Stress fractures :-(

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loucass Apr 2012 9:20pm, 2 Apr 2012 15 posts	0 loucass Am hoping someone can put my mind at rest please! Last June i suffered a stress fracture of the 3rd metatarsal (MRI scan showed it) I had a pot for 2 weeks and a boot for a further 4. I took 3 months off running and followed advice to slowly return. I have upped my mileage the last month and am feeling some, not pain but niggling on the top of the foot where it fractured. It doesn't hurt when i press it and doesn't hurt when running but i can feel 'something'? I've heard it could be scar tissue? is it possible it could refracture 10 months on?
JohnnyO Apr 2012 9:24pm, 2 Apr 2012 12,323 posts	0 JohnnyO It could re-fracture, but it doesn't sound like it has. You can get ongoing niggles for quite a while, a sensation that 'something is there', but not as bad as the pain associated with the fracture. It could also be a warning that what caused the stress hasn't gone and is starting to be a problem again. Take it easy, so how it goes. Drop the mileage a bit for a month and then build back up again.
geordiegirl Apr 2012 9:25pm, 2 Apr 2012 4,819 posts	0 geordiegirl I'm sure someone with some sound advise will pop along soon, but in the meantime I just wanted to send some healing vibes and hope its nothing serious. And hi
loucass Apr 2012 9:49pm, 2 Apr 2012 16 posts	0 loucass thanks JonnyO - i have a mountain marathon in June so putting training back is not my first option. think i may take a trip to see my fizz! Thanks geordiegirl!!