Firstly probably no-one will even read this blog now because they wont be able to find it. The reason why I changed the title will become clearer throughout this report, hopefully anyway.
A few days ago I had a specialist appointment with a surgeon that works at the base hospital. My GP at work wanted him to look at my recent bone scans just to get another opinion. A few weeks ago I had a similar pain to what I experienced six months ago around the shin area. Not as bad but it came all of a sudden and only lasted for two days and hasn't returned since. My legs feel great in regards to this injury which is why the surgeons outlook on my progress and recovery was a massive shock.
From the onset of the appt, I didn't really have anytime for him. He came in his office with another person a physio and didn't acknowledge me and continued to talk like I wasn't even in the room for a good 2 minutes. He then asked me about my history, when I was talking he would cut me off and talk over me, it wouldn't have made any sense to him as I didn't get to finish many of my sentences. He then pulled my scans out not sure which one and looked at it for maybe 10 secs at the most. I had two bone scans 5 months apart and he didn't even compare them.
I was then asked to show him where I had been getting the pain in which I identified the areas. At this stage I was laying on his bed he then pressed into my shins and said " ok, im not happy with your scans, they still show signs of stress" I said to him that I hadn't had any pain for weeks and that my weekly K's had been increasing with no negative results. He didn't even comprehend what I was saying to him, and stated that he was overuling what the other Dr's have said to me and that I am not to run for 3 months.
What a complete dickhead, I hated every minute I was in that office, it wasn't so much what the result was it was the way he conducted himself and the way he showed no respect to what I was saying.
Anyway I now have a review with him in Dec a good three weeks before the 3 months is up with ANOTHER bone scan before I see him. He wants the scan to be totalling clear before he will release me to conduct my normal duties at work. I cant see this happening, I have been running since I was 5 years, in my opinion I dont think I will ever has a perfect scan, so it will be interesting to see what happens in 2 or so months.
In the mean time, I am still going to do my training. I would understand if I was experiencing pain but to sit around and do nothing when I have no pain is ridiculous. I am thinking that I might even get a second opinion, dont know the avenues to do this as this is the on barracks hospital and that there aren't many specialist that work there. Dont know, I dont want to open a can of worms really, I want to remain a grey man and do my normal routine.
Alright, enough of that, like I said in my last post I was having a pinched nerve feeling in the hip area, well this has been giving me some grief. I haven't ran so at this stage I am following the Dr's advice :) In the meantime I have felt like a sports star as I have been to the physio counting tomorrows appt 4 out of the 5 days this week. My nerve feeling is not nerve related and is just a tight group of muscles that has been copping a hiding. Elbows and electric currents have been applied trying to relieve this which is working SLOWLY.
To that end I am taking it easy until I am better and obviously not running the Bribie run this weekend. It doesn't concern me too much, that is not a goal race and I just want to be fit for Kurrawa in Dec so I have plenty of time.
That's it for now, thank god, that was way longer than expected. Oh and the reason for the address change is paranoia really. When I do go out for some training runs and I blog them, there is a risk that someone from work may stumble across the blog. Highly unlikely but still.. I dont want anyone that I work with know that I am running just in case........ So with a new title with no link to my name I should have no worries :)
2 comments:
I found you at long last!!!
Wow, shocking news...just when you were getting on top of everything and showing your real capabilities.
Damn shame about Bribie. But even worse was how that dickhead doctor treated you. Walk out next time. Then when he has no-one to bill he might question his patient/dr demenour.
It is a decision you need to make yourself about running or not though can I suggest that the minute you do experience the shin pain (if at all) that you stop running immediately.
Shin pain is just that - pain in the shins. If you are getting pain elsewhere then it is not likely to be related from my web-browsing knowledge. So I would do what you have planned to do. Take it easy but continue to run.
You will need to be a bit paranoid about the running - as I said stop immediately if the shins start to show signs of discomfort.
The army is notorious for Shin Splints due to the carrying of heavy backpacks and the sproadic sprinting/running required. So I guess if the doctor was an army doctor he would assume it was another case of that and quickly made his mind up about diagnosis.
If he had actually listened to you and discussed your running and your eagerness to improve (as opposed to anyone wanting compo) he would have worked with you to get a solution.
Take care, I won't see you this weekend but hopefully at next BRRC we'll catch up.
In the meantime - now that I have found your blog I will be able to see what you are up to.
Hey Shane,
Your link is still on CR which is the way i usually get here...
Stuff the doc,i was saying to someone just the other day they can and do often get it wrong,sometimes massive egos are the reason.
If you remember earlier this year i Fractured a bone in my foot i had a before and after Xray about 10 weeks apart and while blind freddy could see the improvement Doctor said he saw "no evidence of healing" ... what the!?
Anyhow play it by ear you are your own bodies' expert.
Cross train if you need to and you won't lose fitness (believe me i was setting Pbs 3 weeks back from 10 weeks away from running)
Cheers R2B
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