Cheers fella. Will look into it. Really need something to follow.
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My plantar fasciitis is getting worse. It seemed to be better for a day after I walked on the treadmill barefoot, not sure there is a correlation there.
Been doing stretches and I read something about heel raises helping. I have flat feet and have used orthotics for years, mine are very worn so I probably need some new ones.
Anyone know anything about this
Bit sceptical, I had shockwave therapy from a proper machine on bicep tendinitis and did FA.
ETA - apologies for the inadvertent trotter pic there. They arent mine though
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Iāve just got back from an appointment with an orthopaedic consultant to look at my collarbone. Itāll be 6 weeks on wednesday since I had my accident and I wasnāt massively comforted by the service I was getting from the NHS so Iāve tapped into my work Bupa. Iāve had pretty much no pain from it and it feels like itās back to normal now, with full mobility restored and I can put load through my arm without any discomfort. Really, I just wanted reassurance that it was healing OK so that I can get back on my bike. Iām supposed to be riding London to Paris in 2 weeks time.
It was a kind of a bad news/good news type meeting.
The bad news is that X-rays that they took today still show that the collarbone is still very much in 2 pieces. The doctors is booking me in for a CT scan to get a clearer image of the situation, but itās likely that I will need an operation to fix it properly at some point in the future.
The good news is that the doctor said there was no reason why I couldnāt get back out on my bike again. Heād actually assumed that I already was riding again. As long as thereās no discomfort while Iām riding then Iām good to go.
Obviously Iām keen to get straight out there and do some last minute training for London to Paris.
Mrs W is a bit more dubious about it, so I think Iām going to have to approach things more slowly, putting some pressure through it on the turbo over the next few days and then testing it on the road at the weekend.
It just seems a bit strange that Iāve got a broken bone thatās not fixing itself, but thereās no rush to have an op to fix it if itās not bothering me. Whatās the point of the bone in the first place 
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Whereās the warning man 
Thatās up there with trotter shots.
I feel all weak just looking at that.
Alsoā¦your DOB and BUPA account number are on that image 
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I think the first thing you loose is speed. Even a week has an effect, as for endurance prob takes a while longer for that to dissipate ā¦ well thatās what a mate told me anyway
For real? X-rays are cool, at least they kinda make sense unlike ultrasound pics. Iām reasonably certain no one can decipher ultrasound images and they just make up a prognosis based upon some weird medic-bingo game.
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Can neither confirm or deny 
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Best explanation I ever read for the collar bone was in a Jack Reacher book: itās a circuit breaker. It snaps so that your arm doesnāt.
Donāt actually think this is correct btw, but itās a neat explanation even if completely wrong.
Hope you mend quick @Whisk and get some good advice about the best course of action.
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Interesting site for the fracture though.
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My quad has gone very tight, it feels like classic hamstring but I really hope not.
We asses next week but based on how it is now, starting the Plague is not looking certain 
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Fingers crossed itās just a twinge
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Yeah hope so mate. Gonna back right off and do a test run next week. No way Iām driving to Cornwall in the heat for a āI probably shouldnāt be startingā
Has to be a sure thing.
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Just a bit of an update on my knee post surgery. It will be 2 weeks on Friday since surgery and I have to say recovery has been slower than I would like probably because until this week I have been putting too much weight on it so itās still been quite painful on the op site. But having put my feet up more this week and Mrs FB walking the dog, itās started to improve quite quickly now - who would have guessed that would work eh? Durr!
Anyway, Mrs FB is going to take the 2 stitches out - canāt see a reason to do a 60 mile round trip to the hospital for this simple procedure.
Onwards and sideways
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@whisk I have just figured out who you are on Strava, based on that xray 
now stalking you
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Having managed to sort out the inside of my left shin with physio and building back to good running, 10miles in tonight I started getting a stabbing pain on the outside of my right ankle. Can barely put weight on it. Wonder if Iāve been running a bit differently to not put pressure on my left side and this is the consequence. Hopefully it just needs a few days to settle downā¦
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Right then, physio booked in for next Tuesday (earliest i can get in) to see her for this troublesome calf.
Best thing is my employee benefit thing kicks in now, so i have Ā£150 towards therapy treatments for the year at the freebie, basic level that i get with my job. Thatās pretty handy, and covers almost 4 physio sessions. I tend to average once or twice a year normally, so thatāll help nicely.
Tempted to upgrade it to Level 2 which is Ā£7 a month more, and bumps the therapy up to Ā£250. That way i can use physio as a slightly more preventative measure rather than when iām just broken. I can get me some homeopathy as well 
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Sounds like a no brainer for Ā£7 p/m mate, especially as youāre getting on a bit now 
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