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I think I'm probably out of time to get an x-ray here to be honest, but if it comes to it I'll have to see what the Spanish hospitals have to offer!If nothing else other than to settle your head it is probably worth getting your ankle checked out again, maybe even an x-ray, but a sprain can be nasty enough, and can take time to heal up.
Secondly, even if it's nothing more than a sprain, it may be worth rethinking your starting point and reducing the total distance so you can walk shorter days. Even taking off the pressure of having to cross the Pyrenees might be a good idea
Thirdly, there are great places across Spain (France and Portugal) if you decide to call time on your camino- and you could visit several different spots over a month.
I've got SJPP booked, and it was a hard booking to come by since it's so booked up, so I think I'll start there no matter what and work out how I feel after my first day. Will be picking up my hiking poles today, and will be bringing tape and a light foot brace too. You're right though, hanging out on the northern coast before rejoining would probably be a good way to go. Or maybe I'll just head straight to Sarria and hop 3km a day!That's bad luck! But 6 weeks is a decent amount of time - you could lose a few days and still make the whole distance. If you feel you would benefit from taking a few more days to recover, you could hang out a while in Biarritz or better still, catch the train and metro down the coast to San Sebastian/Donostia, if you can find a hostel there to spend a few nights. Enjoy the gorgeous town and as you get stronger test yourself on the local coastal paths, including the Camino del Norte going east. Try using a walking pole (or two) to take the weight off your foot.
If your recovery is slow, take some more time to explore the northern coast and then join the CF a little further along like at Pamplona or Logrono, depending on how much time you have left.
I'm flying to Biarritz (from London) on Saturday as well and planning to walk from SJPP on Sunday too!Hi everyone, I'm flying to Biarritz on Saturday, on to SJPP to start walking from Sunday. I've got about 6 weeks booked off for this trip and have been looking forward to it since last September.
Ryanair from Stansted by any chanceI'm flying to Biarritz (from London) on Saturday as well and planning to walk from SJPP on Sunday too!
disproves this statement:I rolled my (other) ankle a few weeks before a marathon a few years ago and was still able to run it in an ankle support so they really do help in a pinch.
Can't imagine doing a marathon with a dodgy ankle, nice work!I'm not sure I'd have managed the camino at that point but that may be a reflection on relative severity of injuries/relative strength of character!
Sorry to hear about your ankle, hopefully recovery is swift. Good points - maybe I should hold off on painkillers until I'm done walking for the day - probably better to not be numbed to how my foot feels. Love the idea of hiring a bike and continuing though. Will keep that in mind as an option.Hi, bad timing for that rolled ankle. Bruised bones are a thing, and they can take some time to heal. (Coming with experience here, rolled my ankle during a race may last year and after a lot of physio it ended up needing surgery after all, which I am now recovering from).
Medical advice always needs to come first! This is just me talking. I would advice against taking painstillers and risk it, but I would risk it and take a painkiller if at the end of the day (or during) it get's too much. Then you know you've gone too far and you need to reign it in a bit (shorter distance, day off, other). Walk to pain, your body is telling you something, you better listen. Also, at the end of the day do some foot yoga (google it) and gentle mobility exercises for the foot.
My go to when I can't run or walk, is the trusty bike. And some people I met on the CP did that when one of them got injured; they hired some bikes and kept going.
Anyway, hope it all goes well and you have a wonderful trip.
Buen camino
That's the one! I've maybe unwisely booked a train from Bayonne instead but I guess I'll probably bump into you at the airport.Ryanair from Stansted by any chance? Have you got your travel sorted from Biarritz to SJPP? I'm using Express Bourricot, €19 for a space in a shared shuttle straight from the airport.
Also, I think this statement:
disproves this statement:
Can't imagine doing a marathon with a dodgy ankle, nice work!
Taking the train was my original plan but I saw people talking about strikes/trains getting cancelled. And actually I just saw someone saying in another thread that they've been told their Biarritz - SJPP train on Friday (or Saturday? it was unclear in their post which day they meant) has been cancelled. Here's the link if you do decide to book the shuttle https://www.expressbourricot.com/ you might even be able to refund your train ticketThat's the one! I've maybe unwisely booked a train from Bayonne instead but I guess I'll probably bump into you at the airport.
And as for the marathon, that wasn't the cleverest thing I've ever done so maybe worth discounting my advice accordingly!
I sprained my ankle on th second day coming into Zubiri, it slowed me down for a week but it was a good thing. I used my walking poles to help, you’ll be fine, take along ibuprofen.Hi everyone, I'm flying to Biarritz on Saturday, on to SJPP to start walking from Sunday. I've got about 6 weeks booked off for this trip and have been looking forward to it since last September.
