Well, THAT Explains Much...

[bookofmirrors]

My fucking foot is broken.

And it's an old fracture, so it's been broken for some time. The doctor called it a "march fracture", and said I could have gotten it just from walking, 'cause of my weight. However, looking at some stuff on the web, march fractures (so named because they're typically seem in foot soldiers) are specifically in the metatarsals, and this is on the calcaneous bone. There's basically just a big old hunk of it broken off and sliding around. Hence the on-again-off-again pain, while it moves to more and less painful areas. So, I need to go to an orthopedic doctor. I've seen the x-ray. I'm pretty darn sure something that looks like that doesn't get fixed without surgery. The guy I used to work for, who happens to be one of the 10 best in the country, and who specializes on lower extremities, doesn't seem to be on my insurance, nor does the guy my doctor goes to. So, probably Resurgens, although I'm gonna check on the other docs myself and make sure.

Part of me is relieved. It's not all in my head. Part of me is in shock, y'know, for obvious reasons. And part of me is somewhat annoyed. I mean, I've never had a broken bone in my life. If I was gonna break a bone, it should have at least been exciting, or drama-filled, or something. Hell, I didn't even notice when this happened. How boring.

So, lots of bridges to cross. But, for today, I'm just gonna take it easy.

Comments

[setinstones.livejournal.com]

oh oh oh Brightside brightside!!!

YOu can feel completely OK with not going to work.

Ive heard of breaks like that before, the ones that arent so dramatic as to send you right to the ER but get just enough strain and movement to never heal and hurt like hell.

Well at least you know, and good for you going and getting the Xrays.

[bookofmirrors.livejournal.com]

:) Thanks. I asked the doctor about going to work, and he said as long as I wasn't belly dancing for a living, I should be fine. Weird. But, y'know, I can't argue with it much. I mean, I've been working so far with it broken, and usually it doesn't bother me. So, not much of a reprieve there. Although if I have surgery, I'm sure I'll have to stay off it for a while. *bleh*

[profundis.livejournal.com]

Resurgens = teh bomb. Dr. McBride did my surgery on my wrist several years back. Very cool place.

[bookofmirrors.livejournal.com]

Cool... That gives me more confidence. Thanks! :)

[technomom]

Is that Mark McBride? He did my arm surgery a few years back, and I was wondering where he was now.

Otherwise, my daughter and I have seen two different people at the Cobb office of Resurgens, and we were utterly underwhelmed.

I also had to essentially whap them upside the head to get them to accept the fact that I was covered as a dependent on my same-sex partner's health insurance. The first person I spoke with REFUSED to make an appointment for me because she insisted that I could not be covered on another woman's employee benefits. Duh.

[profundis.livejournal.com]

Yep, Mark McBride :)

[(Anonymous)]

I was going to say in the last post that you may have to change your answer on your quiz thingy because you could have a stress fracture. It does tend to happen in people who are heavy. I guess yours is more than that. I hope the chiropractor wasn't making things worse. I'm surprised he didn't do an x-ray first. I feel I may have a stress fracture because mine will act up and the ankle brace I wear helps. Stress fractures can usually be cured with rest and no weight on the foot. I believe that's all that's needed for that. My uncle is diabetic and he had developed a stress fracture and didn't know it, but continued to walk on it and developed what they call a charco "sp?" foot. Your foot starts to take on a different shape because it temporarily heals to that shape. It may be more than a stress fracture for that too. Anyway, you end up with a deformed foot and ankle. If I didn't have so many durn doctor bills I would go and have mine checked again. I got it checked many years ago, but it wasn't broke then. It has had many sprains since then. I probably will get it checked soon. Well, rest up and stay off that foot. I know it can get frustrating having to depend on someone else, but you know it will just get worse and you will be worse off in the long run if you don't take care now. I worry about my momma all the time overextending herself. She doesn't realize that it just puts more stress on everyone else. Well, I know you're pretty level headed and know this already. Putting it into practice can be hard though. Just remind yourself each time that you want to do too much that you need this to heal. I always forget when I try to eat well why I'm doing it and then there I go to the overeating and such. I can do it usually if I keep that in the forefront of my mind, but I subconsciously or consciously put it out. Well, anyway I've got to go pee and I've talked too much as it is. I know you don't want to hear a bunch of my babbling.

Love,

Lucy