Steroids

Barely 7 weeks before the New York Marathon and I have a 3-week injury that is not getting better. Mikey and Brix, my hotshot orthopedic surgeons think it's medial plantar fasciitis. I think it's the devil come to take away my New York Marathon dream one more time.

And already I am thinking I ought to work on my upper body strength --my fingers specifically--so I can claw my way to the finish line if need be. I might need to work on my teeth too. In case I need to chomp my way to the finish line. because I will do everything in my power to get across that finish line.

Ironically, I got this injury while trying out Chi running--the running style that's supposed to make you injury-free. It was during a run that I tucked in between a medical convention so it was on a treadmill and I was, sort of, rushing. I was doing speed training and feeling like a puny human being and a goddess at the same time life --the way speed training makes me feel in other words. And I think I landed too far forward--not just on the balls of my feet but on tip toes and bam! That was when I felt the pain.

And this pain has not left. I didn't run for 2 weeks--cross trained lang. Swam and biked until the pain went down to level 2-3 (on a scale of 1-10 with 10 being excruciating/disabling). Then after 2 weeks, ran for just 50 minutes. Pain went back. I went to mikey who had xrays on my right foot done. The good news is  I have zero fractures.

Last Sunday I did a 2 and a half hour run in UP. The pain came back with a vengeance. Funny thing is I could run despite the pain. It wasn't disabling. and I felt like I could run a few more miles after my run. But as soon as I stopped, there is no other word for the pain I felt but 'excruciating'. next day, it had gone down to manageable levels although I walked with a limp.

So now I am worried. And am thinking of dramatic scenarios I might need to contend with in case this doesn't get better. I will have someone inject steroids on my medial plantar area. or  I might do it myself.