What to do about skiing...advice needed seriously NOW!
Here's where the story begins:
On December 23rd, I went up to Cypress to go cross-country skiing. I have very very shitty rental boots that I've had for the past 3 years or so. They used to belong to the Cypress rentals, but a few years ago, my boots were stolen (accidentally) off the mountain.
Anyway, after being done skiing, my right foot was hurting quite a bit. The top of my foot, along the bone that connects the big toe to the ankle (the metatarsal and cuneiform). I didn't think much of it, as I hadn't fallen or injured that area exactly, but my foot was rubbing up against the top of the boot the whole time.
After seeing someone from the place I get my orthotics at, she told me that I definitely needed new boots because my feet were rolling inward, which they do not do in my normal footwear. I figured as much. She told me that I should see a podiatrist though, to determine the exact extent of the injury, what exactly is injured. She said it could be just irritated, but she said it could also be a stress fracture. Guh.
Went over to Sigge's to take a look at the boots they would have available. When I told the guy there the problem I was having, he said to me that it could just be an irritation. In that there's no fat separating my foot from the top of the boot, so any rubbing may have damaged the nerves on top of my foot. He said sometimes that can hurt for a very long time, but that skiing more may not make it any worse.
So today, I decided to go to CarePoint to see a doctor, and ask for a referral to a podiatrist. When I asked his advice, if he could figure out what was wrong with my foot, he said to me that it was probably tendonitis and that I should RICE it (rest, ice, compression, elevation) and just stay off it another couple weeks.
Herein lies the problem:
I was supposed to start taking ski lessons on the 7th (this Wednesday). I'm wondering if I should... After trying on all the boots at Sigge's, it seems like as long as I have well-fitting boots, that I won't be in a lot of pain. I'm not really in any pain right now, and it only hurts a little bit when walking.
I'm wondering if I should still sign up for the lessons; at $100 for 5 lessons 5 Wednesdays in a row though, I would need to miss the first two if I took the walk-in doc's advice. Or if I should just not take the lessons at all...which would make me very sad. That was kind of the point of only taking one class this semester; I wanted to get up to the mountain a lot more than once a week, and a chance to improve my skiing a lot faster. The lessons are only offered once a season.
Part of me thinks I should just rent some better boots from Sigge's tomorrow, and head up to the mountain and ski again to see how much it bothers me. Missing the first two lessons would really suck, because at the first lesson, they time you doing a very short loop and then compare that time again during the final lesson. Last season, I also missed the first lesson because I was dependent on this brain dead twat to give a ride to the mountain, for a lesson I told her I had, but she didn't seem to remember, and then was way too late.
I'm not sure if believe the walk-in doctor. I've had some walk-in doctors say some very incorrect things to me (when I complained to one a couple years ago about knee and lower back pain, he said I was knock-kneed, which was totally UNTRUE). Not the same person, but still, this guy saw me for a total of 5 minutes, and doesn't have an x-ray. Even better was he told me to take ibuprofen (can't, I'm crazy allergic!). *sigh* My concern is though, what if it is NOT tendinitis? What if it's worse? Skiing on it would fuck it up WAY more. But I could wait another couple weeks, and it still may not be any better. It feels the same as it did the day after I hurt it. There's very little compromise to my mobility/range of motion, and I do feel it is just irritated. It was never discoloured or swollen very much at all...
I'm not sure if I'd be happy NOT taking the lessons. Granted, after a couple weeks (and who knows how long it would take to see the podiatrist), I would be able to ski all I want. I can still ski 3x a week, and I could still get better. I've been timing myself doing runs, and checking the distance, average speed, etc. Also, there's a tuesday night race series which are only $2 each, and you do get a bib and get timed! I would save the $100, and I could use that toward signing up for the one out-of-town race I wanted to do called the Cariboo Marathon. The race entrance is cheap, but transportation and lodging is quite pricey. I just don't know if I'd be so keen on doing the race if I hadn't been taking the lessons to greatly improve my technique. If I did the lessons, my instructor would be with me at the race to help me out the day of!! *whimper*
There's a very small part of me that just wants to say "fuck it" and register for 3 more classes at the last minute, and just take the summer off, to either work or do co-op. Only thing is though, I wouldn't be able to return the pass to the mountain, and the pass for the coach lines, which combined is about $450. Though I may be able to get a partial refund, I would need a note from a doctor. I don't really think my injury is THAT bad, but if I follow the walk-in doc's advice of not skiing for another couple of weeks, then that would mean I've missed 4 weeks of skiing (out of an average 15 week season). My passes were cheap enough that that's not SO bad, but still.