About 2 and a half weeks ago I drove to some lovely scenic woods to go for a run, all part of my very loose prep work for the big walk (in future I will just walk for training in the last month!). I didn't even make it out of the carpark before my left foot landed weird and I got the first rolled ankle of my life. I did a lot of resting and elevating and icing over the next few days, saw a physio that week and another the week after that, and they both said it didn't seem too bad of a sprain and I'd be okay to do the walk.
The pain has been lessening since then but today it's gotten worse and feels more like it's in the bone. Are bruised bones a thing? I'm trying not to think about it actually being fractured and two separate physios missing this... Maybe it's all in my head? Either way, I'm concerned about how it's actually going to feel on the walk and whether it's going to stop me.
So I guess my question is, anyone else dealt with last minute injuries? Or injuries at the very beginning? If you had to stop your Camino, which beach did you sit on for the next month and which cocktail would you recommend?
This was all the advice I was going to give.Bummer! Listen to your body! Its OK to take a taxi or bus if needed. I would suggest using poles, taping your ankle, and maybe shipping your pack everyday at least at the start. At the end of the day or when you get a break, put your body into a 90° with you feet up against a wall and let gravity work ... it works wonders. RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation). Ibuprofen, but becareful with the cocktails so you do not trash your stomach. There is also a topical pain reliever available over the counter in the farmacia Voltadol Forte.
YouTube video on how to tape: Wilderness Medicine | Usable Ankle Injury
Oh I forgot about the cocktails ... Licor43. They have released some special art bottles. I was lucky enough to bring one home. I just refill when it gets empty.
¡Deseándote buena salud!
That's what they told me too after the surgery, I also had Tramadol in the mix. (and a stomach protector against the negative side effects of the Ibuprofen). The whole mix to be effective against the pain to keep me comfortable while recovering and resting.Many years ago Mrs. B had an operation.
When she was due for discharge, 'Hattie Jacques' (Sen. Nurse) sat on the edge of the bed and gave this brilliant advice.
You can alter the timings to suit when walking.
8am Wake up. Take two Paracetamol (=1000mgs)
Have something substantial to eat; take 400mgs of Ibuprofen
4hrs later repeat
4hrs later, repeat.
Etc. etc.
When she was asked why take the medication as soon as waking up this is what she said.
If you take painkillers and anti inflammatory meds BEFORE pain then they are far more efficacious.
Recommended.
Breakfast of Champions! Add a banana for some vitamins and carbs to get you out the door.8am Wake up. Take two Paracetamol (=1000mgs)
Have something substantial to eat; take 400mgs of Ibuprofen
4hrs later repeat
4hrs later, repeat.
Etc. etc.
I ended up getting a serious shin splint (possibly a stress fracture) the first few days of walking on my Camino last spring. I spent 10 days in a Pamplona hotel room Hoping to recover. I was working with a podiatrist, and she thought it was too bad for me to walk. I ended up buying a used bicycle in Pamplona and completing my Camino that way.So I guess my question is, anyone else dealt with last minute injuries? Or injuries at the very beginning?Or injuries at the very beginning? If you had to stop your Camino, which beach did you sit on for the next month and which cocktail would you recommend?
Great thread title. Hope you will be ok. Forget the cocktails, you are in wine country now. Buen camino.Hi everyone, I'm flying to Biarritz on Saturday, on to SJPP to start walking from Sunday. I've got about 6 weeks booked off for this trip and have been looking forward to it since last September.
About 2 and a half weeks ago I drove to some lovely scenic woods to go for a run, all part of my very loose prep work for the big walk (in future I will just walk for training in the last month!). I didn't even make it out of the carpark before my left foot landed weird and I got the first rolled ankle of my life. I did a lot of resting and elevating and icing over the next few days, saw a physio that week and another the week after that, and they both said it didn't seem too bad of a sprain and I'd be okay to do the walk.
The pain has been lessening since then but today it's gotten worse and feels more like it's in the bone. Are bruised bones a thing? I'm trying not to think about it actually being fractured and two separate physios missing this... Maybe it's all in my head? Either way, I'm concerned about how it's actually going to feel on the walk and whether it's going to stop me.
So I guess my question is, anyone else dealt with last minute injuries? Or injuries at the very beginning? If you had to stop your Camino, which beach did you sit on for the next month and which cocktail would you recommend?
Have a great Camino!No Ibuprofen needed today, but we'll see how long it takes for that to change.
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