This foot is STILL giving me problems. I decided to go to the Patient First to get an X-ray tonight. I knew after my 10-miler this morning that something was not healing right. Every single step was painful and it hasn't been like that since I started running on it again after I banged it in Costco. I'm sure that the 20 miles up/down Wintergreen and 10 this morning didn't help. To top it off, my quads/glutes are so sore from the wintergreen run and my toe is killing me. It was tough to get out of bed this morning!
I have been putting off the x-ray because I have the high deductible insurance plan and everything is basically out of pocket until I hit my deductible of $2500. I just didn't want to spend the money for them to tell me that I just stubbed it or something, so I put it off for about 2 weeks. But, today I knew.
So, I went to Patient First after dinner tonight and was pleasantly surprised that there was hardly anyone in there. That didn't stop the wait though. I was rushed through the entry part, brought back, got my xrays, and escorted to my room (they tried to get me to get in the wheel chair...seriously?!) where I waited and waited. Finally 1.5 hours later, the doctor came in (thank heavens I brought a book).
She asked me what happened, I lamented the story and said that it just doesn't seem to be getting better. I told her about my training regimen and she just sat there and blinked at me. Then, somewhat incredulously, she says, "your foot is broken". Damn. So, she asked me what kind of pain meds I was on and I told her none (blink, blink). She asked how tall I was for the crutches and I told her I didn't need any crutches (again, blink blink). She fitted me for a boot/shoe which I told her that I didn't need or want. She insisted and after putting it on I told her that it didn't feel any more secure than my Danskos and that I would just wear those. She again suggested the boot so I asked her how much it costs. She told me not to worry about it that insurance would cover it. I told her about my high deductible plan so she looked it up....$140. Now, it was my turn to blink at her. And we wonder why the health care/insurance industry is so screwed up. I guarantee this boot cost less than $5 to make. Ridiculous. So, again I said thanks but no thanks.
They wrapped up my toe and told me to make an appt. with an orthopedic specialist to deal with prognosis and healing. My plan is to find a sports med person that will understand that i am running this race in August and help me set forth a plan to heal and train consecutively.
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