So yesterday I met with my rheumatologist and we discussed the possible surgery to correct the bone protruding from the bottom of the foot and he had a great suggestion. He thought it would be a good idea if I kept a log on what I was doing when my foot hurts. In that way when I do go to see a specialist I can say these are the things these are the activities that I’m doing when my foot hurts the most. With this list discussing the surgery we can be better informed on the future functionality of the foot for what it is I do. As you can imagine I was relieved that there is no impending surgery in store for me this summer. One thing I haven’t mentioned with foot surgery is the recovery time can be extremely long.
At the end of the exam I asked my rheumatologist if there was any change in the disease, and to my pleasant surprise he said no. It would appear that at least for the time being my RA use at bay. For this I am grateful, as I’m physically able to do just about anything I want as long as I do it in moderation.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
The Foot!
In May I was at the Mayo Clinic known in Rochester Minnesota to see a foot specialist about the re: nodule growing in the middle of the ball of my right foot. You can imagine my surprise when the surgeon looked at me and said that is not an RA nodule actually it is bone from the hammertoe. My first question was what can we do about this.
We discussed several options to alleviate the pain and he wanted to fall of the most conservative course of action because it is the foot and why preform surgery on the foot if orthotics will do the trick. We decided that I should have custom orthotics built and give them six weeks to see if they help the situation with a foot. While it’s been more than six weeks now and I still have pain associated with that hammer toe. In one week I see my rheumatologist and I’m going to discuss with him what he thinks the course of action at this point should be.
Should we choose to go around the surgical route it would mean for the six weeks after the surgery my foot and lower leg would be in a cast furthermore he I could not bear any weight on the foot during that time.
so while I really don’t looked forward to the prospect of having my leg in a cast for six weeks if it means having eliminated or at least alleviated the pain caused by the bone I can live for six weeks with my leg in a cast.
While let’s about it for this session on my soapbox.
I just want to wish those of you who read this a happy Fourth of July!
We discussed several options to alleviate the pain and he wanted to fall of the most conservative course of action because it is the foot and why preform surgery on the foot if orthotics will do the trick. We decided that I should have custom orthotics built and give them six weeks to see if they help the situation with a foot. While it’s been more than six weeks now and I still have pain associated with that hammer toe. In one week I see my rheumatologist and I’m going to discuss with him what he thinks the course of action at this point should be.
Should we choose to go around the surgical route it would mean for the six weeks after the surgery my foot and lower leg would be in a cast furthermore he I could not bear any weight on the foot during that time.
so while I really don’t looked forward to the prospect of having my leg in a cast for six weeks if it means having eliminated or at least alleviated the pain caused by the bone I can live for six weeks with my leg in a cast.
While let’s about it for this session on my soapbox.
I just want to wish those of you who read this a happy Fourth of July!
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