Anklegate - the saga continues
Remember how 2 years ago (how is it that long?) I went off to Italy for a short break and came back with two (not my actual leg there)? And how every time I think it's better, it all seems to go WRONGBADOWOWOW again?
Well, today was yet again Going To See About the Ankle day! This time, to an orthopedic consultant to ask about pins and why it is still sore, and can anything be Done About It.
First, got x-rayed yet again, tho standing up this time, which was novel. Then the hanging around waiting to see The Man.
Turns out it is not the pins that were causing the problem at all. Oh no, nothing that simple. Instead, it is because my ankle is now misaligned! What fun! Also there are bony growths at the front (Thesme will have to supply the proper name for them, cos i have forgotten already), which is why i get the pressure and/or pain when walking at times.
To demonstrate my MUTANT ankle, I have prepared a diagram, through the combined powers of google and MSpaint -
Consultant man explained that while it was possible to correct all that with surgery, it would be quite invasive and intensive surgery, involving cutting open and chipping off bits of bone and generally sounded NOT NICE AT ALL. He felt that since it is only sore some of the time, rather than all the time, it wasn't worth going through all that to try to fix it (because it might not even work), but to leave it for now and come back if the pain ever gets more persistant.
So, bascially, live with it, which while not quite what I was hoping for, does seem preferable to bone-chipping-cutting funtimes - for now at any rate. It is good to know WHY it is still so crap at times at least - and does explain things like why it gets sorest after standing about a lot, rather than walking/riding (tho that's not fun either). And why wearing heels is still so difficult (the angle foot would be at would increase pressure on misaligned bits. I think ;p)
Next step is, I think, to chase up the missing podiatry referral, and see if *they* can do anything. And keep stocked up on painkillers for when it does go wrong. Ah well.
Well, today was yet again Going To See About the Ankle day! This time, to an orthopedic consultant to ask about pins and why it is still sore, and can anything be Done About It.
First, got x-rayed yet again, tho standing up this time, which was novel. Then the hanging around waiting to see The Man.
Turns out it is not the pins that were causing the problem at all. Oh no, nothing that simple. Instead, it is because my ankle is now misaligned! What fun! Also there are bony growths at the front (Thesme will have to supply the proper name for them, cos i have forgotten already), which is why i get the pressure and/or pain when walking at times.
To demonstrate my MUTANT ankle, I have prepared a diagram, through the combined powers of google and MSpaint -
Consultant man explained that while it was possible to correct all that with surgery, it would be quite invasive and intensive surgery, involving cutting open and chipping off bits of bone and generally sounded NOT NICE AT ALL. He felt that since it is only sore some of the time, rather than all the time, it wasn't worth going through all that to try to fix it (because it might not even work), but to leave it for now and come back if the pain ever gets more persistant.
So, bascially, live with it, which while not quite what I was hoping for, does seem preferable to bone-chipping-cutting funtimes - for now at any rate. It is good to know WHY it is still so crap at times at least - and does explain things like why it gets sorest after standing about a lot, rather than walking/riding (tho that's not fun either). And why wearing heels is still so difficult (the angle foot would be at would increase pressure on misaligned bits. I think ;p)
Next step is, I think, to chase up the missing podiatry referral, and see if *they* can do anything. And keep stocked up on painkillers for when it does go wrong. Ah well.