Freiberg's And Running

It was recently discovered that I have Freiberg's Disease, in my second toe on my left foot.  Basically part of the bone dies away and flattens instead of being rounded.  Going to put a damper on running for a bit, so it's time to change my focuses for right now.  I will be lifting weights more, yoga, maybe pilates, biking, and elliptical for now.  I am not going to let this get me down, I can really focus on building more muscle mass and stronger muscles, I want to gain 10-20 lbs of muscle mass in the next year, so with the lack of cardio in the mix, this should be a bit easier.  I am taking different supplements as well Vega Performance Optimizer, Vega Performance Protein, Vega Health Optimizer, L-glutamine, and an Ethyl Ester Creatine.  Watch out Robert Cheeke here I come :p

For now the doctor has given me an orthotic, to stiffen the shoe and relieve stress on the bone, which honestly has done little good.  The next step is a steroid injection into the bone, and last resort is surgery to remove part of my toe bone and any stress/pressure on said bone and pain/inflammation.  Though I am honestly ready to just straight to surgery, I am not sure I want to have consistant steroid injections for the rest of my life, as I am not a big fan of anything like this being in my body as it is.  It will be 5 more weeks before I see the doctor again, I might make it sooner if things really don't improve.  Also it would be nice to resolve all of this a lot sooner than later, as my health insurance really stinks.  Though I wonder if they'd even cover the surgery, if not I'll find a meat cleaver and chop the toe off :p, ok not really , but it is a thought.