Hoping I'm not being stupid

[forgotten_aria]

The physical test is this Saturday. My tendon still screams at me when I do anything more than just walk. (But walking is almost entirely pain free.) To pass, I just need to successfully sprint, but my biggest fear is that I'll do permanent harm to my tendon. My 2nd dan is NOT worth a life time injury. Everything I've read implies I'm not putting myself at risk, but one never knows.

I'm completely afraid to go to the doctor to ask, too, because I'm sure he'll just tell me to lose weight and won't actually treat me.

Comments

[dcltdw]

What is the sprint requirement?

[forgotten_aria]

100M. I think for me to pass the whole test I have to do 20s or less. When I'm healthy, this is not an issue (I think I do about 17-18s.)

[katybeth]

Please take care of yourself. There are always more chances to test.

[sauergeek]

I hope that doctor is otherwise beneficial; with that sort of response to tendon issues I'd be sorely tempted to kick him to the curb and find another.

[forgotten_aria]

I kicked my last doctor to the curb already, but these days it's a pretty common doctor response, so I mostly don't see them any more unless I have something I can show them is physically wrong.