Ummmm. yeah. I know that. It was a very short term attempt to see if it might just be something minor that was causing some swelling or something. (Having been told to do this in the past by drs for a short term issue) If you read the rest of the thread, you would see I did see a dr. (and am no longer taking the Iburprofen and running again.) Oh, and I have been told its arthritis, so it will be a long term issue. Just FYI, I also get an ART treatment for it yesterday, so that may help also.