There Is ALWAYS A Silver ehhh... Pink Lining

Ok,  I found it  a little disappointing that some of you didn't make a stab at my MRI image.

Maybe you just looked at that sucker and TOOK OFF thinking.... BAAAAD KARMA OVER HERE...

gotta run!

I totally understand.

So are you ready for my  diagnosis?

Compression stress fracture to the neck of my left femur.  Lets get right to the PINK lining.

1.  I am sooooooo sooooo soooo lucky this was a Compression stress fracture and not a Tension

stress fracture.

2.  I'm also very fortunate that I have no discomfort (anymore) while walking or I would have been

subjected to 6 WEEKS OF CRUTCHES then another 6 weeks of praying it heals so you can even think about running.  Reading that makes my skin crawl.  6 weeks of NEVER

letting your foot touch the ground (EVER) in order for it to heal.
Lucky me?  You bet.

Doesn't take away the HUGE disappointment for me in starting the year off EXACTLY the way I did last year-  stress fractured and laid up for 8-12 weeks watching all my base training swirl down the toilet.

So now we investigate since this raises a RED FLAG (or two).  Blood work for a vitamin D deficiency. BTW: This is WIDE SPREAD. I had no idea. You can have loads of calcium in your diet but if you don't have enough D to absorb it,  this can be a big problem.

 So  for your viewing pleasure: I  gave a little blood today... but wait! This one doesn't show  any blood!!!

                                                    better

Also  I am having a bone density test next week. 

I can't bike

I can't go to Yoooooga

I can't run (Duh)

I can't water run (booooo)

I can only swim (sigh)

for now

and now doesn't last forever.