Hi Everyone- 3 months ago I hurt my foot and I believe it is a Jones fracture of the 5th metatarcil.The Dr. I saw dismissed it as tendonitis, and gave me no info or help because the fracture didn't show up on the X-ray. He was supposed to get me an MRI and that was 2 months ago. AS it got much worse from walking on it I went a bought a boot. Make a long story short, the Dr office has been dreadfully unhelpful,(different people call back, lose orders, etc) and I am in severe pain and back in the boot when I thought it was getting much better a few weeks ago,. But I was packing and moving and bending over to carry heavy boxes and twisted my foot and now the bone is painful, red and swollen again. It hurts all night when I try to sleep. I have a hard time finding a new doctor. Should I go to an Urgent care. It has been over 3 months I have been incapacitated. I am a single Mom and have no one to help me or drive me. Driving every day hurts but I have to. I cannot get motivated to go in to Urgent care but think I must. Any advice? (I had also herniated a disc in my back last fall and it took 6 months to heal) I am 49 yr old female. Some of the other Dr office I called said they aren't taking new patients...What to do? I had done this to my foot by taking a leap up into the air and landing on it (the one foot) wrong (was trying to demonstrate a dance move to my kids)It hurt for a few days before I realized something was wrong.

Catherine: I used to have a bike repair business. If the hose clamps don't work, you might try cutting a strip of metal from an aluminum can, loosening the clamp, slip the metal around the seat post, under the existing clamp, and tighten. OR, take your photo to a good bike shop and talk to a mechanic. They should have at least one solution. Good luck, Steve

I'll bet Moni could do it ;) My brother has gone to the spinning sessions and he's not a kid, but not recently I don't think. He goes in spurts where he's devoting all kinds of time to getting fit, but doesn't stay with it and is heavy again now. He's an all or nothing kind of guy, he doesn't ever do 'a little' of anything, so if he can't go to the gym and spend hours, he doesn't find a half hour to exercise in some other way. I figure some is better than none, have a stationary bike in my office and ride it most days, 6-8 'miles' - not as much of a workout as my doctor would recommend.

Actually Lucille,the elliptical counted as steps on my Fitbit. I have no doubt that the wellness program they use benefits them in some way. However, you can earn points for all sorts of different exercise activities. Not just steps. Steps are just what fits into my life best. I actually get a discount on my insurance premiums for participating in the wellness program and meeting certain requirements. The discount is very very generous. I pay less than 50 dollars a month for very good health insurance. Dawn, they do offer discounts on several gym memberships, so that is something. They also offer help with weight loss programs and other things. There will be some sort of thing next month where you can go and get all your organs screened for abnormalities, and a seperate,more detailed series of tests on the heart and arteries. I think that's neat. Even though I know that in the end,it is more for their benefit than ours,I plan to take advantage of it. Anyway, I guess you can't have it all all the time. I like being able to kill two birds with one stone. Making money, getting my steps in at the same time. It helps me feel better when i get it done,and I think i sleep better,which is saying something, because I am a good sleeper. Unfortunately, I have to have a trade off for that I guess. For at least half the year,I will be miserable doing so. I love doing my walk when the temps are in the 30s and 40s. Even the rare 20s.