Quote Originally Posted by skinny_kitty View Post
I've had a hip problem for the past ten days. At first I thought it was the itb (illio-tibial band) but after seeing my chiro 3 times, the diagnosis is still unsure.

When I cycle it feels like a knife going through my hip, after a 30 minute warm up. When I run, I can just feel a horrible pressure after 45 minutes. Even when I swim with the pull-bouy it hurts afterwards. It's not tendonitis, it's not a tibial displacement...we just don't know what it is...

I was supposed to do the Mooseman 1/2 in ten days. It was going to be my first 1/2 IM. Am I a total suck for wanting to cry about not being able to compete?

Has anyone else had to cancel due to injury? If so, what did you do to get over it psychologically? Any insight would really help.
If you have to cancel, it's going to be hard... no doubt about it. Set a new goal and start working toward it, even if that's riding pain-free. The summer is long - you could do another HIM at the end of the season if things turn out well.

I have had hip problems that turned out to extend from my ankle through my back and into my shoulders - messed up. My pubic symphisis (or however you spell that stupid thing) was super tender, and sometimes still is on long rides, which feel like someone kicked me in the pubic bone and tore apart all of the muscles on my inner thigh where it connects to my hip/pelvis. My ligaments on the back side made it feel like my hip joint was trying to escape through my gluteus muscles. Yeah... no fun. After 2 months of chiro and massage, a super bike fitting/new bike (pedals/cleats with more float = win), and reducing some of my workouts to compensate (so frustrating), I am up to feeling pain only occasionally. I couldn't even sleep on the stupid thing for several days after long rides and now I feel like I will be able to finish my IM (my chiropractor will probably still yell at me the day after ).

You'll pull through, whether it's before your race or not. The body is a complex system - it might not be one single thing that knocked your hip off, it might be several. My massage guy tells stories about people who had problems in their hips that were solved by releasing their back/shoulders, or vice-versa.

Hang in there - whatever happens, you can always vent here