Foot Notes
Jun. 2nd, 2005 12:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vettecatAfter many weeks of painful discomfort, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sdavido finally made an appointment with my cousin's husband the podiatrist. (Relatives are fun!) And it's a very good thing he did, because the diagnosis is that he has, on each foot:
- posterior tibial tendon dysfunction
- plantar fasciitis
- achilles tendonitis
- arthritis in big toe
- a bunion and 2 bone spurs
- and an extra bone...
The latter is particularly interesting. Apparently, it's a condition shared by approximately 10% of the population, and can lead to all sorts of issues because the tendon is shorter than normal.
So he's having orthotics made, which, once received, are to be worn wheneversdavido is on his feet, no matter how briefly. Inconvenient, but hopefully this will keep him from needing surgery (which apparently could have been the result if he hadn't sought treatment).
Unfortunately the orthotics take a few weeks to make, so he's going to be compromised for a bit longer. But at least now we know why he's been having so much trouble! I'm so glad he went...
sdavido finally made an appointment with my cousin's husband the podiatrist. (Relatives are fun!) And it's a very good thing he did, because the diagnosis is that he has, on each foot:- posterior tibial tendon dysfunction
- plantar fasciitis
- achilles tendonitis
- arthritis in big toe
- a bunion and 2 bone spurs
- and an extra bone...
The latter is particularly interesting. Apparently, it's a condition shared by approximately 10% of the population, and can lead to all sorts of issues because the tendon is shorter than normal.
So he's having orthotics made, which, once received, are to be worn whenever
sdavido is on his feet, no matter how briefly. Inconvenient, but hopefully this will keep him from needing surgery (which apparently could have been the result if he hadn't sought treatment).Unfortunately the orthotics take a few weeks to make, so he's going to be compromised for a bit longer. But at least now we know why he's been having so much trouble! I'm so glad he went...
