[pct-l] tendonitis...minor injuries

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

The trail gave me tendonitis and I hiked a thousand miles with it.  
Don't know if that's good or bad, but it's no show-stopper.

On Apr 23, 2011, at 10:27 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> I was just told by the doctor that I have some very minor  
> tendonitis in my
> right ankle area, its from playing ultimate frisbee a lot.  He said  
> 10 days
> ( i have 20 till I start) should take care of most of the healing.   
> Has
> anyone ever had to deal with tendonitis on the trail? the  
> orthopedist seemed
> to think it'd not be an issue especially because I have some time  
> to heal.
> Just curious, at this point I'm just gonna listen to my body.  I  
> don't want
> to subscribe to the vortex of fear, but naturally its not the best  
> news!
>
> -Toby