6.01.2009

The Green Girl Officially Has Posterior Tibial Tendonitis



The Green Girl finally broke down after three months and went to see a licensed professional - a podiatrist today. He confirmed my Internet self-diagnosis of posterior tibial tendonitis. The good news - the silver lining, if you will - is that he was impressed I was still capable of doing on my tiptoes without any pain. He said that means the tendon is still working to a certain extent.

He taped up my foot with an arch pad and he wants me to leave it on for a week and see if it helps. If it does help, he recommends I get some custom orthotics.

I miss running so much. At first, I was watching movies about running and listening to running podcasts while I commuted to my new job. Now I'm at the point that I can't even read an issue of Runner's World because it makes me so depressed. I haven't been posting because I can't bring myself to write about my lack of running. I also feel like there's nothing I can do for a prolonged period of time. The elliptical and the stationary bike make my foot hurt, too. I keep saying I'll go swimming but for some reason, I can't get myself to get my stuff together and go.

When I asked him about the San Francisco Half Marathon, he refused to give me a straight response but commented that 'wasn't much time'.

2 comments:

  1. i have been diagnosed with posterior tibial tendonitis. i've never been more depressed in my life. i haven't run in weeks and i'm going CRAZY! my custom orthotics will be in this week- did yours really turn around your injury that quickly??

    thanks so much for any support, advice or encouragement you can offer.

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  2. Hey, I'm truly sorry to hear about your diagnosis, alnblueonu. How bad is your injury? Are you able to put your full weight on your foot at this point?

    In my case, I injured myself back in January of 2009. I somehow managed to complete the Surf City Half Marathon after taping it up per my doctor's instructions.

    After that, I basically stopped running for months. I still kickboxed - which probably didn't help the situation, but it was so painful, I couldn't even put my full weight on my foot.

    I truly believe if I'd gotten the orthotics sooner, I could have gone with a shorter rest period and then eased back into running with the orthotics.

    I would also suggest doing some of the exercises for posterior tibial tendonitis but don't overdo it.

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