tibia stress fracture

visited 2 orthopaedists (at ttsh and sgh), an x-ray, an mri, several sessions with physiotherapist and 3 sessions with chinese physician (acupuncturist). all these during the last 6 weeks and more than $500 spent, it was concluded that the injury at my right shin is most likely tibia stress fracture. this means completely no running for the next 3-6 months. how bad/suay can it get?

this diagnosis was not concluded by any of the orthopaedists but a senior physiotherapist at sgh. yesterday, she applied pressure along the shin bone (to locate the affected area), specifically on the painful stretch and then across it. for months, i didn't realise that there is pain across the shin bone (only along it). she referred me back to the orthopaedist for a costly procedure called bone scan and a visit to the orthotist to correct deficiency of biomechanics (i.e., low arch, etc...). a bone scan must be performed in order to confirm the presence of a truely traumatised bone tissue, which x-rays often fail to detect them. foot orthotics allow the muscles, tendons and bones of the feet and lower legs to function at their highest potential. all these will cost me another few hundred bucks.

maybe i should pick up aqua running since i am destined to be plagued with running related injuries.

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what a lovely present! it comes with a quotable card:

"life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away."
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thank you guys for the well wishes too!

it fits polar wind hrm perfectly.

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tullibardine 73

glutton for a day - the usual breakfast at home, lunch at inagiku, dinner at home, 2nd dinner with ec at szechuan court, chill out with ragtagers (ec, bl, ky, ww, j, jt) at highlander and supper at founder rou gu cha.

that's because we couldn't find a better place for 2nd round of drinks. we did check out 2 places before calling it a day.
1. fashionbar - it was filled with 2nd-hand smoke.
2. china one - it was packed with abnns. shouldn't it be renamed as china black?

thank you all for the well wishes!
(ec, jt, bl, pt, ty, yh, ww, j, cck, cw, lck, smj, nll, al, dl, st, kw, ea, lex, pt fr siam, nh fr nippon, ey)

bl and me at highlander

ec and me

wcf ec from bakerzin

out of words and embarrassed

highlight of the day - shot of tullibardine vintage 1973 on the rocks

yuri gagarin

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made in china

made in china for ragtagers cny "lao yu sheng" dinner. it was a quiet event (only 10 of us incl. the mystery guest - bl, jt, ys, pt, hc, ca, ky, j, ww, sk) compared to last year jumbo seafood, where a few were drunk from the shots of moët.

ambience - 4/5,
food - 2/5,
service - i didn't really bother as i was too hungry from the long wait for the last two to turn up. they must have lost the way to haw par villa.

as expected, the topic on "sheep and wolf" surfaced again. i am very sure some of the gals had overreacted. i was laughing away but i felt being accused of judging a person so wrongly. let's put this matter to rest since 生米煮成熟饭 already.

after dinner program was a session of card games (blackjack and in-between) at my humble place. i can only single out 3 persons as "gambler" within ragtagers (jt, ky & myself). the rest obviously have no interest and casino gaming will be the last thing in their mind. hc can stress out even with a bet as little as 50cts. a blackjack in the last round saved the day, reduced my deficit to $11.50.

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hua song museum

dead cat bounce

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