Stress Fracture in Right Leg - cracks in the mornings Posted: 11-12-07 01:43am
About 3 years ago, when I was 17, I
developed a stress fracture in my leg
right above my knee from running too much.
I was doing about 10 miles a day before it
happened. So I was off of it for a few
months and it healed. So I started running
again, I got another stress fracture in
the same leg, except this time it was
about 2 inches below the knee. I stayed
off of it and never felt comfortable
enough to run. Every once in a while the
second fracture point will feel a bit off.
Fast forward to curret day, I'm a 20 year
old male. I'm thinking about joining the
Army. I don't know if I'm psyching myself
out or not, but it feels as though my bone
is cracking right at the stress fracture
point again. I haven't been doing any
physical activity (besides the normal
walking). I've been taking Calcium pills
for the past month to help speed up
recovery. Yet every morning I'll wake up,
and after the first few steps, it cracks
right where I had my second stress
fracture. And it just seems to be getting
progressively worse. I'm at the point now
where my leg actually hurts a bit.
Any ideas? I'm probably going to see the
sports doctor I previously saw. But any
insight would be nice.
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yogahoneybunny
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Posted: 11-14-07 08:02am
Listen to your body ... and think about
the consequences of further injury.
