That is what the doctor prescribed.
Surprisingly, it seems to be working.
If all goes well, I’ll have a practice walk next week and plan to be back on trail by September 3 or 4.
I’m doing the practice/test so I don’t find myself caught up short by not being as recovered as I think I am.
The treatment change was continuing use of ibuprofen am/pm rather than prn and the compression socks. I’m now pain free and the site of the shin splints is no longer tender even outside the pain relief window of the ibuprofen.
I’m taking it carefully but am optimistic instead of grieving being off trail and being uncertain about how recovery was really going.