Diagnosis: Osteitis Pubis. Time to fix: Estimated at 6-9 months. Ugh. Well, on the good side, at least I've got a pretty definitive diagnosis, although there is still an outside chance its a hernia. Evidently this is one of those injuries that are usually chronic in nature and take a highly variable amount of time to heal from. Fortunately(?), it looks like the cause is biomechanical issues that can probably be corrected with the proper Physical Therapy program and I'm already on the books for my first PT session tomorrow with a PT that treats athletes in general and runners in particular. Okay, so I'm opening a 24 hour window (until noon tomorrow at my first PT appointment) where I'm going to allow myself to feel sorry for myself, then that's it. After that, I'll devote my energies to something useful like recovery.
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