Anytime life gets to easy we need a new challenge, right? About 8 months ago, my foot started to hurt. I thought no problem, time for new workout shoes. Got em, didn't work. So I thought, no problem, I'll stop doing the exercises that hurt it most. Didn't work. I thought, no problem, I'll live with it and it will heal eventually, you guessed it, didn't work. In Oct. I went to a foot doc. X-rays say no bone problems, but he thinks I have an inflamed seismoid. Ok. Takes a while to heal. Have a cortisone shot, wear these pads in your shoe and ice it. No problem, I ask is there anything I shouldn't do. He says don't do anything that makes it hurt. Oh, funny like walk. Anyway, I go back one month later, it's not much better. Doc says another cort shot. Doesn't listen when I tell him pain has changed. Says I told you it would take a long time to heal. Decide this doc is conceited jerk. Decide to live with it again. Then in March, I went to another foot doc, more highly recommended. He is baffled by my foot. Says I am describing 2 different things, both inflammation and a neuroma(some nerve problem) but neuromas don't happen in that area of the foot. He listened to me and was great, but I was just praying inwardly he would find something and be able to help me. He tried one more cort shot and gave me inserts from my shoes, plus a whole list of things I shouldn't do. Tried it faithfully one month, no better. When I went back he did an ultrasound on my poor foot. It looks as if a tiny little piece of this seismoid has broken off and is hanging out, no healing, but not breaking completely off. I have 2 choices 1. surgery to remove it. 2. Get some crutches and a boot, totally immobilize and keep all weight off the foot for 6 wks and see if it will heal.. Doc recommended #2, even though he isn't sure it will work. He doesn't love to do that surgery. So after that long story, the end is I'm on crutches for 6 wks. It's a bit harder than I imagined, but luckily my kids and Mike are super great to help. We're just praying that it will work. I don't make it to the computer much cause it's downstairs and I'm lazy.