*stomps feet* I don't know what to do, and every possibility makes me want to cry.
On December 23rd, I went up to Cypress to go cross-country skiing. I have very very shitty rental boots that I've had for the past 3 years or so. They used to belong to the Cypress rentals, but a few years ago, my boots were stolen (accidentally) off the mountain.
Anyway, after being done skiing, my right foot was hurting quite a bit. The top of my foot, along the bone that connects the big toe to the ankle (the metatarsal and cuneiform). I didn't think much of it, as I hadn't fallen or injured that area exactly, but my foot was rubbing up against the top of the boot the whole time.
After seeing someone from the place I get my orthotics at, she told me that I definitely needed new boots because my feet were rolling inward, which they do not do in my normal footwear. I figured as much. She told me that I should see a podiatrist though, to determine the exact extent of the injury, what exactly is injured. She said it could be just irritated, but she said it could also be a stress fracture. Guh.
Went over to Sigge's to take a look at the boots they would have available. When I told the guy there the problem I was having, he said to me that it could just be an irritation. In that there's no fat separating my foot from the top of the boot, so any rubbing may have damaged the nerves on top of my foot. He said sometimes that can hurt for a very long time, but that skiing more may not make it any worse.
So today, I decided to go to CarePoint to see a doctor, and ask for a referral to a podiatrist. When I asked his advice, if he could figure out what was wrong with my foot, he said to me that it was probably tendonitis and that I should RICE it (rest, ice, compression, elevation) and just stay off it another couple weeks.
Herein lies the problem:
I was supposed to start taking ski lessons on the 7th (this Wednesday). I'm wondering if I should... After trying on all the boots at Sigge's, it seems like as long as I have well-fitting boots, that I won't be in a lot of pain. I'm not really in any pain right now, and it only hurts a little bit when walking.
I'm wondering if I should still sign up for the lessons; at $100 for 5 lessons 5 Wednesdays in a row though, I would need to miss the first two if I took the walk-in doc's advice. Or if I should just not take the lessons at all...which would make me very sad. That was kind of the point of only taking one class this semester; I wanted to get up to the mountain a lot more than once a week, and a chance to improve my skiing a lot faster. The lessons are only offered once a season.
Part of me thinks I should just rent some better boots from Sigge's tomorrow, and head up to the mountain and ski again to see how much it bothers me. Missing the first two lessons would really suck, because at the first lesson, they time you doing a very short loop and then compare that time again during the final lesson. Last season, I also missed the first lesson because I was dependent on this brain dead twat to give a ride to the mountain, for a lesson I told her I had, but she didn't seem to remember, and then was way too late.
I'm not sure if believe the walk-in doctor. I've had some walk-in doctors say some very incorrect things to me (when I complained to one a couple years ago about knee and lower back pain, he said I was knock-kneed, which was totally UNTRUE). Not the same person, but still, this guy saw me for a total of 5 minutes, and doesn't have an x-ray. Even better was he told me to take ibuprofen (can't, I'm crazy allergic!). *sigh* My concern is though, what if it is NOT tendinitis? What if it's worse? Skiing on it would fuck it up WAY more. But I could wait another couple weeks, and it still may not be any better. It feels the same as it did the day after I hurt it. There's very little compromise to my mobility/range of motion, and I do feel it is just irritated. It was never discoloured or swollen very much at all...
I'm not sure if I'd be happy NOT taking the lessons. Granted, after a couple weeks (and who knows how long it would take to see the podiatrist), I would be able to ski all I want. I can still ski 3x a week, and I could still get better. I've been timing myself doing runs, and checking the distance, average speed, etc. Also, there's a tuesday night race series which are only $2 each, and you do get a bib and get timed! I would save the $100, and I could use that toward signing up for the one out-of-town race I wanted to do called the Cariboo Marathon. The race entrance is cheap, but transportation and lodging is quite pricey. I just don't know if I'd be so keen on doing the race if I hadn't been taking the lessons to greatly improve my technique. If I did the lessons, my instructor would be with me at the race to help me out the day of!! *whimper*
There's a very small part of me that just wants to say "fuck it" and register for 3 more classes at the last minute, and just take the summer off, to either work or do co-op. Only thing is though, I wouldn't be able to return the pass to the mountain, and the pass for the coach lines, which combined is about $450. Though I may be able to get a partial refund, I would need a note from a doctor. I don't really think my injury is THAT bad, but if I follow the walk-in doc's advice of not skiing for another couple of weeks, then that would mean I've missed 4 weeks of skiing (out of an average 15 week season). My passes were cheap enough that that's not SO bad, but still.
*stomps feet* I don't know what to do, and every possibility makes me want to cry.