What's Up, Doc?

I emailed my doctor last night about the pain in my butt and being a runner/marathoner/Boston Marathoner himself, he understood the urgency of my situation and squeezed me in for an appointment today. He said it seemed like more of a hamstring injury than Piriformis Syndrome. He isolated the areas that were the most painful and then performed Active Release Technique (ART), which is basically a deep tissue massage where he worked out the tight areas and relieved the pressure. I have to say, the results were nearly instantaneous. Right now, I have one tiny spot that hurts but other than that I feel pretty darn good. He told me to keep icing and icing and icing, and also gave me a couple of hamstring stretches that I need to do to keep it from tightening up again. He said there is no risk of long term damage if I run, it's just a matter of how much pain I'm willing to run through. So there you go. See you in Boston, I guess.
Oh, and he gave me a lead on a really good Italian restaurant in Boston. Cha-ching.