Yesterday was a strange, confusing, disappointing day.
LOOONNNGGG Post – sorry lots of info.
First the disappointing:
Xavier was suppose to have a play date with one of his best friends from second grade. He was so excited to see this little boy. He’d been talking about it for two weeks. I was sad for him. Especially since this little boy is going to a different school next year. It can be hard to maintain friendships with people in different schools and I wanted to make sure Xavier got to keep in touch with his friend.
He came home crying when he found out that this little boy was changing schools. I tried to reassure him that the school was just a short distance away and he would still see his friend but after yesterday he is more convinced then ever that he won’t.
I know this is left over from the move. He still talks about Jake and Adam on an almost daily basis… some days I feel so guilty for taking him away from his friends. Xavier talks about saving up his money so when he is ten he can fly back to Maryland – he wants to take three of his friends from here (this little boy included) with him to MD to visit his old Friends. He just knows they will all get along and have a wonderful time.
Anyway… it was disappointing and I feel like I let him down, even though there was nothing I could do about it.
The Strange and Confusing:
So I went to the Podiatrist. The did x-rays of both my feet.
I have bone spurs on each heal. This indicates that the Plantar Fasciitis has been going on for YEARS. Yes that’s right years. I assured the doctor that I have not been in pain for years.
Really – I am not the type to live with years of pain. 
He said that was very possible – usually there is a “straw that breaks the camels back” moment. For me it was when I began training for the Triathlon. The motion of running on the treadmill brought out the pain – then it never went away.
So what do I have to do.
Well – last night I had to go buy new shoes. We had to spend $200 on SHOES!!! I have never spent that much on shoes in my life. However he gave me the brands I should buy and a page full of instructions on what to look for. I got two pairs of shoes. One for everyday wear and one for exercising.
I also have to sleep in these boot like contraptions that are hot and uncomfortable, but should help my feet heal correctly.
Then the confusing part.
The Podiatrist looked at my ankle and asked me a bunch of questions. Most of which I answered with “I don’t know.”
For example:
“Why does your doctor suspect a Lipoma?”
“Where is the Lipoma?”
“Why is your vitamin D Low?”
“Why did your doctor refer you to an orthopedist?”
UHMMMM… I have no clue – I just do what my doctors tell me and try not to be a pain in the a$$ patient. These are questions I expect my doctor to answer for me – not to ask me. Then he spend a lot of time poking and bending my ankle in incredibly painful ways.
Anyway the podiatrist thinks that there is no Lipoma – GREAT NEWS. He thinks that it is a tear in a ligament that has caused a lot of swelling in the joint. Good because it doesn’t require surgery. He told me he thinks I am going to go to the Orthopedist and they are going to “Pat me on the head and tell me I wasted both our time.”
I have no desire to waste anyone’s time. Especially mine since I have to come home from a camping trip to do this whole Orthopedist appointment. So I asked him if I should cancel the appointment. He said he would request my MRI results, take a look at them and then tell me.
So he is going to look at my MRI results and then call me on Friday and let me know if he finds an injury (as he suspects) or a Lipoma (which he doubts). If it is an injury he will treat me. If it is a Lipoma then I still have to go to the Orthopedist – who he assured me in the best in the area at dealing with these type of Lipoma’s .
The short version. I have no more idea what is going on with my right ankle then I did a week ago – but hopefully I will by Friday.
Keep me in your prayers and I will keep you updated.
