So apparently, my calf pain is not just some minor little deal. It's not a major deal either, but when you strain your calf like I did (because I stupidly decided running near barefoot was a good idea after less than one full day of walking) it can take up to seven to ten days to heal if it's only a minor injury. I was in quite a bit of pain on Friday when I was walking around... couldn't walk without limping, in fact, so it might take even more days to be fully healed. And here I thought I was just walking strangely. I guess on the bright side, this all can be pinned to one stupid mistake almost a week ago, and hopefully by the end of this week (argh) the pain will be completely gone. And then I'll be back on track.
I discovered this because I was doing some more reading about accessory navicular syndrome. I feel kind of lucky that I don't have the incredible amounts of constant pain that some people have with this condition. Mine only gets aggravated if I use my foot longer than I normally do in a day. But considering just how sedentary my lifestyle is, I easily could be in as much pain as those people if I only stood and walked more often as part of my day-to-day life. So I'm still really hoping that this works out. All the podiatrist websites that I've seen still say to be barefoot as little as possible and to rely on orthotics for the rest of your life. We'll see what ends up happening with me... which is why I still refer to this as an experiment.
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