Did I break my foot?
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So about 5 months ago I fell off a climbing wall and thought I broke my foot, but it turns out I had just badly sprained the top of my foot. However the pain I was feeling wasn't just on the top. The most excruciating pain was on the ball of my foot under the pad behind my big toe. They x rayed the top and sides of my foot but never where I felt the most pain. They only spoke to me about the top of my foot and nothing about the ball. 5 months along the line and I'm not in as much pain but I'm still in too much pain for it to be ok. I can't climb any more, or do many other sports purely because if I knock the part I hurt I'm in agony. I've actually stopped walking on that part of my foot. Is it possible They could have missed a break in my foot? Or is there any other problem I might have with my foot?
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devsmom lindsay00846
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lindsay00846 devsmom
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anna53550 lindsay00846
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I would follow up with your doctor again. Five months is a long time to be in pain and to not have marked improvement. I broke my foot about 4.5 weeks ago and I don't have much pain at all at the site of the fracture. My ankle, ball of my foot and toes are a different matter. Those parts of my foot are still sore and achy, likely from a combination of soft tissue damage when I fractured my foot and also non-use (I've been non weight bearing in an air cast boot). So, even if you don't have a fracture, maybe you have lingering soft tissue damage from a very bad sprain that needs to be rested for a while to allow it to heal properly. Or, maybe they'll do another x-ray and find they missed a fracture the first time. At a minimum they should be able to help you get some answers so you can get back to 100% sooner than later.
Good luck!
Anna
lindsay00846 anna53550
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em42577 lindsay00846
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lindsay00846 em42577
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Thanks again
em42577 lindsay00846
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lindsay00846 em42577
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devsmom lindsay00846
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Lindsay, Wow, so you did break your foot and they finally found it. How long was it that you were in pain before the break was "discovered"?? Do you wonder if it had been found earlier it could have been resolved without surgery? The surgery must have been complex since you have been in recovery for 7-8 months. You should be complimented on your persistence!! What a horrible and painful situation you have had to live through. I hope your spirits are high now that an end is in sight. Is physical therapy down the road to aid in getting back to normal. I can tell you that when all is well again any past troubles truly become past history and rarely cloud the present. Here's to a bright, healthy and happy future. You are on the right path.
oscar80077 lindsay00846
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also the doctor was pretty sure about a fracture but couldn't locate it on the x-ray, they immobilized the foot and told to return for a scan and cast application.
also prescribed to use crutches.