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My feet feel WRONG
Back to podiatrist today. Inflammation/pain slightly less, but not much less. Poke, prod. Surprise: it's moved again. Now it's between the ends of my metatarsals, instead of around and under them.
Got injection of an anti-inflammatory steroid and some painkiller, in each foot, in between the third and fourth metatarsals. Those of you who know me are probably already asking yourselves whether I passed out -- I do indeed have A Thing About Needles -- but I was good, and stayed conscious. The injections hurt quite a bit, which helped, I think. The pain distracted me from the fact that this was a needle.
After my blood pressure came back and all, I found that standing up felt very wrong. About a quarter of each foot is completely numb, and there's a big bolus of fluid hanging out in the ball of each foot, too. Y'know, it's a good thing I have such blind faith in Western medicine. Otherwise I'd think something was badly amiss. I keep coming out of this guy's office walking funny!
The idea here, best I can figure, is that this will break the cycle of pain -leading-to- inflammation -leading-to- more pain. If this doesn't work, I get to try again in a couple of weeks. (Oh joy. I enjoyed it so much this time.) If that doesn't work, I get one last chance. (Yee ha.) Then they go in and take out the nerve. (AAAAAAAA!)
So I sure am hoping this works. I am also hoping my medical insurance gets straightened out soon -- I'm one saving throw from being discontinued retroactively, back to January 1, and I really don't want to know how much this podiatrist actually costs. Especially if there's surgery involved.
I am also hoping I don't have to drive much in the next day or so, because the way my feet feel make driving weeeeird. (Walking's weeeeird too, but less potentially dangerous if done wrong.)
Got injection of an anti-inflammatory steroid and some painkiller, in each foot, in between the third and fourth metatarsals. Those of you who know me are probably already asking yourselves whether I passed out -- I do indeed have A Thing About Needles -- but I was good, and stayed conscious. The injections hurt quite a bit, which helped, I think. The pain distracted me from the fact that this was a needle.
After my blood pressure came back and all, I found that standing up felt very wrong. About a quarter of each foot is completely numb, and there's a big bolus of fluid hanging out in the ball of each foot, too. Y'know, it's a good thing I have such blind faith in Western medicine. Otherwise I'd think something was badly amiss. I keep coming out of this guy's office walking funny!
The idea here, best I can figure, is that this will break the cycle of pain -leading-to- inflammation -leading-to- more pain. If this doesn't work, I get to try again in a couple of weeks. (Oh joy. I enjoyed it so much this time.) If that doesn't work, I get one last chance. (Yee ha.) Then they go in and take out the nerve. (AAAAAAAA!)
So I sure am hoping this works. I am also hoping my medical insurance gets straightened out soon -- I'm one saving throw from being discontinued retroactively, back to January 1, and I really don't want to know how much this podiatrist actually costs. Especially if there's surgery involved.
I am also hoping I don't have to drive much in the next day or so, because the way my feet feel make driving weeeeird. (Walking's weeeeird too, but less potentially dangerous if done wrong.)
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i hope yours lasts longer and does what it's supposed to do! you REALLY don't wanna see that doc's bill. trust me.
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Bummer that yours didn't do what you needed! :( Was there anything else you could try at that point?
you REALLY don't wanna see that doc's bill. trust me.
Medicine never used to be this expensive when I paid for it all myself! Minor outpatient surgery with local anaesthetic was well within my budget back then. Now, I bet it's five figures.
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mine were at the site of the most pain... hurt like a sonofobitch, too.
Was there anything else you could try at that point?
i think we tried lidocane patches (Ooo, those are weird!), PT using phonophresis and cross-friction, and a round of prednisone. That doc has decided his bag of tricks is empty now, and i was supposed to go to an orthopedic surgeon, but with my insurance running out in 9 days, i'm gonna have to pass on that for now.
Now, I bet it's five figures.
definitely. havign my gallbladder out was about $15k, of which i had to pay about half. outpatient might be slightly cheaper, but probably not much ~ i forget everything's more expensive where you live.
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havign my gallbladder out was about $15k,
And it wasn't outpatient, at that price? Can I take you shopping next time I go? You find good prices! 1/2 :-)
Was that done under general or local? How long did you stay in the hospital?
My exploratory for endometriosis was somewhere between $12K and $20K. That was outpatient, but it was general anaesthesia. Foot might be done local, which I think is cheaper.
The painkiller portion of the injection in the right foot is wearing off, and now it aaaaaaches... I hope that's not a bad sign.
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i've got a pkg of two left... *tosses 'em your way*
And it wasn't outpatient, at that price? Can I take you shopping next time I go? You find good prices! 1/2 :-)
no, i was in for three days. but things generally are cheaper out here in the midwest. (and i just cleaned up pretty good on the clearance racks at kmart... and where were YOU?)
i remember my elbow aching a bit, but then it went kinda numb for a week or so. having a needle glance off bone a couple times surely won't make things feel better right away!!
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*catch* Hey, thanks! *sticks 'em on toesies*
no, i was in for three days. but things generally are cheaper out here in the midwest. (and i just cleaned up pretty good on the clearance racks at kmart... and where were YOU?)
*hangs head in shame* Wasting time in the high-rent district? ;)
i remember my elbow aching a bit, but then it went kinda numb for a week or so. having a needle glance off bone a couple times surely won't make things feel better right away!!
oh OW! Mine was along the nerve pathway midpoint BETWEEN two bones, so I was spared the needle-glancing-off-bone thing!
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Hope you get the insurance straightend out. Because of my stupid employer, I've had 3 insurance companies in 3 months. And I managed to get useless mail today from the 2 of them that are no longer in use (a service survey and how to get the list of their "formulary" medicines).
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I can imagine they were big. There are few things more major than a non-laparoscopic abdominal surgery.
Because of my stupid employer, I've had 3 insurance companies in 3 months. And I managed to get useless mail today from the 2 of them that are no longer in use (a service survey and how to get the list of their "formulary" medicines).
Bwa ha haaa! That is so like bureaucracy. :)
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Are two wrong feet better or worst than two right feet??
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(Two wrongs don't make a right, but three lefts do!)
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I'm trying very hard to "think positive" right now. Today is what my doctor called the "steroid reaction" day, where some people who react a certain way to the medicine get very sore temporarily. I am apparently one of those people, so my lil feetsies are really achey today. That makes it a challenge to maintain a positive outlook. But by golly I'm trying!