stats of the week: no sports for weeks
Happiness in France lasted only a week. Suddenly, I developed an injury that made even short walks impossible. I was tormented all day and night by severe pain in my right thigh and hip, unlike anything I had ever experienced.
Getting proper medical help in France turned out to be difficult. The hospital ambulance sent me home with pain medication but without any consultation. The orthopedist ordered X-rays and an ultrasound, again without consultation, and the earliest available appointments would have taken weeks.
Only the local general practitioner was truly committed: he arranged an appointment with a cardiologist (who found nothing) and advised me to undergo a CT scan. At that point, we decided to return home to Germany, where we were able to get immediate appointments for an MRI and with an orthopedist.
As so often happens, two doctors came to two different conclusions. The radiologist diagnosed a slipped disc, while the orthopedist believes the cause is a blocked sacroiliac joint. Either way, the pain has remained severe for three weeks now.
Because of this, all our autumn plans are cancelled. Obviously the run in France, the hike in the Pyrenees, the trip to Mallorca, and sadly the half marathon in Valencia as well. It seems it may take several weeks, if not months, before I can return to running.
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