My Gimp Foot update.... posted 10/25/2008 8:08:47 PM | 1 kudo what's this?     report abuse tagged: foot, life, attitude

missliss78

A couple of months ago, I blogged about My Poor Aching Foot. I'd planned to follow up that blog soon after I had a procedure done on the foot...and more time than I realized has passed.

On September 12th, I had an in office procedure done that is called "extra-corpreal shock wave therapy." I can't tell you exactly how it works, but it's been like magic for me.

I arrived at the doctor's office, where he probed my heel for the most tender areas. He then marked those areas & injected a general anesthesia in two places. A few minutes later, I was taken to the room where the machine was located. It was nice & cool in there, thank goodness, as I could feel the sweating bullets coming on! I was sat in a surgical chair, instructed to lay back & turn on my left side, tuck my left leg/foot under my right leg. A pillow was placed under my right knee & my right foot was placed on the orb of the machine.

I never did ask what produced the shock, but assume it was electrical. The machine had a ultra-sound machine built into it & the wand was focused at all times on the inside of my heel. The "shock" was started rather slowly & built up. The operator asked if I was okay & if I was going to be able to "take it."

I hate to complain & try to be a good patient, customer or whatever I am involved in....so I told her "if this is all it's going to be, I'll make it." She turned the machine off. We were just getting started. The doctor came in & put another injection in my foot. As my foot was placed on the orb with the inside of my heel area laying on it, I could feel the shock exiting my foot on the outside by my ankle bone. As I indicated discomfort in that area, the operator placed her thumb on the area & put specific pressure on it which helped alleviate the discomfort. The entire procedure lasted between 20 & 30 minutes.

I was given post-procedure instructions, along with a 'script for darvocet & sent home. I kept the foot elevated & iced it down periodically for the remainder of the day...and yes, being the wimp I am, I took a couple of those darvocets.

I was absolutely amazed the next day how much improved my foot was! I returned to the doctor in 2 weeks, was given permission to walk for exercise up to 20 minutes every other day & continue as I have been. I am advised to continue wearing my running shoes with inserts & am doing so. Healing is to continue for 5 - 6 months out from the treatment.

On Thursday, the foot really got put to the test as I went to Raleigh & spent the day at the state fair. We arrived about 11'ish & started heading out of the fairgrounds at 8. I was exhausted...my foot was squealing & I was so happy when I got home & was able to put it on ice!

I've recuperated from the fair & now I've come down with a yucky, yucky bad cold, I guess it is. It started last night with an awful sore throat. Today my neck has been ouchy & my head is stuffy, now I'm getting sneezy & itchy. *sigh* I'll get over all this soon enough.

So that's it for my update. Sorry if you were bored. Frankly, I am just sick to death of all the political mumbo jumbo & the "my opinion is the only one that counts holier than thou attitudes" around here. I just decided to add a mundane bit of my boring life here.

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