Hiking

[emily_in_nc]

Are you sure your toe is not broken, Crankin? Even if not, sounds like a really bad sprain. I hope you can manage your hiking boots and hike, but if not, your body needs time to heal. Annoying, but a part of life, right?

[Crankin]

Well, I didn't have an x ray, but it's not swollen and the bruising is more on the top of my foot. Besides, even it was broken, there's nothing to do for it but rest. Cycling seems OK, but I will definitely have to modify more than I did last week in tabata. I figure another week of flat shoes and probably more icing. I have not been very good about that.

[emily_in_nc]

Well, I didn't have an x ray, but it's not swollen and the bruising is more on the top of my foot. Besides, even it was broken, there's nothing to do for it but rest. Cycling seems OK, but I will definitely have to modify more than I did last week in tabata. I figure another week of flat shoes and probably more icing. I have not been very good about that.

I wasn't either. Mine was also not swollen, and I had almost no bruising, but the angle it stuck out at (completely gross and unnatural) after I stubbed it convinced me it was broken. I taped it to the adjacent toe following instructions I found online and was able to return to yoga after a couple of weeks, but I had to modify a lot of the moves. Wasn't doing any hiking since we were in Mexico, but walking was painful for a few weeks. Still, I did it. I made DH take our dog out for the first few days, but I couldn't stay holed up in an apartment forever, so I limped around.

I might have gone for an x-ray if we'd been in the US, but in Mex. I knew I'd have to pay out of pocket and take a taxi to get to a doctor, so I just didn't bother after reading online that there wasn't much they could do anyway.

Sorry your hike was painful!

[Crankin]

It's not sticking out in any way, or misshapen. I thought about taping it, but I didn't have any tape. I may do that later in the week, based on activities I have planned. Yeah, walking is not entirely fun, but until today, bearable. I iced and elevated it for a bit and rested for 3-4 hours until we went out to dinner with my son and family. That didn't require much walking, though. I am icing it again, now. Tomorrow morning I have Power (weights/core) class. The only thing I can see that will be an issue is lunges, which I can modify. There's only one move that requires jumping, but half the class does the modified version. Mostly, after the squats and lunges, it's all arms, chest and core. Cycling didn't bother it any more than more normal activities, so that's good. It's just a pain. We just signed up for a group hike in 2 weeks, so I will baby it for sure. Of course, I can always cancel going to that, but I was looking forward to it. I was disappointed I felt so limited today, when I felt so strong and coordinated after my trip to Maine.
My son broke is big toe on Father's Day. They put him in a modified boot and gave him a cane and pain killers. I doubt they would do that for a baby toe.

[Catrin]

Taping it might provide it enough support to allow bit of pain relief in your activities. I don't KNOW that, but it would stabilize it a bit. So sorry you're going through this.

While I didn't have shin cramps last night, I did have some light localized "stuff" (unsure what to call it) in the area of my left shin where I know the splints are. I need to decide if I should cancel the group hike next week - but I really do not want to do that. Perhaps if I'm good this week and rest it - no mile-plus pavement walking sessions, it will be reasonable to take them to the same trail I did yesterday. Certainly no longer distance, assuming they're interested in a 3 mile hike...