My foot is improving, but it's not anywhere near normal yet. I am supposed to stretch my entire lower body 3x per day and do a series of strengthening and balance exercises once a day. Seems to be helping, but slowly. I found out my insurance covers a little more than I thought, so I'll have a few more massage/ultrasound appts too. To be honest, I really like the guy I'm working with as a person, and it seems like he's doing ok as far as setting out a program for me, but I don't feel like he's that good at massage. When I had massage for tendinitis last year, I felt like it was accomplishing more and going much deeper.

I am going a little crazy too, not being able to run. I am allowed to ride at a low intensity, but I'm having a hard time fitting it in with my school schedule right now (midterms, yay), since riding takes more prep time than running and also just takes more time to get a comparable amount of exercise. I am feeling jello-like and frustrated. I need to make some time to go to the gym and lift (that would help). And I suppose I should try to get to the pool also (I've been thinking about it), but I am a horrible swimmer and the pool is open fairly restricted hours that don't always work well with my schedule.

Sorry, I'm whining .

But suffice to say I can sympathize. I am hopeful that my foot is going to get better over the next month or so, and I feel really good about that, but in the meantime it's tough.

I hope you are able to find some good docs who can help you get better quickly.