We are home from Chicago …. it was a very quick trip up one day and back the next day. Downtown Chicago traffic proved to be somewhat challenging, but we made it. I would not want to live there & deal w/that everyday.
We met w/the orthopedic dr. this morning & he wasn’t totally sure to what to make of the situation. He didn’t seem to think it was neurological in nature. He thought perhaps there was scar tissue or some other blockage at the ankle area that was perhaps restricting range of motion. The x-ray from today was normal. He ordered an ultrasound to see if scar tissue buildup was present, so we did that at Northwestern Hospital before leaving today. He will call me next week w/the results of the ultrasound. The next step depends on the ultrasound (in his opinion), so the verdict is still out. He was familiar w/most of the surgeons that I’d seen previously. No explanation for the pain issue, difficulty walking or decreased ROM.
It has become obvious that this is not the type of medical problem that has a clear cut medical name or solution. No one has agreed yet on what the problem is & how to fix it, but hopefully that is to happen somehow yet. I do have a gut feeling & opinion on the whole thing, but I feel like I should wait until after Wednesday to share it.
When I arrived home tonight there was a message on my answering machine from another neurologist’s office that I was referred to by the neuro guy that I saw last Tuesday. It is someone else w/Barnes-Wash U …. Anyway, they wanted to see if I wanted to schedule an appt. for July 27, 2009 ….. that was the laugh for the night. I hope to have this solved WAY before that date!
I am glad I have the Dallas appt. this week & am still working on seeing if I can get a script to do the gait test again at Baylor, while I am in TX for the day. I will still meet w/the female neurologist on Tuesday in STL & then the Wed. appt. will be it ….. I will really be “done” with appointments by Wed. evening.
Thanks for your many prayers today for safety, wisdom, and acceptance. My mom ended up going w/me, so we discussed the situation a lot on the way home. I think for as long as I’ve been at this, I have a fairly strong sense for how it feels, lays, felt when it was “good,” how it responds now, etc. We will see what happens this week …..
je
2 comments:
Glad you are home safely...I'm sure you are both wiped out. Scar tissue DOES actually make a LOT Of sense for the issues -- decreased ROM, impingement on tendons, and, I would imaging, pain, if it affects every tissue in there, including nocireceptors... who knows. Hope the US will be helpful. VERY interesting that he did NOT think it was neurological...is scar tissue easier to DEAL w/ than the ever-elusive "neurological" problem? The only thing I've ever heard of to decrease scar tissue is concentrated ultrasound waves to the area...but you've already had that done at PT sessions, right? Hmmmm. A quandry. But NOTHING is unknown to the Father...so I pray that He will unfold the whole picture for us in time...and most CERTAINLY b4 July 27...I concur @ that! L Jo
Like L Jo, I, too, am glad you're safely back home and sound in good spirits! Love your new background (at least it seems different to me). Still praying, Linda
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