. By the end of the week I was feeling okay (except for the days that I had to be on my feet for long periods). One thing that I did notice was that, because I was hesitant about putting much weight on my injured foot, my good foot started hurting.

I went back into the Dr. yesterday. He took a look at my right foot and said that all the swelling was gone. I told him that I was having some pain in the other foot now. He wasn't surprised and said that is pretty common after favoring one foot for a week.

I finally told him that my plan was to train for a marathon and that I needed to get back to running as soon as possible. I also asked what he thought about my feet in terms of running, wondering if I have feet that will continually give me problems. He said I have "great feet" (never heard that before) and that my main problem is a high arch and that can be solved with shoe inserts. He wished me luck with my marathon and wrapped up both feet

recommended I get some inserts for my shoes,

and told me not to increase my miles too quickly.

After my feet were wrapped I asked how soon I could start running ( I expected him to say another week). He said "start tomorrow". Tomorrow!!

I just need to keep them wrapped for 5 more days, but I can start running as long as I pay attention to any pain.

So I have my shoe inserts I have my (very tightly) wrapped feet and I am going to try to fit in a run today! (Which may be prove difficult since I have a sick baby and now a sick 6 year old.)

I am a little nervous because that last thing I want is to be in pain again but I am excited to try and get back on my (now slightly modified) running schedule.

And I think my family will be happy to have me stop moping around the house and being grumpy.

Wish me luck!