Shock Wave strike 3...

WHAT IS SHOCK WAVE THERAPY??.... Here's a link

http://www.footphysicians.com/footankleinfo/eswt.htm


Today was the 3rd and last installment of my shockwave noninvasive surgical procedure.....DAMN IT HURT!!

Now that is done, all I have to do is recover from the initial pain today and wait until the healing takes affect.

So far the overall result from my right foot with the PF is good almost all the pain from standing and walking was gone as of before today's treatment, so I suspect after today's treatment and in a few weeks I should be 100% pain free in that foot. Yay!

My bad foot, the left one, I would say I'm at about 70% pain free as of before today's treatment, and if all goes well in a few weeks I feel I'll be at up to 85% pain free or hopefully better, I don't think I'll ever be pain free in this foot, but small miracles happen sometimes.

The PT said it will take at least 3 more months for my feet to fully heal and I should check in in 6 weeks to see my progress plus I have an appointment in 3 months to see Him if more treatment is needed.

So what now? What do I do with my training? .... Will I make it to Lake Placid?

I am really teetering on the concept of just giving up because I want to do well in my Next IM, but if I'm going to struggle with the run I'm thinking I should just put it off until next year when I can be 100% for my training, plus be in a better place financially. ..OR ...On the other hand? I am training and will continue to train and do as much running as I can bare, be it only half as intense as I want it to be. I can still do LP knowing my swim will be great, my bike will be awesome and I can walk the marathon? but do I want to do it knowing I will only be a MOP and finishing at 13 1/2 hr - 14 1/2hrs if my foot breaks down?? been there done that!..

I don't know? .....I'll have to wait and see? .....I still have Disney 70.3 to do in May and if I have poor result there I can decide whether to pull out of Lake Placid then.

TO DO LAKE PLACID? or ...NOT TO DO LAKE PLACID????.......