Questions for my podiatrist

[cjsmith]

Questions for Dr. O tomorrow morning

I'm desperate for information, especially for a diagnosis and a
prognosis that I understand. My hope is dwindling. I have not been
as compliant with instructions as I thought I would be.

- Do we know the cause of this pain? Why do my nerves hurt when
someone else's do not? If we don't yet know the cause, how and
when will we find out?
Note: I have pain in places where I have not been diagnosed with
or treated for neuroma, eg medial side of second metatarsal head.

- Is there any hope that I will ever run again?

- Last visit the recommendations made seemed to be mainly attacking the
inflammation. If this is "nerve pain", why this strategy? How does
inflammation play into the picture?

- My pain has not been improved while on Voltaren, but if I skip a
pill by accident, the pain gets WORSE. Other inflammatory pain
(pelvic) also flares up if I miss a pill. I have also seen this
effect while I was taking naproxen sodium daily, about a month ago.
Is my body adjusting to the medication somehow? Are my body's
signals crossed in some way so as to make anti-inflammatory
medication less effective?

- I suspect a system-wide inflammation problem. Years of pelvic pain
is also linked to inflammation and has responded to anti-
inflammatories. How can I find out more about this possibility?

- What about physical therapy to correct twisted and unbalanced ways I
walk? (Myofascial Therapy Center in Los Gatos comes highly
recommended by a woman who was told she could never ride horses
again. She does. I am trying this.)

Comments

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

All good questions. Good luck!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Out the door in a minute or two.