Running/foot pain/venting....

[Mr. Bloom]

Is it possible that the foot pain is a stress fracture? You may want to get it checked out ASAP.

[arielmoon]

I think going to the Doctor is good advice especially if you dont see any improvement in your foot.

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[VeloVT]

Sorry! Getting injured sucks.

Ice and advil will help, and wearing supportive and comfortable shoes (=running shoes) as much as you can get by with.

You should definitely go to the doctor. It could be a stress fracture. The location of your pain sounds pretty much identical to what I experienced two years ago when I got peroneal tendinitis (it was also a really sudden onset for me). For me, it took about two months of physical therapy to heal, and I think it would have taken longer if I hadn't had the PT. I believe it is somewhat unusual for it to take this long though, I have some other issues that complicated the healing.

Good luck!

[aicabsolut]

Yeah, that is a very common location for a stress fracture. It's also quite possible that it's peroneal tendinitis (I had that too), but you can't be sure till you get x-rays and the doctor tests the severity of it. A stress fracture may not show up on x-ray, but the pain pattern will be a bit different between tendinitis and a fracture. See a doctor. If you cannot stand to walk on it, that's not good at all. You don't want to be making it worse putting off treatment.

[aicabsolut]

I wouldn't waste your money on a GP if you can go to a podiatrist, sports medicine specialist, or orthopedist directly. I'd bet they'd want to do x-rays which can be expensive so be sure you can get some coverage.

[SadieKate]

Glad it doesn't seem serious!

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[Jolt]

That book looks really good, thanks for the tip!