Navicular Pain

Hi Everyone,

This is the first time I have ever written on a forum.

I had a hairline fracture on my navicular bone when I was 19 years old, I am now 28, almost 29 years old.

I have experienced an ache/pain for around 3 years now but most recently I struggle every day, especially first thing in the morning. I get the most awful ache/deep pain right where I broke it. It feels like a bone pain (if that makes sense). Around 3 years ago I decided to take up kickboxing after being attacked one day on the way home from work. I used to go at least twice a week and managed to get to black belt, as you can appreciate this meant that I was kicking pads/people with force. I also took up running; I don’t experience pain whilst running very often it’s usually the next morning when I can’t walk on that foot properly for a few minutes.

I was sent to have an x-ray last week. I could hear the radiologist questioning my x-ray in the background with another member of staff. This resulted in her having to call and forward my x-ray onto a more experienced radiologist (This obviously freaked me out).

After all that it came back that I had a large amount of calcium growth on my old fracture which is what could be seen, and that she asked for a second opinion in case there was a new fracture. I had a look at my x-ray ad was shocked to see a bright white uneven line right across my navicular bone. They basically told me that I have disturbed my old fracture and that there wasn’t anything that could be done to help me.

This is extremely disheartening for me and I dread to think what the pain will be like I the future if I’m limping like an OAP every morning already. I will have to see my GP anyway with the results from the x-ray, should I try push to see a specialist or does the sound like the dreaded Arthur (arthritis)?

Would love a more positive answer

Thank you for taking the time to read my essay!

Aimeé

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