... Really??

Ugh. I have to make a decision - I'm at school now and the soonest an orthopedic surgeon can see me is November 17th, (he's away for a week and a half), but if I try to get in to see someone at home I could see someone sooner, but that's pretty inconvenient and I don't even know if I would be able to see someone sooner.

I was reading up, and I know that I have a compression type fracture (bottom part of the neck) and it's not displaced (it's not broken the whole way through), and usually they just treat it non-operatively - with limiting the weight-bearing and activity.. So I just figured I probably wouldn't need the surgery anyways?

I don't know. It's already been four weeks (and I didn't know what it was/that I shouldn't be walking on it so I have been) and it feels a lot better.. still sore at times but I'm not limping anymore (I've stopped taking pain meds because I want to be able to feel if it's hurting).

I'm not sure about why it's happened at that bone. I think that I haven't always made sure to eat properly (that is - enough calcium), and I have had some phases over the past few years where I've been really restrictive with my diet.. I've read a bit and it seems that female athletes that fall into the athlete triad category (osteoporosis, amenorrhea, disordered eating) are susceptible to stress fractures in the femoral neck.. I don't think I've ever had a real "eating disorder" and I'm not underweight, and I've had regular menstruation with the exception of a few months this past spring when I stopped taking the pill.. I don't know. I guess it could be a combination of a few things. I've started taking calcium though, I'm only 21 so I think I have some time to fix my bone density a bit.

I haven't had a bone density scan though.. I think it would probably give me more answers.