: I can't explain how my thought patterns work...
So, foot stuff.
On New Year's Day I started having this killer pain in my foot. It wasn't right where I had my surgery, but it was close. I made an appointment with my Orthopedic Surgeon & ended up having to have another CT. I went back last week with the films and apparently I have bone spurs along the top of my foot. The kicker is that some of them broke off and are floating and/or stuck in various places. I only had 2 options for treatment so far. One was to have injections of Steroids, a local anesthetic, & some other crap directly into the area. The other option was to go back in surgically and remove all of the loose and attached spurs. He would go in the same incision, which is on the opposite side of the foot, but he wants to make sure I don't lose any more feeling in that foot. I already have nerve damage, so I appreciate him trying to minimize that, but going in the same spot terrifies me. That scares me because A) it's surgery again & B) I know all of the problems I had after my first surgery. Plus, I found out my new insurance doesn't cover any procedures at Sparrow Hospital, which is where the surgery would have to be, so we're talking uber $$. I chose to go ahead with the injections. IT HURT SO BAD, I'm not even kidding. The first day or so was pretty uncomfortable, and while my foot still hurts, it feels 100% better than it did. Hopefully these work for awhile and I go without the surgery, but I guess only time will tell.
So, foot stuff.
On New Year's Day I started having this killer pain in my foot. It wasn't right where I had my surgery, but it was close. I made an appointment with my Orthopedic Surgeon & ended up having to have another CT. I went back last week with the films and apparently I have bone spurs along the top of my foot. The kicker is that some of them broke off and are floating and/or stuck in various places. I only had 2 options for treatment so far. One was to have injections of Steroids, a local anesthetic, & some other crap directly into the area. The other option was to go back in surgically and remove all of the loose and attached spurs. He would go in the same incision, which is on the opposite side of the foot, but he wants to make sure I don't lose any more feeling in that foot. I already have nerve damage, so I appreciate him trying to minimize that, but going in the same spot terrifies me. That scares me because A) it's surgery again & B) I know all of the problems I had after my first surgery. Plus, I found out my new insurance doesn't cover any procedures at Sparrow Hospital, which is where the surgery would have to be, so we're talking uber $$. I chose to go ahead with the injections. IT HURT SO BAD, I'm not even kidding. The first day or so was pretty uncomfortable, and while my foot still hurts, it feels 100% better than it did. Hopefully these work for awhile and I go without the surgery, but I guess only time will tell.
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