Puzzle - lateral foot pain, but only when weight on foot
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I am having a problem that I hope someone here can shed some light on. A few days ago I started having a sharp pain in the side of my foot (lateral, almost directly in the middle between my pinky toe and my heel). It hurts like hell when I try to walk, but the pain stops as soon as I lift my foot. I can put weight on my heel or tippy-toes without pain. No swelling, no bruising, nothing else. I've poked and prodded, but can't find anything sore. In the mornings, I can take several steps pain-free but it comes back very suddenly and only gets worse as the day wears on.
I had it checked out (can't afford down time). The NP said that she thinks it's either something tendon-related or a stress fracture, and is sending me to get an x-ray in the morning. However, I have heard that stress fractures do not show up on x-rays very well. I do NOT want to be misdiagnosed, so thought I'd ask if anyone here has had a similar experience or had advice. Is it a waste of time to get the x-ray? Should I just ignore this and hope it gets better? Should I go to a podiatrist?
I am a 34 year old woman in good shape. I walk often, but not every day. I have very low arches. The day the pain started I had walked through the neighborhood, but only two or three miles, and I can't pinpoint a darn thing that could have caused this.
I appreciate any help or the sharing of similar experiences to help me figure this out.
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sandi27417 leigh9lau
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leigh9lau sandi27417
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sandi27417 leigh9lau
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They put me in a boot and on crutches. Took a week to get in to doctor. I would get off that foot!! Yes, the fracture shows up. The more you are on it, the longer it will take to heal. It all sucks. I have a darn jorse farm and this has killed me!
catherine_19686 leigh9lau
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X-rayed the more you walk on it the more damage you can do .it can be a slow process healing my advice is follow your Dr. advice.hope all goes well let us know how you get on.
Catherine
leigh9lau catherine_19686
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sandi27417 catherine_19686
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Catherine, I go to doctor tomorrow to see if I can put weight on foot in boot.
Bet I can, after 5 weeks feels great! Wonder how long boot will be on? She said "it" would be my best friend for a while. I would certainly rather have a different best friend??
bailyBoo02511 sandi27417
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Good luck tommorow Sandi
Hugs Baily
catherine_19686 sandi27417
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sandi27417 catherine_19686
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Hum, we shall see what she says tomorrow. Am anxious. I forgot, did you have surgery? I did not. So she said I would more than likely be weightbearing in boot without crutches tomorrow but who knows. Darn stress fracture kept trying to heal then I would ride or work out not knowing there was a problem. X Ray showed white places where it had tried to heal. Husband a retired Radiologist. I am dying to ride but from what you say may be Oct instead of Sept.
sandi27417 catherine_19686
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catherine_19686 sandi27417
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Dr told me first day I would be 6 to 12 weeks that's if it heals.it is well on its way to healing.the walking is to stimulate the bone.I had no surgery but bone broke 40 years ago.in same place.
Golfing18 leigh9lau
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Your xray should be weight baring with your foot on the film slide. Laying down with foot up won't show stress fracture. Your symptoms were similar to mine, but I started with wrong kind of xray and was miss diagnosed for 8 weeks with strain tendon until I went to a podiatrist and they did correct kind of xray and it showed stress fracture. Get to a podiatrist!
sandi27417 Golfing18
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