Went to the pool for a quick swim. Then had to hurry off to the doctor. He confirmed the "white spot" on my bone scan was a stress fracture. It is near the midpoint of the femur. He wants to see me again in three weeks. Then he said do no physical activity until then. I thought he meant only running. But he said no to aqua jogging, swimming, and cycling. I could not believe this. I do not think I will stop the swimming and aqua jogging though. I may cycle a little less. The pain has virtually gone away. Only when I need to walk real fast do I feel it now. And I have jogged or run for any reason in about 12 days. His final words were a warning that a stress fracture could develop into a total fracture. Like I said, I just cannot see swimming and aqua jogging doing that. Not sure about the cycling though.
Swim
1000 yards free - 18:38
200 yards breast - 4:23
Well now that the shock of being told to do no physical exercise has set in, I have rethought my earlier reaction. I have a choice. No workouts for three weeks or a possible broken leg. So I have decided to cut out the cycling and aqua jogging all together. I will still swim, but with a very reduced effort. I will swim so slow, it will look like I am floating. I will just do this for longer periods of time. I hope this is not a bad idea. I also need to be careful when playing ball, tag, or other games with the kids in the yard. As for work, I hope there are no foot pursuits. Everybody expects me to at least give a good chase since I run all the time.
I am really bummed now. | 