So I made a deal with my orthopedist....
About 3 weeks before the marathon I went to see my doctor to talk about the pelvic pain I was experiencing and gave him all the reasons I felt it wasn't fractured and to see if he had any words of wisdom. He thought my reasoning was legit and agreed that it was unlikely that I fractured my pelvis again. Knowing that I was not willing to sit this marathon out again he asked me to agree to two things 1) to take the final few weeks of training a little easier and only run on tracks or treadmills as they both absorb a fair amount of impact and 2) to get an MRI the day after the marathon to be sure there wasn't a fracture..EASY!
I ran the final few weeks of my training, mostly, on treadmills...One run called for a split run where I run at two different times of the day. I ran 16 miles on a treadmill in the morning then 3 miles on a track later in the day. 16 MILES ON A TREADMILL! Who does that?!?!?! (I think I should win an award ha ha) I endured the torture on tracks and treadmills knowing that this small consolation was keeping me in the race. I felt awesome both mentally and physically. Nothing was getting in my way of getting to Philly. As I mentioned, I ran the race without any issues. My knee was sore/swollen the day after the race and I was tired but everyone who ran the marathon was tired with some aches the following day ha ha.
I showed up for my MRI and the tech said, "WOW! Look at that knee, let's get that MRIed" So I said, "Oh no, that's fine, we're here for my hip/pelvis". To which he replied, "I'm sure I'll be seeing you again for that knee" ha ha After and hour and a half I was done and it was time to wait until the doctor got the results.
The orthopedist's office called me a week or so later and said I needed to come in to review the results of the MRI. I said, "no thanks...last year when I fractured my hip and my pelvis he told me right over the phone so if I need to come in that means it isn't fractured and it will be a waste of my time. If the doctor needs to speak to me, he'll call me." Later that day I had a detailed message from my doctor....My doctor used words like, "I'm shocked, not normal, not okay, and further testing".....you guessed it, I fractured my pelvis AGAIN! I was told I needed to see and endocrinologist to get some answers as to why this happened again. I'd like to say I have answers, but I don't. I saw a terrible, terrible endocrinologist who left me angry and my head spinning so I'm in the process of finding a new endocrinologist....we shall see.
People who know about my fractured pelvis ask me how I feel and the answer is, "AWESOME!" I'm not in pain and I haven't been in pain since October when the pain first came back (and compared the pain of last year, this was NOTHING). I haven't run in about 6 weeks, but I have worked out just about every day since the marathon. Hot yoga was an amazing help in training and I feel it's part of the reason I'm not in pain in my recovery. I have a 1/2 marathon in mid-March so I'm going to start my training up this week. I will be doing all my training on tracks and treadmills (unfortunately). My orthopedist said 8-10 weeks off from running if I'm in pain, but since I've been pain free for so long I think I'm good to go. Famous last words ha ha
"The more injuries you get, the smarter you get"
-Mikhail Baryshnikov
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