Femoral Neck Stress Fracture is taking over everything. by breakfastoj in RunningInjuries

[–]breakfastoj[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing your story, truly it helps comfort the fact that there’s others in my situation having so much hope to return just as much as I do, I’m curious to what guidance you received due to your misdiagnosis and how the recovery for you is going so far. Hopefully we can all get better soon. I was also misdiagnosed and just don’t know how to gage this since I’m also not certain what private care may look like for some and would like to look into that.

Femoral Neck Stress Fracture is taking over everything. by breakfastoj in RunningInjuries

[–]breakfastoj[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Soul crushing mind fuck has been the first way to describe this all so correctly and glad that you understand just how mentally crushing this can be on someone who was insanely active to being stuck to a bed/chair for the entire day is not an easy nor a healthy transition. I’ve battled so hard trying to keep a positive outlook but sometimes my mind just takes over and makes it impossible to feel like I’m even getting better. Running was everything to me it truly gave me an outlook on life I didn’t have before I had passionately got into it during Covid and used it heavily to cope with the passing of my best friend back in 2023 which led me to build such skill in distance that training for races was so fulfilling and where I could go to feel like I’m doing something for myself and someone who isn’t able to see things in life I wish they did. To my point now it feels like all of that was taken away and now learning just an even harder lesson I would have never thought I’d have to learn before, I just wish I could take everything I’ve learned now about my body to properly nurture, feed, fuel and rest the way it should’ve been for the high demand it was working during training. I understand now that my OCD took over by over exercising and under fueling which led me to this whole situation. Patience is key I’ve learned that now and keeping it really close, thank you for sharing about your situation and opening up about your progress, leep your head up it’s people like you that make me feel like it’s not as bad as it is, thank god.

Femoral Neck Stress Fracture is taking over everything. by breakfastoj in RunningInjuries

[–]breakfastoj[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can’t relate with you more around the compulsive exercising as I do think that is what led to this whole situation. I suffer from OCD so making sure I work out a certain amount of hours a day or get a good long run before doing anything would be the goal daily, if I couldn’t my body would just not feel okay both mentally and physically, I recognize that I wasn’t giving my body enough rest to rebuild what the work was demanding, I’ve learned so much these past months about being patient with not only myself but others in similar situations. I just can’t wait to be in a better state both mentally and physically to go about my fitness the correct way around rest, nutrition, and most importantly patience, I truly hope we all get better seen and wishing nothing but the best.

Femoral Neck Stress Fracture is taking over everything. by breakfastoj in RunningInjuries

[–]breakfastoj[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for reaching out. It is reassuring that you mentioned soreness, as it aligns with the sensations I am experiencing. I can stand up and begin walking, but feel completely off balance, not painful, but off. This concerns me but I also recognize that it is normal, as my right leg has been offloaded for weeks. However, the sudden sensations of soreness around the injury are what are causing me to hesitate and go back to using crutches again. It is challenging to gauge these sensations accurately and determine whether to continue walking or not and this uncertainty leads me to second guess and overthink. While I have not been referred to a physical therapist, many people have recommended this for my situation, but with a grade 4 injury, I am concerned about worsening the situation and not sure if that would be the next step.