[misplaced southerner]

hey betty! i am not a "runner" now but i did enjoy it in my younger days!! someday i will get back to it. i only did about 5 miles at a time back then so nothing serious, still i did enjoy it. one of the surgeries i did have on my feet was having steel joints put in at the base of each big toe. it hurt like he**.....every second of every day. just being upright was painful. all i can say is "this too shall pass." it made me insane NOT to be able to be active. sounds like your doc is a good guy and he is interested in getting you on the running path asap...so hang in there. hopefully in the end it will all be worth it!