Everything came back with great results.. my hematocrit is 48.3 which is considered quite high. My doc has concerns that I may be low on vitamin B so I am going back for another blood draw and he is also sending a smear to pathology. White cell count was in the middle.. great! The weird thing about over training syndrome is that usually all the labs come back looking normal. It's tough to diagnose and my doc even said he is probably not the right guy for that job..
My foot x-ray came back looking very normal.. David and Lis are both docs and I value their opinions- they said if I do have a bone spur then removing it isn't going to solve much. The neuroma has to go though- when I see the podiatrist I am going to ask that I have the surgery to remove the nerve. Or I'll save some money and have Jeff do it with a spoon and some pliers in his garage.. I think he would enjoy that.
I am going to take a few days off to see if I can't shake this fatigue.
7 comments:
Tim
You should absolutely talk to local guy Tim G ... he has been through this process of surgery, removal of parts, etc ... http://tgeldean.blogspot.com/2008/04/one-ugly-foot.html
I can give you his number if you want to chat.
GZ
Before Jeff gets out the Makita and spoon. You may consider a steroid injection prior to either surgery. It does help a percentage of the population with neuromas. But ultimatly it may have to go.
Brfoot- Good suggestion which I'll probably try first. Are you familiar with negative side effects of steroid injections on cartilage break down? I was under the impression that cortisone could turn cartilage to swiss cheese.. that may be a misconception? Or perhaps that has to do with multiple injections?
T
Tim, yes mutiple injections. However comma as with any drug I almost never say "never or always"
Technique of the injector is also critical, probably shouldn't have Jeff do that either.
Yeah brfoot is correct, it is the multiple steriod injections that tend to be responsible for the breakdown of tissue. Single injections very rarely produce that result.
Thanks guys!
You might have already tried this, but I had Morton's neuroma pretty badly. I switched to a wider shoe, a 2E, and the problem went away and hasn't been back. Good luck on everything!
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