i posted a while back asking about stress fractures (which i thought i had at the time). but it turned out i had a tumor, thankfully benign, called an aneurysmal bone cyst. anyway, finally had surgery on my proximal femur last week. they scooped out the cyst, cleaned out the defect, and grafted in bone chips from my pelvis. right now, it is medically an equivalent of having had a femoral shaft fracture (minus the addition of implants like nails or plates), hence it will have to heal up before i can even put weight on it. my doctor says a month or two of no weight bearing (i.e. crutches). at about 2-3 months post-op OK for swimming. biking 3 months at least. running--a whopping 6 months post-op. range of motion exercises are OK as much as my swollen thigh muscles permit.

anyone around here had to deal with something like this before? does it really take that long? if not, what did you do to lessen recovery time? my concern is really trying to get back into the groove sooner than my doctor's estimates (although he is a fine doctor and i trust him completely). although he is an orthopedic surgeon, i have a feeling he is leaning towards being more conservative because he may not have so much experience with athletic patients. whereas, I, being a triathlete, just cannot stand being out of commission for that long! i'm still trying to wrap my head around missing IMOZ 04 and i know getting back in the saddle is the only thing that will get me out of my funk.

thanks in advance,

Kim