Top Stories Pittsburgh » stress fracture http://www.topstoriespittsburgh.com Pittsburgh News for You! Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:57:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Mom on crutches – That HAS to be an oxymoron http://www.topstoriespittsburgh.com/news/mom-on-crutches-that-has-to-be-an-oxymoron/ http://www.topstoriespittsburgh.com/news/mom-on-crutches-that-has-to-be-an-oxymoron/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:00:00 +0000 admin b0bba41e-d661-4ee3-b0f2-678371fd1450:12340   So I mentioned in my last post that I went for an MRI for some pain I'd been having in my leg since a long run outside back in November.  It was the very first time I'd ever run outside (except the 5ks I've run) and I've since learned that running outside is a)no good for you and b) very different than the treadmill.  Gosh I wish I'd known that. I was so proud of myself. It was my longest run to date, 4 miles and even though I was sore I felt great afterwards.

But my running career has been abruptly cut short, at least for the forseeable future.

The results of my MRI showed that I have a stress fracture in my hip.

Seriously? I knew I was getting old, but am I that old that I broke my hip? :) Bring me dinner at 4 and put on the big band music, I'm changing my name to Gladys!

So, this means no running, walking (for exercise) or even cycling for 6 weeks, at minimum! And the doctor wants me on crutches for now.

I've had the crutches for exactly 24 hours and I think I've used them for a total of 15 minutes. 

I have too much crap to carry to be on crutches!

How does a mom handle crutches?  Has anyone ever had to have them? Dinner time alone usually warrants me getting up from the table about 11 billion times for various utensils, ketchup, drinks, etc. 

I got a little sling backpack thing today so I'm hoping I can put most of my "diaper bag contents" in there.

Anyone have any tips?

]]>   So I mentioned in my last post that I went for an MRI for some pain I'd been having in my leg since a long run outside back in November.  It was the very first time I'd ever run outside (except the 5ks I've run) and I've since learned that running outside is a)no good for you and b) very different than the treadmill.  Gosh I wish I'd known that. I was so proud of myself. It was my longest run to date, 4 miles and even though I was sore I felt great afterwards.

But my running career has been abruptly cut short, at least for the forseeable future.

The results of my MRI showed that I have a stress fracture in my hip.

Seriously? I knew I was getting old, but am I that old that I broke my hip? :) Bring me dinner at 4 and put on the big band music, I'm changing my name to Gladys!

So, this means no running, walking (for exercise) or even cycling for 6 weeks, at minimum! And the doctor wants me on crutches for now.

I've had the crutches for exactly 24 hours and I think I've used them for a total of 15 minutes. 

I have too much crap to carry to be on crutches!

How does a mom handle crutches?  Has anyone ever had to have them? Dinner time alone usually warrants me getting up from the table about 11 billion times for various utensils, ketchup, drinks, etc. 

I got a little sling backpack thing today so I'm hoping I can put most of my "diaper bag contents" in there.

Anyone have any tips?

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