I’m sitting here in absolute agony and cursing Roaccutane…
This ITB issue of mine is just not going away. After the Knysna half marathon, I took a break, and then thought I was a hero when I could run without pain. Last weekend, I did a 15km run with my RWFL group, and it was ok… I felt my leg at 12km but I could manage and it wasn’t really sore. On that note though, I don’t think I’ve ever been as cold as I was on this run… when I took this photo on Christiaan de Wet Road the wind was whipping through me. I was still cold when we finished running!
Then on Tuesday I ran 6km, faster than normal, and it felt great. I felt like a hero and was so pleased because it’s been a week without Roaccutane and I thought my problems were over.
Well, my body today told me in no uncertain terms that it’s really unhappy with me.
I was supposed to run 15kms this morning with RWFL. It started off well, at a good pace for a LSD (the point of LSD is slow distance). Then as we got to 5km, I felt it… but this was not just a little pain, I could feel that if I carried on running, that within a km I wouldn’t be able to walk, let alone run.
So, I bid farewell to the running crew and walked home 🙁 Thankfully I was only about 2km from home.
Today’s RWFL LSD crew trying to smile and look happy while we’re standing around freezing 🙂 (photo credit: Rene from RWFL Randpark)
I’m sitting here with a transact patch on my knee, wincing whenever I try and stand, and the Cataflam I took is not even making a dent… not a clue how I’m going to do my photoshoot this afternoon! Guess I’m phoning my physio tomorrow again…
You may be wondering why I’m cursing Roaccutane… well after my post about using the stuff, I got a lot of comments on Facebook telling that the joint pain side effect and possible connection to my ITB issues wasn’t just in my head. Other mom’s commented saying that they knew kids that struggled with knees and hips while on the stuff.
My GP basically said the same thing this week, when I saw her… and she’s told me to start using Osteo-eze to help my cartilage recover…
I’m so over this! I just want to run! I want to start trying to go faster! This is not making me happy at all.
Bugger it, and I’ve signed up for so many races in the next few months because I started feeling better.
Oh, no! That totally sucks! I was so tempted to keep running and hope the ITB thing went away but I’m glad I took the time I needed to heal properly. It’s been 3 months and I was heartbroken about having to bail on my first full marathon but now that I’m all healed up, I can slowly ease back into running, knowing a bit more than I did before and with better form… Hope the pain eases up soon and you’re back on the road in no time!
Oh no ! Re MeeA’s comment above – It’s obviously going to take a long time. I’m afraid you’re just going to have to be patient. There will always be a next time as long as you don’t do permanent damage. Frustrating yes, for now xxx
Jeanette you do know ITB starts in the glutes hey? Starts in the glute, runs down the side of the leg into the knee. That’s where the friction is. I know some physio’s say roll, roll, roll, the ITB but its actually the tight glute that needs to be released. Do you have a foam roller? I do continuous maintenance of the ITB in 1 leg, if I do not it flares up. So I roll my glute on a foam roller / cricket ball most days and I do an ITB preventative routine at least 3 times a week. It strengthens the ITB muscle. Do you only run? If so, you should also be doing core strengthening stuff too and working on strengthening your glutes and hips otherwise it will just come back. If you know all of the above, then just ignore me 🙂
I have been doing thousands of glute exercises… But not foam rolling… I’m thinking I should try that now
Are you just doing glute strengthening exercises? Dont actually roll the IBT cause that’s inflamed, roll out the tight glute. A cricket ball works really well its just really really sore. I do this routine at least 3 times a week and managed to keep on top of it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydcy3dPf__M. Good luck. Its super depressing 🙁
I know nothing about this obviously, but is it going to sort itself out without intervention? Is it just a temporary side effect from the Roaccutane?
Because it all sounds quite terrible!!! Esp for an active person!
Oh no! That just sux! Sorry to hear. I suppose you have to wait until that medication is out of your system? And hopefully the joint ease medication helps. Hang in there… I know it sounds cheesy. But there’s nothing you can do. And if you only do 3 or 5kms at a time, that’s also fine.
Ugh, SO frustrating. ITB can be SUCH a pain to get rid of – strongs.
I know exactlyyyyy how you feel! I’ve injured my knee twice and it’s so frustrating when you’re limited. My friend took roaccutane and she now has osteoarthritis or spondilyising arthritis in her spine! And she’s only 35. I’ve had acne since I was 18 and considered roaccutane but it’s so severe on the body, thank god I finally tried the pill and it worked. Take a good quality supplement which has glucosamine and chondroitin in it, and go for regular ultrasound at the physio and do the exercises they give you to strenghten the knee, and most importantly let your knee heal, rest it and ice it.
crumbs hope you feel better xx