[at-l] Tendonitis (status)

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He is 7 years younger then me. He ain't no where near 56 :>))

Clyde

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From: Nightwalker <nightwalker.at at gmail.com> 

> I lost my entire Spring hiking season this year with it. It really sucked. 
> 
> And someone please tell me that Flix is not really 56 years old?!? 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sloetoe" 
> To: "JPL" ; 
> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2007 3:36 PM 
> Subject: Re: [at-l] Tendonitis (status) 
> 
> 
> > --- JPL wrote: 
> > 
> >> My tendonitis seems to be getting marginally better, 
> >> but very slowly. 
> > ### Yeah, as was posted, this stuff takes a *really* 
> > long time to recover, even when it's quick. Sheesh. 
> > 
> >> I 
> >> still can't push off on the ball of my foot. A 
> >> small "knot" has developed 
> >> on the tendon, 
> > ### Probably the rip your MD want to MRI. It'll look 
> > like frayed rope. Ewwwww. 
> > 
> >> and the pain has migrated upward a 
> >> bit, away from where the 
> >> tendon joins the heel (I'm guess about this 
> >> 'migration'; its hard to tell). 
> > ### The pain might too be new muscular stresses, as 
> > healing and muscle elongation change where/how 
> > friction points are. Dynamic little devil. 
> > 
> >> I can walk but with a limp. I'm not doing any 
> >> hiking, but just everyday 
> >> walking, about 4-5000 steps a day. 
> > ### Hopefully in low or no-heeled shoes. Shoe heels 
> > are evil. 
> > 
> >> My doctor now wants me to have an MRI, 
> >> thinking that there is a small tear in the tendon. 
> > ### That knotty thing. OOo! Google "cross-fiber 
> > massage." 
> > 
> >> I use heat and cold packs, and gently stretch the 
> > tendon several times a day. 
> > ### You're stretching the muscle, not the tendon. 
> > (Which is good.) Cool the tendon (deflamatory), heat 
> > the muscle (relaxing and lengthening)... 
> > 
> >> Thanks for all the input. 
> > ### I know patience was mentioned, right? 
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