The six-month mark of my injury is just around the corner, and I don't know that I'm any better for any of the various therapies that I've undergone since May 25th. Perhaps I've been kidding myself through recent posts about progress (and thanks for reading and understanding the ups and downs). No doubt, I've been encouraged off and on, but overall, I feel that I'm not even close to being healed.

I've logged thousands of miles over the course of the past decade and never have I been so frustrated with my running. This is even more frustrating than when I was trying to get to the bottom of the injury to my left foot from Spring 2005 to Fall 2007. At least, then, I could run some appreciable amount. Now, I can't do much of anything. I feel like a 70-year old man. When I'm out "running" for only a few minutes at a time, it feels so foreign, like I'm learning how to do it all over again. Something's just not right.

I've been seeing Gene Zeitler, a chiropractor out of Newtown, since June 13th. He has referred me to Paul Tortland, an osteopathic physician, out of Avon. Unfortunately, he is booked until October, so I will be seeing one of his colleagues on August 10th. It's my understanding that he will use diagnostic ultrasound to get a better idea of what's going on with my leg. And it's also my understanding that he may recommend and perform Prolotherapy, which is some kind of injection to promote healing of tendons and ligaments. Zeitler has told me, though, that Prolotherapy sessions run about $800 a pop, so that's out if my medical insurance doesn't cover it.