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created on 12/04/2008  |  http://fubar.com/medical-stuff/b263549

12-4-08

Ok, I’ve been really bad about keeping this up to date. Since I last wrote, I’ve had a lot happen. In September, I went on a 4 mile walk around a wildlife refuge and apparently messed up my foot, as later that night, I noticed my big toe on my right foot was kinda numb. You know, like the feeling you get after getting a shot from the dentist and it starts wearing off… its fuzzy feeling. I ended up going to the podiatrist, and found out that I have a bone spur in my foot, in a really odd spot… it’s mostly about the top of my foot (above the arch) but just to the inside of the foot. The SAME place the nerve from the leg to the big toe runs. So when I went on the walk, the bone spur got inflamed and damaged the nerve. It’s better now, but could happen again at any time. I also was sent to see a rheumatologist, because I’ve started hurting pretty bad in my hips and knees again; mostly my knees. This is making it difficult to sit for long and definitely hard to walk (especially up and down the stairs to the apartment). The rheumatologist ordered an MRI of my back, because my x-rays haven’t shown any problems. I went back to see him yesterday to get the results of my MRI, and they were normal. There’s absolutely no evidence of arthritis in my spine – even though I carry the gene for spondylitis. The pain in my knees and hips has gotten worse since I first started seeing this specialist. So yesterday, he ordered MORE blood work and I had to have x-rays of my pelvis and both knees. The blood work he ordered is for rheumatoid arthritis and a re-test for Lupus. This test for Lupus is more accurate than the one that was done during the summer. I go back on the 15th of this month for the results of all this stuff. Also, I am close to ending physical therapy for my shoulder I think. We’ll see what happens with it once I’m working again. My arm hasn’t fallen out of socket in a while now. So I’m hoping it’s helped some. We have been doing a TON of strengthening exercises on both of my shoulders. And even the pain has gone away for the most part. UNLES I go and do something stupid, like picking up a case of water and try to put it in the grocery cart. Oh well, guess that will get better in time too. I will post another update after I go to the specialist again.
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