Joe,
At least your ankle will get better. I have had the last shots that I can have in my hip and now since I can't afford the surgery I just have to live with that nerve and the pain from the hip to my knee. There are times it is hard for me to walk, let alone try to run, so I guess if I am going to lose weight it will all have to be done by not eating period. Just walking behind the mower causes me to limp for the next two days. And now the pain never stops, even at night.
Ron